I run a site dedicated to timely local news and every article has to surface quickly and cleanly in Google results. To make that happen, each piece must be written in a true news style, then tuned for SEO without sacrificing journalistic clarity. I’m publishing local stories only—community updates, incidents, council decisions, anything the neighbourhood needs to know—so context and accuracy matter as much as search visibility. Here’s what the work looks like day-to-day: • Pitch or receive a local story angle, confirm basic facts, and craft a concise, engaging article (350-600 words is the usual range). • Optimise the copy for the main keyword and two to three supporting terms, embed them naturally in headline, subheads and body. • Supply a tight meta title (under 60 characters), meta description (under 160), and a permalink that follows best practice. • Add one licence-cleared image with alt text plus any relevant internal or outbound links. • Hand everything over in a Google Doc or directly in WordPress—either works for me. I measure success by: 1. No factual errors and a neutral, news-style tone. 2. Clean SEO scores in Yoast/RankMath (or similar) before publication. 3. Articles being indexed and discoverable in Google within a reasonable time frame. If you’ve previously placed local news in Google News or have a knack for fast, accurate on-page optimisation, this should be a straightforward, repeatable gig.