My Blog Production Checklist Before Hitting Publish

Shipping regularly is important, but quality checks prevent avoidable mistakes.

I run this checklist before publishing any technical post.

Writing quality #

• Title states one clear outcome
• Intro explains problem and audience quickly
• Each section has a single focus
• Conclusion includes a practical next step

Technical accuracy #

• Commands are tested in a clean shell
• Version-specific behavior is noted
• Config snippets are minimal and valid
• Any assumptions are declared

Reader experience #

• Paragraphs are short
• Jargon is explained once
• Screenshots are optional but useful
• Links point to authoritative docs

SEO and discoverability #

• Description is under two lines and specific
• 2-5 focused tags are set
• Category is accurate
• URL slug is clean

Final checks #

• draft is set to false
• Local build has no errors
• Formatting is consistent
• Social preview image exists (if relevant)

This takes 10-15 minutes and saves significantly more time after publishing.