Find your way around

This guide shows where everything lives in the outwrite.ai dashboard, in Simple and in Pro. Use it when you know what you want to do but not where to click.

Why it helps

You can find any feature in a few seconds.
You know which parts of the dashboard you can safely ignore at first.
You can tell whether an article is still being written, waiting for you or already live.

The parts of the screen

Area	What it's for
Brand selector (top of the sidebar)	Shows which business you're working on. Select it to switch brands, find your Workspace ID, or add a brand.
Simple / Pro switch (under the brand selector)	Changes how the selected brand runs. How switching works.
Sidebar	The main menu. It looks different in Simple and Pro (see below).
Getting started (top right)	Your setup checklist. It ticks steps off on its own.
Resume tour (top right)	Appears if you paused the guided tour.
Trial or credit indicator	In Pro, the top right shows your trial time left, and the bottom of the sidebar shows your credit balance. Select either to open billing.
Share feedback and Need help? (bottom of the sidebar)	Send us a bug report or idea, or open these guides in a new tab.
Account and settings (bottom of the sidebar)	Profile, billing, notifications, team and client reports.
Support (bottom-right corner)	Chat with AI support or a person.

Find things in Simple

Open	Use it to
Overview	See your blog's status, what's coming next and your writing allowance. Pause or resume your blog.
Articles	Read, edit and approve your articles.
Results	See your AI tracking answers and, if connected, your Google search performance.
Brand kit	Correct business facts and guide future writing.
Publishing settings	Change your destination, pace, publishing time and review choice. Connect or manage your website.
Ask outwrite.ai	Ask questions about your workspace or ask for supported changes.
Explore Pro	See what Pro adds. Looking never changes your plan.
Account and settings → Client reports	Download a branded PDF of your Google and AI results.
Account and settings → Saved website changes	Review or undo SEO Agent fixes that were turned on earlier in Pro.

You don't need to create feeds or campaigns in Simple. Start with Simple.

Find things in Pro

Open	Use it to
Auto Blog → Campaigns	Create and manage publishing schedules.
Auto Blog → Feeds	See your managed ideas, or add keyword, news, RSS and YouTube feeds.
Auto Blog → Integrations	Connect your blog, a webhook or Google Search Console.
Auto Blog → Article style	Set writing defaults and save reusable article templates.
Auto Blog → Articles	Find every article, its status and its link.
Site Optimizers → SEO Agent	Install the website script, check pages and apply supported SEO fixes.
Site Optimizers → Existing Content	Review and refresh articles already on your blog.
AEO + SEO Tracker → AI visibility	Track the questions buyers ask AI, across six platforms.
AEO + SEO Tracker → SEO reports	Explore your Google clicks, impressions, searches and pages.
Ask outwrite.ai	Ask questions or get supported work done by chatting.
Brand	Keep business facts, audiences and writing direction up to date.
MCP connections	Connect an outside AI assistant and control what it can do.
Account and settings → Workspace team	Invite teammates as Viewer, Editor or Admin.
Account and settings → Billing	Your plan, credits, top-ups and usage history.
Account and settings → Client reports	Create branded live links, snapshots and PDFs.

A typical Pro blog flows like this: Brand → Feed → Campaign → Article → your website. Start with Managed by outwrite.ai as the feed; you don't need a keyword list. Start with Pro. Tracking and site tools are optional and can wait.

Switch brands or experiences

Switching brands only changes what you're looking at. Other brands keep running on their own schedules, and their connections stay separate. In Pro, all brands share one credit balance. Manage multiple brands.

Shared with you appears in the brand selector when someone has invited you to their brand. Work there uses their plan and credits. Invite teammates.

Switching between Simple and Pro changes how the selected brand runs. The other experience's automation pauses, and your saved work stays. During the trial you can switch freely with the same allowance. Switching never changes your subscription.

When you switch back to Pro, a box called Resume previous Pro workflows lets you restart work that the switch paused. Leave it unticked to review first; you can use Resume paused Pro workflows in the sidebar later. Work you paused yourself stays paused.

See costs before you spend

In Pro, every paid feature has a Credits box (for example Campaign writing) that shows the cost and any repeating schedule. Check it before you start. Your full balance, usage history and limits are in Account and settings → Billing, under Credits & usage. Simple has no credits to manage. Understand credits.

Know what is finished

You see	It means
Writing	The article is being researched, written and fact-checked.
Needs review (Simple) or Ready for review (Pro)	It's waiting for your decision.
CMS draft	It's saved in your blog's editor but not public.
Published	It's live. Use the article's link to check it on your site.
Needs attention	Something stopped it. Open it for the next step, or get help.

Common questions

Where did a menu item go?

The sidebar changes with your experience. Simple shows Overview, Articles, Results, Brand kit, Publishing settings, Ask outwrite.ai and Explore Pro. Pro shows Auto Blog, Site Optimizers, AEO + SEO Tracker, Ask outwrite.ai, Brand and MCP connections. Check the Simple / Pro switch.

Do I need to set up every feature?

No. One brand, one blog connection and one schedule are enough. Add the rest when you want it.

Where do I connect my blog in Simple?

Open Publishing settings and select Connect or manage your website.