An AI blog outline generator with a word budget
This AI blog outline generator plans a post before you write it: an H1, the H2 sections with H3 subheadings and key points under each, a word budget for every section, suggested FAQs and placeholders for internal links. Pick the search intent — how-to, listicle, comparison, review, guide or opinion — and the outline takes the shape readers expect for that kind of post.
A word budget is the part most outlines leave out. Tell the page you want 1,500 words and it shares them out — about 10 % for the introduction, 8 % for the conclusion, 12 % for FAQs, the rest across the sections by weight — so a “quick step” doesn’t swallow half the article.
The outline is written on your device by your browser’s built-in AI or IBM’s open Granite 4.0 Nano model (downloaded only with your consent), or built instantly from template banks written for this page. AI outlines are labelled AI draft — check facts, and any statistic the model slips into a heading is flagged.
How to outline a blog post
- Type the Topic and, optionally, the Audience.
- Choose the Search intent. For a comparison, add what you are comparing it with.
- Add the Main keyword and a few Secondary keywords, pick the Target length, the number of Internal-link placeholders and whether to Suggest FAQs.
- Press Write outline with AI or Template outline. Press ↻ on any section for a different one.
- Export with Copy Markdown, Copy for Google Docs (headings stay headings), or download .md / .html.
AI Blog Outline Generator features
Six intents, six shapes
How-to posts get steps and troubleshooting, listicles numbered ideas and selection criteria, comparisons a verdict and a side-by-side table, reviews pros, cons and value.
Word budget per section
Sections are weighted, rounded to the nearest 10 words and add up to your target; the H1 card shows the planned total.
Keyword coverage
Checks that the main keyword is in the H1 and lists any secondary keyword not yet used in a heading or point.
Internal-link placeholders
Spread evenly across the body sections and named after your secondary keywords, so you remember to link related pages.
Exports that keep structure
Markdown with #/##/###, HTML with h1–h3, rich copy for Google Docs, and numbered plain text when rich copy isn’t allowed.
Worked example: a 1,500-word how-to
Topic “balcony vegetable gardening”, audience “beginners in city flats”, intent How-to, 1,500 words, three secondary keywords, FAQs on, three link placeholders, seed 1. The template outline is:
| Section | Words |
|---|---|
| H1: Balcony Vegetable Gardening: How to Get Started + introduction | 150 |
| What You Need Before You Start | 230 |
| Step 1: Choose What to Start With | 280 |
| Step 2: Get Everything in Place | 280 |
| Step 3: Keep It Going | 260 |
| Frequently Asked Questions (4 questions) | 180 |
| Conclusion | 120 |
How the budget and section count are worked out
In the example, 1,500 words leave 1,050 for the body after the introduction (150), FAQs (180) and conclusion (120). The page plans about one H2 for every 250 words of body — four here — and gives step sections a weight of 1.2 against 1.0 for “What you need”, which is why the two step sections get 280 words each. The internal-link placeholders land in Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3, named after “container vegetables”, “potting mix” and “watering schedule”.
These ratios are this page’s own rule of thumb, not a search-engine requirement: a page should be as long as the topic needs. Use the budget to keep sections in proportion, then let the content decide.
Making the outline your own
- Template key points are writing prompts (“Give a range from your own experience, or [source needed]”) — replace them with what you actually know.
- Keep headings in order — H2 under the H1, H3 under an H2. Besides helping readers skim, properly nested headings are how screen-reader users move through a page (WCAG 2.2, success criterion 1.3.1).
- Suggested FAQs are guesses at what readers ask. Check them against real questions from your search data or comments; to write answers from your finished post, use the AI FAQ Generator.
- After writing, check the structure with the Heading Analyzer and the length with the Word Count SEO Checker; for the title itself, try the AI Title Generator.
AI Blog Outline Generator FAQ
How do I create a blog outline?
Decide the intent (how-to, list, comparison…), write the H1, list the H2 sections in the order a reader needs them, add two or three H3s with key points under each, and give each section a word budget. This AI blog outline generator does all of that from a topic, and you edit the result.
How many H2 headings should a 1,500-word post have?
Usually four to six. This page plans about one H2 per 250 words of body text after the introduction, FAQs and conclusion — four for 1,500 words with FAQs — but a step-by-step guide may need more, shorter sections.
Can I paste the outline into Google Docs?
Yes. “Copy for Google Docs” copies it as formatted text, so headings arrive as Heading 1–3; if your browser blocks that, it falls back to numbered plain text. You can also download the .html file and open it in Docs.
Why are some points in square brackets?
Square brackets mark something only you can supply — “[source needed]”, “[First idea]” or an internal-link placeholder — so the outline never pretends to know a fact.
Does it write in Hindi or Hinglish?
The AI can: choose हिन्दी or Hinglish and the outline is written in that language. The templates are in English.
Is anything I type sent to a server?
No. Outlines are written by your browser’s built-in AI or the open model on your device, or built from templates on the page.