• Build Topical Authority with Content Clusters for Industry Leadership with Penfriend
Inge von Aulock
August 15, 2024

Learn how Penfriend.ai helps you build topical authority with content clusters, establishing your brand as a leader in your industry and improving search engine rankings.

  • Overview: Building topical authority is essential for establishing your brand as an industry leader. Content clusters, which involve creating interconnected articles around a central topic, are a proven strategy. Penfriend helps you create and organize these clusters efficiently.
  • Pain Point: Many brands struggle to establish themselves as authorities in their field. Penfriend addresses this by making it easy to develop content clusters that enhance your topical authority and improve search engine visibility.

Penfriend uses advanced AI algorithms to generate content clusters, ensuring your website covers all aspects of a topic comprehensively, enhancing your authority and SEO performance.

Video Tutorial: How to Build Topical Authority with Content Clusters Using Penfriend

  • Watch how to build topical authority with content clusters using Penfriend.ai.

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Benefits of Content Clusters

  • Improved Search Engine Rankings: By structuring your content around clusters, you can improve your website’s SEO and rank higher for related keywords.
  • Increased Authority: Establish your brand as an authority in your industry by providing comprehensive coverage of important topics.
  • Enhanced User Experience: Offer your audience a better experience by organizing your content logically and making it easier to navigate.
  • Increased Traffic: Attract more organic traffic by covering topics in-depth.

How Penfriend Helps

  • Content Clustering Made Easy: Penfriend helps you identify and create related content pieces that naturally form clusters, boosting your topical authority.
  • SEO Optimization: Penfriend ensures that each piece of content in your cluster is optimized for search engines, improving your overall site rankings.
  • Content Strategy Support: Penfriend guides you in selecting the right topics and subtopics to focus on, ensuring comprehensive coverage of your chosen themes.
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Implementation: Building Topical Authority with Content Clusters

  1. Identify Core Topics:
  • Define the main topics you want to build authority on.

2. Generate Content Clusters:

  • Use Penfriend.ai to build topical authority and create content clusters around your core topics. Each generated article outline gives you 5 related keywords for your “cluster” content.

3. Interlink Content:

  • Ensure all related content is interlinked to create a cohesive cluster.

4. Publish and Monitor:

  • Publish the content clusters and track their performance to make necessary adjustments.

When you follow these steps and add your own unique enhancements, you’ll be well on your way to creating a high-performing article that drives traffic, engagement, and topical authority for your site, just like we did at Penfriend.

How to Use Penfriend to Build Topical Authority with Content Clusters: A Step-by-Step Guide

  • Penfriend helps you build topical authority by creating content clusters that enhance your brand’s visibility and credibility.
  • Follow these steps to generate optimized titles, outlines, and articles that form cohesive content clusters.
  • Enhance Penfriend-generated content with your unique insights and resources for maximum impact.

Step 1: Tell Penfriend Which Core Topic You Want to Build Authority On

  • Log in to your Penfriend account.
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  • Enter your core topic or keyword in the provided text box.
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  • Review the generated titles and topics for alignment with your content strategy and authority-building goals.
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Step 2: Choose Your Pillar Content’s Title

  • Review Penfriend’s generated titles for your pillar content, ranked based on clickability, relevance, readability, and SEO.
what the title stats mean and how we judge them
  • Select the title that best serves as the foundation for your content cluster and click “Generate Outline” to proceed.
Generated Article Titles to choose from in Penfriend.ai

Step 3: Penfriend Creates a Comprehensive Outline for Your Pillar Content

  • Penfriend generates an outline for your pillar content based on top-ranking articles and suggests related keywords for content clustering.
Penfriend article Example outline
  • Review and edit the outline to ensure it aligns with your authority-building strategy.
  • Click “Generate Article” once satisfied with the outline.
Penfriend's generate article button

Step 4: Create Supporting Content (Spokes) for Your Cluster

  • Penfriend suggests related subtopics and supporting content that will link back to your pillar content, creating a strong content cluster.
  • Generate and review articles for each subtopic, ensuring they complement the pillar content and provide additional value to your audience.
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  • Review the article and copy it to your preferred editing platform.
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Step 5: Review and Link Your Content Cluster

  • Ensure all content within the cluster is interlinked for maximum SEO benefit.
  • While Penfriend’s generated content is highly optimized and engaging, it’s important to add your own unique insights and perspective to truly make the article shine.
  • Enhancing the Article with Penfriend’s Suggestions: As you review the generated article, you’ll notice that Penfriend provides suggestions for additional content you can add.
  • This might include:
    • Relevant images or videos.
    • Customer testimonials or case studies.
    • Quotes from industry experts or thought leaders.
    • Links to related resources or articles.
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  • Making the Article Uniquely Yours: In addition to Penfriend’s suggestions, think about how you can infuse the article with your brand’s unique voice and perspective making your Penfriend article uniquely YOURS.
  • This could involve:
    • Adding anecdotes or examples from your own experience.
    • Referencing your company’s products or services (where relevant).
    • Including quotes or insights from your team members or executives.
    • The goal is to strike a balance between the SEO-optimized foundation provided by Penfriend and the human touch that makes your content truly stand out.
  • Implementing Internal Linking for Topical Relevance: As you edit your article, don’t forget to include internal links to other relevant content on your site. This not only helps readers navigate to additional resources, but also signals to search engines that your site has topical authority on the subject matter.
  • When adding internal links, be sure to:
    • Use descriptive anchor text that accurately reflects the content being linked to.
    • Link to articles that are closely related to the topic at hand.
    • Avoid overloading the article with too many internal links (aim for 1 every 200-300 words).
  • Review your internal links to ensure they’re relevant, descriptive, and not overly promotional.

Tips and Best Practices

  • Focus on Comprehensive Coverage: Make sure your content cluster covers all relevant aspects of your chosen topic.
  • Internal Linking: Strengthen your content cluster by linking all related pieces, improving both user experience and SEO.
  • Regular Updates: Keep your content clusters updated with new information and insights to maintain your authority over time.

Success Metrics for Building Topical Authority

  • Increased Keyword Rankings: Track how your targeted keywords perform after implementing content clusters.
  • Growth in Organic Traffic: Measure the increase in traffic to your site as a result of enhanced topical authority.
  • Improved User Engagement: Monitor user engagement metrics like time on page and pages per session to evaluate the effectiveness of your content clusters.

Penfriend’s Topical Authority Case Studies

Case Study 1: Penfriend’s Success in Building Topical Authority

  • Overview: We (naturally) used our own powerful software, Penfriend, to create comprehensive content clusters on digital marketing, SEO, and business growth tactics that established our site as a leading resource in digital marketing. Within six months, our organic traffic increased by 1012%, and we established ourselves as an authority in the industry.
  • Challenges: Developing comprehensive coverage of complex topics.
  • Solutions Implemented: Leveraging Penfriend’s tools to create well-structured content clusters.
  • Results: Significant improvements in search engine rankings and user engagement.
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Case Study 2: Tech Company’s Authority Growth

  • Overview: A tech company used Penfriend to build topical authority in the cybersecurity industry through content clusters.
  • Challenges: Competing with established industry leaders.
  • Solutions Implemented: Using Penfriend to develop comprehensive content clusters around key cybersecurity topics.
  • Results: A 120% increase in organic traffic and recognition as an industry authority.

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Content Clusters FAQs

Q: What is the best way to choose topics for content clusters?

A: Focus on core topics that are highly relevant to your audience and align with your business goals. Penfriend can help you identify these.

Q: How does internal linking help with topical authority?

A: Internal linking connects related content, improving SEO and providing a better user experience, which enhances your authority.

Q: Can Penfriend help me update my content clusters?

A: Yes, Penfriend can assist in revising and expanding your content clusters to keep them current and authoritative. Use Penfriend to generate new, updated content for your content refresh.

Q: How does Penfriend.ai help build topical authority with content clusters?

A: Penfriend.ai generates comprehensive articles around your core topics and suggests related cluster keywords, ensuring your website covers all aspects of a topic.

Q: What should be included in a content cluster?

A: Include detailed articles on subtopics, all interlinked to create a cohesive cluster around the main topic.

Q: How do I measure the success of content clusters?

A: Use analytics tools to track metrics such as search engine rankings, organic traffic, and user engagement.

Q: I have more questions about how Penfriend works, Where can I find more answers?

A: Visit our Penfriend FAQs page for more information.

What Our Fans Say

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Additional Resources

  • Downloadable Content Asset: Get our FREE guide on building topical authority with content clusters.

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Next Steps

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Penfriend is a useful companion for those looking to create first-draft content at scale.


Ben Goodey

Founder + Content Strategist
How the F*ck

I rarely write an article from scratch in one sitting. I can get to a publishable state in one sitting.
That's the difference.


Melissa Malec

B2B writer and Content Strategist

The quality of writing was high: engaging, fun, clear and persuasive.


Ana-Maria Ignat-Berget

Snr Sales+Marketing Consultant
Eicam

Penfriend is a useful companion for those looking to create first-draft content at scale.


Ben Goodey

Founder + Content Strategist
How the F*ck

I rarely write an article from scratch in one sitting. I can get to a publishable state in one sitting.
That's the difference.


Melissa Malec

B2B writer and Content Strategist

The quality of writing was high: engaging, fun, clear and persuasive.


Ana-Maria Ignat-Berget

Snr Sales+Marketing Consultant
Eicam