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How to create a Top 3 to Top 10 comparison or ranking with Affiliation mode 🦉

Learn how to generate a comparison article such as a Top 5 or Top 10 with affiliate links, images, and interactive widgets on Wisewand.

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🧭 Create your comparison article in just a few clicks

Wisewand’s Affiliation mode lets you generate comparison articles like Top 3, Top 5, or Top 10 that are fully optimized for SEO.

Whether you want to compare tools, products, or services, Wisewand handles everything: structure, content, images, internal links, and even schema.org markup.

In this guide, you’ll learn step by step how to configure and launch your first comparison article using Affiliation mode.


📋 Before you start

Make sure you have the following ready:

  • Your project name in Wisewand

  • A list of products or tools to rank (3 to 10 items)

  • Any promo codes or affiliate links for each product

  • Your target market (country and language)


⚙️ Step 1: Configure general settings

To create your comparison article, go to Affiliation mode in Wisewand and fill in the basic settings:

  • Select your project from the dropdown

  • Choose your persona (writing style profile)

  • Leave length on automatic — Wisewand will adapt it based on the topic

  • Define your target market (for example: United States, English)

💡 If you don’t have a title yet, leave the field blank — Wisewand will generate an optimized one automatically.


📝 Step 2: Write your ranking brief

The brief is where you define the structure of your comparison. This is where you list products and add affiliate information.

  • Enter the topic (example: Top 5 best SEO tools)

  • List your products in ranking order (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)

  • For each product, add if available:

    • Promo code (example: code “WIZARDS” for 15% off)

    • Affiliate link

    • Extra info (reviews, strengths, pricing…)

⚠️ Important: If you don’t provide sources, Wisewand will automatically search Google to enrich each product section.


🤖 Step 3: Use automatic brief generation

You don’t have to fill everything manually. Wisewand can analyze your topic and pre-fill key fields:

  • Target query — main keyword detected automatically

  • Search intent — type of content users expect

  • Additional information — contextual data to enrich the article

✅ You can edit these fields anytime. You can also use Information to avoid to exclude topics or competitors you don’t want mentioned.


🧱 Step 4: Generate and customize the outline

Once your brief is ready, Wisewand generates a structured outline automatically.

  • Leave it automatic for optimal results

  • Or customize it by:

    • Adding H2 or H3 sections

    • Reordering sections via drag and drop

💡 In most cases, Wisewand’s automatic outline is ready to use without edits.


🎨 Step 5: Configure formatting options

You can enhance your article with these elements:

  • Summary box — quick overview at the top

  • Table of contents — easier navigation

  • Information table — quick product comparison

  • Bullet lists — improved readability

  • Quotes — highlighted statements

  • Rich formatting — styled blocks and sections

  • Bold words — emphasize key terms

  • FAQ — auto-generated or manual

  • Interactive widget — personalized recommendation tool

📌 Interactive widgets are especially powerful for comparisons: readers can answer questions and instantly discover the best product for them.


🖼️ Step 6: Configure images

Wisewand can generate unique optimized images directly in your article.

  • Choose number of images

  • Select format: landscape, portrait, or square

  • Set your color palette for branding

  • Choose style: illustration, infographic, or photorealistic

💡 For software comparisons, illustration or infographic works best. For physical products, photorealistic images are ideal.


🔗 Step 7: Enable internal linking and schema.org

For maximum SEO impact:

  • Enable automatic internal linking to connect your article to existing pages

  • Enable schema.org markup to improve visibility in Google results


🚀 Step 8: Configure publishing (optional)

You can publish directly from Wisewand:

  • Draft on WordPress — review before publishing

  • Direct publish — fully automated

✅ Perfect for scaling content production while keeping final control if needed.


📦 What you get at the end

After generation, your comparison article is ready to publish.

Example output for a Top 5 SEO tools (~2,800 words):

Generated element

Description

Intro + summary box

Quick ranking overview

Structured ranking

Detailed product sections

Interactive widget

Personalized recommendation

Infographic images

Unique branded visuals

Comparison table

Quick price/features view

Internal links

Automatic site linking

FAQ

Long-tail traffic capture

Schema.org

Structured SEO data


💡 Tips to optimize your comparison article

  • ✅ Place your priority affiliate product in position #1

  • ✅ Add promo codes directly in the brief

  • 💡 Provide sources if possible for higher accuracy

  • ⚠️ Use “Information to avoid” to exclude competitors or topics

  • 💡 Always enable schema.org for comparisons — Google favors them for this type of content.

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