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How I Write SEO posts in 2 Mins With Notion AI + API

Overview

This video demonstrates an innovative workflow for creating high-quality, SEO-friendly blog content by leveraging Reddit as a source of real user insights and Notion's AI capabilities. The creator shows how to automate content generation using a combination of Reddit threads, a custom script, and Notion AI to produce original articles with proper referencing, all managed within Notion.

Main Topics Covered

  • Importance of content creation for businesses, apps, and personal branding
  • Limitations of generic AI content generation (e.g., ChatGPT)
  • Using Reddit as a high-quality source of user-generated content
  • Automating content collection and generation with a custom script and Notion AI
  • Workflow for creating, editing, and publishing blog posts in Notion
  • Enhancing content with images from Unsplash and managing posts
  • Publishing and hosting options for Notion-generated sites
  • Ethical considerations around AI content and referencing sources

Key Takeaways & Insights

  • Generic AI outputs often lack specificity and personal touch, making them less effective for SEO and audience engagement.
  • Reddit is a valuable resource for authentic user experiences and opinions, which add credibility and uniqueness to content.
  • Combining multiple Reddit threads helps avoid plagiarism and enriches content diversity.
  • Automating the extraction of Reddit content and feeding it into Notion AI can generate detailed, referenced blog posts quickly.
  • Notion’s AI can generate about 1500-word posts in minutes, including inline citations from original Reddit sources.
  • Adding images and categorizing posts within Notion streamlines the publishing process.
  • Publishing directly from Notion is simple and can be enhanced by third-party tools like Super.so for better performance and SEO.
  • Responsible AI use involves proper referencing and avoiding content scraping without permission.

Actionable Strategies

  1. Search Reddit for relevant threads related to your blog topic to gather authentic insights.
  2. Use the provided Notion blog template and GitHub script to automate downloading Reddit threads into Notion.
  3. Run Notion AI with a prepared prompt that instructs it to create an original article referencing the collected Reddit content.
  4. Review and edit the AI-generated post for quality and tone.
  5. Add relevant images from free sources like Unsplash directly in Notion to enhance post appeal.
  6. Organize posts in Notion’s database, categorize them, and publish with a click.
  7. Consider using tools like Super.so to improve site customization, speed, and SEO further.
  8. Always reference your sources explicitly to maintain ethical content creation standards.

Specific Details & Examples

  • The example topic used: “Best clubs and nightlife in Amsterdam” sourced from Reddit threads.
  • The script requires creating a Notion integration and a Reddit app to pull content automatically.
  • The process involves running commands like make install and make run from a GitHub repo named “notion-blog.”
  • Generated posts are about 1500 words long and include inline references to Reddit users and comments.
  • Images are added using Notion’s slash command /image pulling from Unsplash with search terms like “Amsterdam nightlife” or “Copenhagen.”
  • The video shows a second example using Copenhagen nightlife to illustrate the workflow’s repeatability.
  • Publishing updates automatically reflect on the live Notion site once the post is marked as published.

Warnings & Common Mistakes

  • Using only one Reddit source risks plagiarism since the content might be copied verbatim; use multiple sources for originality.
  • Generic AI content (like from ChatGPT alone) may produce hallucinations or vague information lacking depth and references.
  • Ensure you review and edit AI-generated content before publishing to maintain quality.
  • Avoid scraping or using content without permission, as this raises ethical and legal concerns.
  • Notion’s default published sites might have limitations in performance and SEO, which can be improved with third-party solutions.

Resources & Next Steps

  • Download the free Notion blog template provided in the video description.
  • Access the GitHub repository “notion-blog” with the script to automate Reddit content extraction.
  • Explore Notion’s new AI features for content generation and interaction.
  • Use Unsplash for free, unlicensed images to enhance blog posts.
  • Consider third-party tools like Super.so to improve published Notion sites.
  • Review the video sponsor’s (Notion’s) AI capabilities for future content production.
  • Experiment with the workflow by selecting your niche topics and gathering diverse Reddit threads.
  • Stay updated with ethical AI content creation practices and SEO trends.
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