Content Genius inside HighLevel is an AI-powered content editor that helps you write, plan, and optimize SEO-friendly articles faster and smarter. It brings together AI writing, keyword research, competitor analysis, and SEO optimization tools in one easy platform.

Whether you're manually drafting or letting AI handle it, Content Genius is built to make content production simpler, smarter, and SEO-ready.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Key Features of Content Genius
  • Write Yourself
  • Write with AI
• How Quota Usage Works in Content Genius
• In-Depth Walkthrough: How to Use Content Genius
  • 1. Create a Content Settings Folder
  • 2. Choosing Your Content Creation Method
    • A. Write Yourself
    • B. Write With AI
• Location-Based SEO Content
• SEO Tools Available in the Content Genius Editor
• Content Planner
• Topical Maps
• How does this feature benefit you?

Key Features of Content Genius

Write Yourself

Manually create your articles inside a smart SEO editor, while receiving real-time optimization suggestions.

• Write with full creative control.

• Improve content quality with SEO scoring.

• Get recommendations on keywords, structure, headings, links, and readability.

Write with AI

Speed up your content production with AI-generated articles.

• Enter your topic and keywords.

• Generate structured, SEO-optimized articles instantly.

• Edit and refine AI output inside the editor.

How Quota Usage Works in Content Genius

Content Genius tools operate based on monthly quotas, which reset every month.
Here’s how quotas are consumed based on the action you choose:

Important Notes:

• Articles Quota tracks how many articles you can create.

• Target Keywords Quota tracks how many keywords you use per article.

• AI Premium Quota is specifically used for full AI article generations, ensuring longer, higher-quality outputs.

Example:
If you generate an AI article targeting 3 keywords, it would cost:

• 3 Premium AI Quotas

• 1 Article Quota

• 3 Target Keywords Quotas

In-Depth Walkthrough: How to Use Content Genius

1. Create a Content Settings Folder

Before writing, you must set up a folder that saves your project preferences.

• Once you have added a site project, launch Advanced SEO.

• Navigate to Content > Content Genius.

• Click Create Folder.

• Enter your site information (website name, niche, tone, language, reading level).

• Choose your preferred writing options like style, AI model, etc.

• Save the settings.

Your folder is now ready to use.

2. Choosing Your Content Creation Method

A. Write Yourself

If you want to manually draft content:

• Open your saved folder.

• Click on Write Yourself.

• Provide your topic and target keywords.

• Begin drafting in the editor.

• Use the SEO Content Score and suggestions (keyword usage, heading structure, internal links) to optimize your draft.

• Save your completed article when done.

Quota usage: 1 Article Quota + 1 Target Keywords Quota per keyword selected.

B. Write With AI

For AI-powered writing:

• Open your content folder.

• Click on Write With AI.

• Enter your topic, related keywords, and select your location (optional for local targeting).

• Click Generate AI Content.

• View the generated article in the Content Genius editor.

• Edit and optimize it further using the suggestions.

How AI Builds the Article:

• Pulls real-time data from the top 20 ranking Google pages for your keyword.

• Analyzes SEO elements like content score, headings, word counts, internal/external links, and semantic (NLP) keywords.

• Recommends key terms and topics to enhance your content.

Quota usage: 3 AI Premium Quotas + 1 Article Quota + 1 Target Keywords Quota per keyword.

Location-Based SEO Content (Optional)

If you are targeting specific regions:

• Specify a country, state, city, or county during content generation.

• Content Genius will analyze competitors ranking in that specific region.

• This ensures your article is optimized for local search intent.

SEO Tools Available in the Content Genius Editor

Inside the editor, you can:

• Monitor Content Score: Live SEO performance updates.

• Use NLP (Semantic) Keywords: Recommended terms based on competitor analysis.

• Analyze Competitor Metrics: Compare against top-ranking pages.

• Get Internal and External Linking Suggestions: Strengthen SEO structure.

• Optimize Headings and Word Count: Align with industry best practices.

Content Planner

The Content Planner helps you quickly create SEO-driven content calendars and generate keyword clusters without manual research.

• Enter your target keyword and location.

• The tool will fetch URLs from the top 20 search results and gather ranking keywords.

• View data in Table View to easily compare and organize topics.

• Select a keyword cluster, and click Create Article to start writing with Content Genius.

Steps to Create Articles from Clusters:

1. Click the pen icon on the topic cluster.

2. Select the keywords you want to use.

3. (Optional) Generate article suggestions for additional ideas.

4. Click Create New Article to open the selected cluster in the Content Genius editor.

This approach streamlines keyword grouping, boosts topical authority, and eliminates manual research.

Topical Maps

The Topical Map feature lets you visualize and structure your content strategy around clusters of related topics.

• Go to Topical Map inside Content Genius.

• Click Create Topical Map.

• Provide details like Folder Settings, Pillar Page URL, Target Keyword, and Language.

• Set the number of clusters, long-tail keywords per cluster, and article titles to generate.

• Click Create & Continue.

You can:

• View your topical map in Diagram or Table format.

• Add ideas to the topical map by clicking Add To Topical Map.

• Create articles directly from your added topics.

Quota usage for Topical Maps:

• 1 Topical Map generation = 3 AI Premium Quotas.

• 1 Full AI-generated article from Topical Map = 1 AI Premium Quota.

Topical Maps help you build comprehensive, strategic content structures for better SEO performance.

How do these features benefit you?

• Save hours with bulk and AI-assisted writing.

• Create SEO-focused content with real-time competitor data.

• Customize output based on brand voice, tone, and target audience.

• Scale production for blogs, service pages, and local SEO campaigns.

• Streamline publishing directly to your website.

• Build long-term SEO strategies with Content Planner and Topical Maps.