Free · Checklist · 5 pages · 27 checks
Is this help article ready to publish?
27 checks in plain language. If you can't tick one, that's your next fix.
After using this: You'll know before you publish whether the article is ready, and exactly what to fix if it isn't.
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How it works
Open the checklist next to your finished draft and work down the list. Tick what passes. Any box you can't tick is your next fix. When everything is ticked, publish.
What's inside
- 01Which check do you need? A shorter routine of 12 checks for small edits
- 02Does the answer come first?
- 03Can the reader follow it?
- 04Is anything missing?
- 05Is it clear and consistent?
- 06Will people find it?
- 07Can an AI assistant answer from it?
- 08Did you test it like a reader?
- 09The short version: every group in one line
See the pages
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Look inside
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The thinking behind it
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Questions
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