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Getting Started with AI Content Generation

Learn how to set up your first content automation project and start generating SEO-optimized articles at scale.

Content Team2024-01-155 min read

Introduction

AI content generation is transforming how businesses approach content marketing. With Content Factory, you can generate high-quality, SEO-optimized articles at scale while maintaining your brand voice and ensuring factual accuracy.

In this guide, we'll walk you through setting up your first project and generating your first AI-powered article. By the end, you'll understand the complete workflow from strategy definition to published content.

Setting Up Your First Project

Creating a project in Content Factory is your first step toward automated content generation. Each project represents a distinct brand or publication with its own voice, audience, and content strategy.

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Define Your Content Strategy

Start by answering these key questions through our AI Strategy Engine:

  • Target Audience: Who are you writing for? Define demographics, pain points, and interests.
  • Content Pillars: What topics will you cover? Usually 3-5 main themes.
  • Competitive Landscape: Who else is writing about these topics?
  • Content Goals: Traffic, leads, brand awareness, or thought leadership?

The AI Strategy Engine will guide you through an interactive conversation to capture all these details. Think of it as onboarding a new content writer — except this writer never forgets.

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Configure Brand Voice

Your brand voice is what makes your content recognizable. During setup, you'll define:

  • Tone: Professional, casual, authoritative, friendly, etc.
  • Style: Long-form deep dives or short, punchy posts?
  • Vocabulary: Industry jargon or accessible language?
  • Examples: Upload existing content for the AI to learn from.

This creates a unique voice profile that guides every piece of content generated for this project.

Generating Your First Article

Once your project is set up, generating content is straightforward:

1. Create a content brief — Either manually or from your keyword clusters

2. Review the AI-generated outline — Adjust structure as needed

3. Start generation — The multi-agent pipeline kicks in

4. Monitor progress — Watch as research, writing, and editing happen

The typical pipeline takes 10-15 minutes for a 2,000-word article:

  • Research Agent: Gathers facts, statistics, and competitor analysis
  • Writing Agent: Creates the first draft based on research
  • Editing Agent: Refines language, improves flow
  • SEO Agent: Optimizes for keywords, adds meta tags
  • Quality Agent: Scores across 5 dimensions

Quality Review Process

Every article receives a quality score before reaching your review queue:

DimensionWhat It MeasuresTarget
OriginalitySimilarity to existing content<85%
VoiceAlignment with brand guidelines>70
FactualVerified claims and data>75
SEOKeyword placement and structure>70
ReadabilityFlesch-Kincaid score>60

Articles meeting your threshold can be auto-published or sent to your review queue for final approval.

Next Steps

Now that you've generated your first article, here's what to explore next:

  • Content Planning: Generate entire editorial calendars automatically
  • Keyword Clusters: Let AI identify topic opportunities
  • CMS Integration: Connect WordPress, Ghost, or Strapi for one-click publishing
  • Bulk Generation: Scale up to 10+ articles per day

Content Factory is designed to grow with you. Start with one article, then scale to hundreds as you fine-tune your strategy and voice.


Ready to start? Launch the app and create your first project today.

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