- Home
- Platform
- Content Studio
- Templates
- How-To Guide template
How-To Guide template.
Clear, numbered steps for a task your audience searches for. Easy to follow, and easy for AI engines to extract and cite.
← All 24 templates7 sections, in this order.
What makes it work.
Each section has a job and a word range. These are the parts that help it rank, and help AI engines lift it into an answer.
- Numbered stepsA clear sequence that readers and AI can follow.
- Prerequisites listEverything the reader needs before starting.
- TroubleshootingProblem and solution pairs for when things go wrong.
A sample outline, section by section.
Here is how the template shapes an article. Your own headings come from your brief and keywords, and you can edit every one before anything is written.
From template to finished article.
Start with this template
Sign up free and the How-To Guide template is selected in Content Studio.
Describe the article
One sentence, then choose primary and secondary keywords.
Content brief →Approve the structure
The template sets the sections. Edit any heading before writing.
Outline generator →Three proofing passes
Written in your voice, scored five ways, ready to export.
Article writer →Use it as it is, or change it.
Adjust this structure
Start from the How-To Guide sections and edit the headings in the outline to suit the piece.
Start free →Build your own format
Pick sections from a library on the template canvas and save a format for the whole team.
See custom templates →Written the way you write
Every template uses the voice Content Studio has learned, or a writer persona you choose.
See brand voice →Often used alongside this one.
The How-To Guide template, answered.
Clear, numbered steps for a task your audience searches for. Easy to follow, and easy for AI engines to extract and cite. It suits tutorials, setup guides and process documentation.
It has 7 sections and runs to roughly 1,350 to 1,900 words. Each section has its own word range, shown in the structure above.
Yes. Edit any heading in the outline before the article is written, or build your own format on the template canvas.
Yes. Every template is written in the voice Content Studio has learned from your material, or in a writer persona you choose.
No. You export the finished article as HTML, Markdown, plain text, DOCX or PDF, with its meta and schema, and publish it from your own CMS.
Click Start free with this template. Create your free account and you'll land in Content Studio with the How-To Guide template selected, ready for your brief.
Write your first how-to guide page in your own voice.
Create a free account and you'll land in Content Studio with the How-To Guide template ready to use.
Join 3,000+ users already on SEORCE.
Browse all templates →