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The benefits of thinking in clusters This shift from keywords to clusters offers multiple advantages: Depth and breadth By covering related topics under one umbrella, you provide both in-depth insights and a broad overview, catering to various user intents. Authority A cluster approach signals to search engines that you’re not just skimming the surface. You’re diving deep, establishing your authority in a niche. This triggers search engines to rank you higher, oftentimes for terms that you have weaker external factors than the competition on. Flexibility Clusters allow for easier content expansion. If a new trend emerges within a cluster, you can seamlessly integrate it without disrupting your site’s structure.

Keyword clustering tools can be game-changers when DB to Data building topical maps. They help you identify when a keyword deserves its standalone topic page or if it fits better within a broader topic. In essence, the older approach was cherry-picking good keywords and using their success to propel your SEO forward. The new approach is to select clusters of dense content that establish authority. When done correctly, you can trigger a topical authority boost and circumvent the need for superior external SEO factors. How do you do on-page optimizations in the entity paradigm?  into your high-level strategy and content roadmap via topical maps, let’s go through questions people ask about the actual implementation of entities on your site.



On-page SEO and entities: What’s changed? If you’ve engaged in SEO for any time, a notable change in your Search Console query report is that your pages often rank for keywords not directly mentioned within their content. Entities and the knowledge graph have transformed Google’s grasp on language. Previously, search results predominantly showcased pages that explicitly mentioned a keyword. But now, with the deeper understanding provided by entities, Google draws from a wider pool, considering pages that address topics in a related sphere. This leads Google to favor more comprehensive content pieces. This shift introduced what I term “authority pages.