Frequently Asked Questions

ContentPulse is an AI-powered content generation and maintenance platform that helps businesses create high-quality, SEO-optimised articles at scale. Our smart workflow handles everything from topic research to final publication — and keeps your content fresh in Google's eyes long after it goes live.

The platform uses multiple AI models in an integrated pipeline. Content goes through research, structuring, generation, quality validation, and SEO optimisation—so every piece meets editorial standards.

Yes. Every piece of content is generated from scratch based on your specific brief, keywords, and brand voice. We run plagiarism checks as part of the quality-validation step.

Unlike other platforms, ContentPulse doesn't stop at publication. Your content enters our automated maintenance cycle: scheduled annual freshness refreshes, SEO optimization, and versioned updates—the same tasks that typically cost $365–$440 per article when done manually.

Search engines evaluate whether your content is still relevant and up-to-date. Stale content with outdated references and old timestamps signals that your page is abandoned—causing it to drop in rankings. ContentPulse automates critical freshness: annual content refreshes and ongoing SEO optimization so your content keeps sending the right signals.

A Major Freshness Signal is a substantial content update — rewriting introductions, updating year references (e.g., "Best Strategies for 2025" → "2026"), and adding new sections. Manually, this costs a Senior Writer $225 per article ($75/hr × 3 hours). ContentPulse's AI automatically identifies content that needs refreshing and performs creative rewrites that maintain your brand voice, at a fraction of the cost.

The platform runs automated annual content refreshes—rewriting and updating published pieces so they stay relevant. Combined with SEO optimization at generation time, your content continues to send the right freshness signals to search engines without manual upkeep. Link health monitoring is on our roadmap.

Based on US industry averages, the all-in cost per article is $365–$440, broken down by employee: Senior Content Writer at $75/hr × 3 hrs = $225 for writing, Copy Editor at $55/hr × 1.5 hrs = $90 for fact-checking, SEO Analyst at $85/hr × 0.5 hrs = $45 for meta tags, Web Producer at $50/hr × 1 hr = $50 for CMS formatting, and Digital Designer at $65/hr × 1 hr = $65 for images. On top of that, fixed overheads include monthly link integrity checks ($90/month by a Jr. SEO at $45/hr) and quarterly SEO audits (~$938 by a Technical SEO Specialist at $125/hr). ContentPulse handles all of this automatically for a fraction of the cost.

Our calculator uses real US industry average rates: Senior Content Writer at $75/hr (3-hour average per article = $225), Jr. SEO Associate at $45/hr for link checks ($90/month), Copy Editor at $55/hr for fact verification ($90/article), Web Producer at $50/hr for CMS formatting, SEO Specialist at $125/hr for quarterly audits (~$938/audit), SEO Analyst at $85/hr for meta tags ($45/page), and Digital Designer at $65/hr for images. Rates are sourced from Glassdoor, Indeed, and ZipRecruiter (2025–2026 averages).

ContentPulse automates annual content refreshes, SEO and meta optimization at generation, image generation, and versioned content history. The platform ensures your content stays current and sends the right freshness signals without requiring a full team of specialists.

Absolutely. You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time. Changes take effect at the start of your next billing cycle, and we pro-rate any differences.

Pulse Credits do not roll over between billing periods. We recommend choosing a plan that fits your average monthly usage. Enterprise customers can negotiate custom rollover terms.

We offer a 14-day free trial on the Pro plan with 500 Pulse Credits so you can experience the full platform before committing.

It depends on your content volume. For a team producing 5 articles per week, the manual cost (writing + maintenance) can exceed $65,000/year when you factor in writers at $225/article, editors at $90/article, SEO specialists, designers at $65/article, and web producers at $50/article. ContentPulse's Pro plan at $179/month ($2,148/year) with 1,250 Pulse Credits replaces all of that—typically saving 95%+ on content operations. Even our Starter plan at $49/month covers smaller teams. Use our calculator on the homepage to see your exact numbers.

ContentPulse integrates natively with WordPress via our Block Mapper. We also provide a full REST API for custom integrations with any CMS or headless architecture.

You can configure webhooks in the admin panel to receive real-time notifications when content is generated, approved, or published. We support custom headers and retry policies.

API requests are rate-limited per plan: Starter (60/min), Pro (120/min), Enterprise (unlimited). Rate limit headers are included in every API response.

The platform optimizes and structures links as part of content generation, so every piece is built with quality and relevance in mind. Dedicated link health monitoring for published content is on our roadmap.

We use AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, multi-tenant data isolation, and full audit trails. Our infrastructure runs on SOC 2 Type II compliant cloud providers.

Yes. You can export all your content, analytics, and audit logs at any time via the API or the admin panel. We believe in zero lock-in.