In this guide
1 · Where you write
Your posts live in a friendly editor called Sanity Studio. You log in here:
- Your content editor (Sanity Studio) https://northstar-paralegal.sanity.studio
Bookmark it. This is the only place you'll go to write, edit, and publish posts — your live website updates itself from here.
2 · How publishing works
Two things are worth understanding up front — they'll make everything feel safe:
Drafts are private
Anything you type is saved as a draft that only you can see. Write, walk away, come back tomorrow — nothing is public until you choose.
"Publish" makes it live
When you click Publish, your website automatically rebuilds and the post appears online in about a minute. That's the only button that goes public.
There's nothing to "upload" and no files to manage. Type in the Studio, click Publish, and your site takes care of the rest.
3 · Publish your first post in 6 steps
Log in & start a new post
Go to your Studio, find Post in the list, and click + Create (or the new-document icon).
Add a title and write your body
Type your headline, then write the post in the big body editor.
Add a main image with alt text
Upload a featured image and fill in its short description (more on this below).
Write a short excerpt
One or two sentences summarizing the post.
Pick a category & set the date
Choose a category and confirm the published date.
Click Publish
That's it — your post is live in about a minute.
4 · Every field, explained
Title
Your headline. Clear and specific beats clever — your reader is a busy attorney scanning for something useful.
Slug
This is the post's web address. It fills in automatically from your title — you can leave it exactly as it is.
Author
Choose Helen Franklin. (It only takes a click.)
Main image & alt text
The featured photo that appears on your blog and when the post is shared on social media. Upload any good-quality image — sizing is handled automatically, so big files are fine.
Alt text is a short description of the image (e.g., "A paralegal organizing medical records at a desk"). It helps readers who use screen readers, helps Google understand your post, and makes your social-media previews look right. Never skip it.
Categories
Pick one or more. Categories group related posts into their own pages on your site. The first time you use a new one, you may need to create it — that's normal.
Tags
Optional free-text keywords (e.g., "demand letters," "medical records"). They help readers find related posts.
Published date
The date shown on the post. It usually defaults to today — just confirm it.
Excerpt
A one-to-two sentence summary. This is important: it appears on your blog cards and becomes the little preview Google shows in search results — so make it inviting, not an afterthought.
5 · Writing the body
The body editor works like a simple word processor. You can:
- Add headings to break the post into sections (readers skim — headings help).
- Make text bold or italic.
- Create bulleted or numbered lists.
- Add links — highlight text and click the link button.
- Drop in images right inside the post.
Short paragraphs and a few headings make a post far easier to read on a phone. When in doubt, break it up.
6 · The SEO section (optional but worth it)
Near the bottom you'll find an SEO area. You can ignore it and your post will still look great — but filling it in gives you a little extra polish:
Meta title
An alternate headline just for Google. Leave blank to use your post title.
Meta description
The search-result preview text. Leave blank to use your excerpt.
Social share image
A custom image for when the post is shared. Leave blank to use your main image.
"No index" toggle
Hides a post from search engines. Leave OFF for normal posts.
There's also a canonical URL field — leave it blank. It's only for advanced cases.
7 · Pre-publish checklist
A quick once-over before you hit Publish:
- Title is clear and specific
- Body is proofread and broken into sections
- Excerpt written (1–2 inviting sentences)
- Main image added with alt text
- At least one category selected
- Author set to Helen Franklin
- Reads as professional insight for attorneys — never legal advice, no confidential client details
All checked? Click Publish.
8 · What happens after you publish
Within about a minute, your post automatically appears:
- On your homepage, among the three most recent posts.
- On its own page, with a clean social-share preview.
- On the matching category and tag pages.
- In your site's RSS feed, for readers who follow that way.
Then head over to the Newsletter guide to tell your subscribers about it.
No problem — just open the post, fix it, and click Publish again. Your site updates with the correction in about a minute.
Something not behaving as expected?
If a post doesn't appear, an image looks off, or you'd like a custom layout or a new feature for the blog, Frostbyte Web Solutions is a quick email away.