How to Use inblog (Onboarding docs)

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inblog Team

Feb 25, 2025

Welcome to the inblog Onboarding Guide! This guide provides an overview of how to use inblog effectively and introduces useful SEO workflows to help you maximize the platform’s potential.

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0. What is inblog?

inblog is a business blogging platform designed for SEO optimization and lead generation.

inblog dashboard: Track performance and optimize content.

It provides:

Comprehensive SEO support to help your content rank higher on search engines.

Custom domains and UI customization for a fully branded blogging experience.

Lead capture features to turn blog visitors into potential customers.

Companies such as JigoAI, Classum, Routinery, and Spotlite use inblog to grow their audience and generate leads.

1. Getting Started with inblog

1.1. Sign Up

You can sign up by clicking “Start Free Trial” in the top right corner or “Create Free Blog” on the homepage.

1.2. Create Your Blog

Choose a Plan

After signing up, you can choose between the Team Plan and Free Plan.

1. Team Plan

Unlock all inblog features, including custom domains, lead capture forms, and custom design options. Enjoy a 14-day free trial, with the flexibility to cancel anytime. Ideal for business blogging.

2. Free Plan

Use inblog for free, perfect for individual creators looking to start a blog.

After signing up, you’ll set your blog’s name and domain.

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Choose carefully—while the blog name can be changed later, the domain requires thoughtful selection.

Must be in lowercase English letters

”-” can be used but not at the beginning or end

Team Plan users can connect a custom domain

✅ Good examples:

company-name.inblog.ai

concept-of-blog.inblog.ai

❌ Bad examples:

abc456.inblog.ai

a-p-p-l-e.inblog.ai

Create Additional Blogs

To create another blog, click the inblog logo on the left side of the main screen. Then, click “New Blog” in the top right corner to add multiple blogs.

2. SEO Tutorial (Domain Connection)

2.1. Connecting Your Domain

You can move your blog from an inblog.ai subdomain to your own company domain.

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You can connect your blog to your own domain in three ways:

Subdirectory: example.com/blog

Subdomain: blog.example.com

Root Domain: example.com (direct connection)

A. Subdomain Connection

Enter the domain name you want to connect. This must be a pre-purchased domain. After clicking “Activate Custom Domain,” you will receive DNS setup instructions. Configure your DNS settings through your domain provider (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap), and the connection will be completed within 30 minutes.

B. Subdirectory / Subfolder Connection

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Subdirectory setup requires developer assistance.

Enter your pre-purchased domain name. Currently, only websites built with Next.js, Webflow, and Framer support subdirectory connections. After clicking “Activate Custom Domain,” you will receive a setup guide. Once the necessary code adjustments are made, the connection will be completed within 30 minutes.

C. Root Domain Connection

Enter the domain name you want to connect. This must be a pre-purchased domain. After clicking “Activate Custom Domain,” you will receive DNS setup instructions. Configure your DNS settings, and the connection will be completed within 30 minutes.

2.2. Connecting Google Search Console

A. If You Have Already Registered Search Console

Click Yes, I’ve registered and select the Google account linked to your Google Search Console.

B. If You Haven’t Registered Search Console

Go to the Google Search Console website and click “Start Now.”

Select “URL Prefix” (on the right side of the setup screen).

Enter the completed domain URL and click “Continue.”

Ensure you include https:// in the URL.

Custom domains should be connected via a subdomain (e.g., blog.example.com) or subdirectory (e.g., example.com/blog).

Select “URL Prefix” on the right side of the setup screen — Select **“URL Prefix”** on the right side of the setup screen

Copy the HTML tag for ownership verification.

Copy the meta name value from the HTML tags section — Copy the **meta name** value from the **HTML tags** section

Paste the copied HTML tag into the “Step 3: Paste the copied tag” field and click “Continue.”

Paste the copied meta name value into the designated field — Paste the copied **meta name** value into the designated field

Click “Verify” in Google Search Console.

Complete the Search Console connection — Complete the **Search Console connection**

Log in with the Google account linked to the Search Console — Log in with the **Google account** linked to the Search Console

2.3. Submitting a Sitemap

Go to the Google Search Console website.

Select your blog site from the dropdown menu.

In the side navigation, click Sitemaps.

Under “Add a new sitemap,” enter the sitemap URL slug.

For the full site, enter sitemap.xml

Click “Submit.”

Once the sitemap is successfully submitted, you will see a confirmation message.

✅ Your basic SEO setup is now complete! 🎉

3. Setting Up Your Blog

Congratulations! Your company blog is now live! 🎉

3.1. Basic Settings

Click “Blog settings” in the left sidebar to configure your blog without any coding.

General Settings

Blog Title & Description: Define your blog’s identity.

Logo & Favicon: Upload your brand assets.

Language: Choose your preferred language.

OG Image: The image displayed when sharing links on Linkedin or Slack (Recommended size: 1200 x 630).

More Articles Section: Customize related content for each post.

Blog-wide name: Define the section title.
Blog-wide rule: Choose related posts based on blog-wide settings or categories, sorted by date, recency, or random.

Preset Colors: Save predefined colors for CTAs and other elements.

3.2. Custom Blog Design

Click “Design” in the left sidebar to customize your blog’s design.

Header

Set up your logo and logo URL for navigation.
Configure the header button style.
Customize the navigation menu layout.
Full custom coding is available.

Banner

Configure the banner layout.
Set the background color or background image.
Full custom coding is available.

Layout

Choose from three default post layouts
Full custom coding is available.

Footer

Full custom coding is available.

Additional Features

Customize the 404 error page.
Optimize the mobile view.

3.3. Integrations with Other Services

inblog supports integrations with Google Search Console (GSC) and Google Analytics (GA).

Additionally, you can integrate third-party tools like Intercom, Hotjar, Amplitude, and Mixpanel via code injection. Zapier integration is also available.

3.4. Managing Team Members (Staff)

Click “Staff” in the left sidebar to add team members to your blog workspace.

There are two user roles:

Owner: Has full access, including the ability to invite members.

Author: Can contribute content but has limited administrative privileges.

3.5. Setting Up Content Categories

Click “Category” in the left sidebar to organize blog posts into categories.

Click “Add” to create a new category.

Click the trash icon to delete a category (this does not delete the posts).

Drag and drop categories within the Name column to rearrange their order.

4. Writing Content

Your blog setup is now complete! 🎉 Now, let’s dive into the most important part—creating content.

4.1. Basic Content Settings

Click “New Post” in the left sidebar to start writing a new blog post.

Post Title (H1 Tag)

Your post title is automatically assigned as an H1 tag in the HTML structure. The H1 tag helps Google and other search engines understand the main topic of your content.

Post Description (Meta Description)

The post description is used as the meta description for search engines. It provides a summary of your page in search results and helps attract clicks from users.

You can preview your meta description in the “Google Search Engine Preview” section on the right sidebar.

Featured Image (OG Image)

The featured image is set as the OG (Open Graph) image. If you don’t select an image, a default one will be applied.

📌 Recommended size: 1200 × 630 px (Images with incorrect ratios may get cropped).

This image appears when sharing the post on LinkedIn, and Facebook. You can preview it in the “Social Share” section at the bottom of the right sidebar.

Category Settings

Click ”+Categories” above the title to assign a category. If you haven’t created any categories yet, click “Edit Categories” to set them up.

🔹 Auto-save is enabled, so your content won’t be lost if you leave the page.

URL Settings

At the top of the page, you can set a custom URL for your post.

Google recommends using human-readable URLs for better SEO. By default, the post title is used as the URL. You can also use Korean URLs without any ranking penalties.

Publish Date

Set the publish date from the “Publish date” option in the right sidebar.

If not set, the post will be published immediately.

If set to a future date, the post will be scheduled for publication.

Posts are displayed in descending order, with the most recent posts at the top.

4.2. Writing Content

inblog provides two ways to write content: inblog Editor and Notion. You can select your preferred method in the “Editor type” dropdown in the right sidebar.

Writing with inblog Editor

Select “inblog Editor” from the “Editor type” in the right sidebar. This works like a standard editor, supporting ”/” commands to add elements like bullet points, code blocks, and tables.

✅ Available Formatting Options:

Headings (H2, H3, H4)

Emojis

Bullet points

Numbered lists

Blockquotes

Code blocks

Dividers

Images & Videos\

Tables

Buttons

Callout blocks

Form integrations (HubSpot, Tally, Google Forms)

Writing with Notion

Select “Notion” from the “Editor type” in the right sidebar.

Steps to Import a Notion Page:

In Notion, click “Share” > “Publish” > “Share to web” > “Copy link”.

Return to inblog and paste the copied Notion page URL into the “Notion page URL” field in the right sidebar.

⚠️ Should know:

Navigation to other Notion pages is not supported.

Image captions are converted into alt tags.

Notion H1 → inblog H2, Notion H2 → inblog H3 formatting conversion applies.

Publishing Your Content

Once everything is set, click the “Publish” button in the top right corner to make your post live. 🚀

4.3. Setting Up CTA & Lead Forms

Adding a CTA (Call to Action)

You can set up a Call to Action (CTA) at the bottom of your page.

Click “Add CTA button” to enable it (if not set, no CTA will appear).

Button Text: Enter a short, engaging message (2-5 words recommended).

Button URL: Add the destination link.

Button Color: Customize the CTA button color.

Setting Up a Lead Form

From the “Lead Gen Form” section in the right sidebar, select a pre-configured lead form to capture user information.

5. Managing Lead Forms & Leads

5.1. Managing Lead Forms

Click “Forms” in the left sidebar to manage your lead forms.

Adding a Lead Form to the Header & Banner

Click “Edit” in the Blog Header & Banner section to modify lead forms.

Customize:

Form settings
Thank you message
Email response after form submission

Adding a Lead Form to Blog Posts

Each post can have its own lead form.

For detailed setup instructions, check out our lead form guide. 😊

5.2. Managing Leads

Click “Leads” in the left sidebar to view customer information submitted through lead forms.

✅ Available Features:

View and manage lead submissions.

Integrate with CRM, newsletter tools, and other services via Zapier.

6. Content Analytics (Dashboard) & Post Management

6.1. Content Analytics (Dashboard)

Click “Dashboard” in the left sidebar to access your blog’s analytics.

Key Metrics

Total Visits: The total number of visitors to your blog.

Total Organic: The number of visitors from Google (+ AI search) organic search.

Total Clicks: The number of users who clicked on a CTA button.

📊 Visitor & Organic Traffic Trends

View total visitor trends and Google organic traffic trends in the graph below.

Adjust the date range from the top-right corner.

Traffic & Keyword Insights

Blog Top Sources: Where your blog visitors are coming from.

Blog Top Keywords: The keywords driving traffic to your blog.

Visits: Total visits per keyword.

Impressions: The number of times your blog appeared in search results.

Google Ranking (Position): Your blog’s average position for each keyword.

📌 Post-Level Analytics

Scroll down to view the Post Dashboard, where you can analyze each post’s:

Visits (Pageviews)

CTA Clicks

Conversion Rate (CVR)

If Google Search Console is connected, you can also track Post Top Keywords and their average rankings in search results.

6.2. Managing Posts (Post Manager)

Click “Post Manager” in the left sidebar to manage all blog posts in a Notion-style data table.

🔹 Best for managing 50–100+ posts efficiently.

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