The step-by-step process I follow to turn AI drafts into content that actually passes Google's quality review — including the editing checklist I use every time.
Archit Karmakar
May 15, 2026
I've been building AdSense-monetized blogs for about four years. In that time, I've tried every shortcut imaginable — and most of them backfired. The one that actually works is using AI as a starting point, not a finishing line.
This post is about my exact workflow with Mythos AI. Not the theory — the actual steps I follow every time I publish an article. I'll also share the editing checklist I developed after getting rejected by AdSense twice on sites where I was too lazy to edit properly.
I've tried most of the major AI writing tools. I keep coming back to Mythos AI for a few specific reasons:
That said, the tool is only as good as your brief and your editing. Let me walk you through both.
Most people skip this step and wonder why their AI content is generic. The brief is everything.
My brief template includes:
The personal angle is the most important part. If I'm writing about AdSense approval, I might include: "I want to mention that I got rejected twice before getting approved, and the second rejection was because of a Privacy Policy issue I didn't know about." That gives the AI something real to work with.
I paste my brief into Mythos AI and generate the article. I usually request 1,200-1,500 words for standard blog posts and 1,800-2,000 for pillar content.
I don't read it immediately. I let it sit for at least an hour before editing. This sounds strange, but it helps me read it with fresh eyes rather than just accepting what the AI wrote.
This is where the real work happens. I go through every article with this checklist:
Introduction rewrite
The AI introduction is almost always generic. I rewrite it to start with a specific scenario, question, or personal observation.
Add one real example
Every article needs at least one specific, real example. Not "for example, a blogger might..." but "when I was building my finance blog in 2024..."
Check keyword density
I scan for any word that appears more than 3-4 times in 500 words. If I find one, I replace some instances with synonyms.
Verify all facts
AI tools hallucinate statistics. I check every number, date, and claim against a real source.
Rewrite the conclusion
AI conclusions are always "In summary, we covered X, Y, and Z." I replace this with a specific next step or call to action.
Add a personal opinion
Somewhere in the article, I add a sentence that starts with "In my experience..." or "I think..." — something that couldn't have been written by an AI.
Check heading hierarchy
One H1, multiple H2s, H3s only for subsections. No skipping levels.
Add internal links
At least 2-3 links to other articles on my site.
Before I publish, I run the article through our AdSense Checker. I'm looking for a content quality score above 70 and an originality score above 65.
If either score is below those thresholds, I go back and edit more. Usually it's the originality score that needs work — which means I need to add more personal perspective or specific examples.
This step has saved me from publishing articles that would have hurt my AdSense application. It takes five minutes and it's worth it every time.
After publishing, I add the article to a tracking spreadsheet with:
Every 30 days, I re-scan the site and update the scores. Articles that have dropped below 65 get flagged for a refresh.
Using this workflow, my last two sites both got AdSense approved on the first application. The first took 47 articles to reach a score I was comfortable applying with. The second took 31 articles — I'd gotten better at writing the briefs.
The total time per article is about 45-60 minutes. That's significantly faster than writing from scratch (which takes me 2-3 hours for a 1,200-word article), but it's not the "publish 10 articles a day" fantasy that some AI tool marketers sell.
Quality over quantity. That's the only thing that actually works with AdSense.
— Archit Karmakar, Navroll Studio