Comments on: Topic Clusters: The Secret Weapon of SEO Pros

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:34:04 +0000

Great article.

I think there is always some confusion in the terminology between pillar, topic cluster, and hub and spoke. They are all often used interchangeably

When I hear pillar page, I think cornerstone content — a usually very long, piece of content that covers a topic in exhaustive depth and then links out to the subtopics throughout the post.

When I think of cluster, I think it to be the same as a hub and spoke. The hub being a page that covers the topic very broadly but mainly acts as a table of contents that links out to many articles that cover subtopics.

Thanks for the insight.

By: Stefan Ivanov

Stefan Ivanov — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:47:20 +0000

Great article indeed. I found more information than I thought there was. I guess you need to have thousands of hours of work with AIOSEO to learn all. Ah, wait there is this article. 🙂 Topic clusters are a spider web and the pillar page is the middle circle, connected to them all or being a foundation. Interesting article indeed.

By: Sherrie Gossett

Sherrie Gossett — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:02:07 +0000

In reply to Cee.

Hi Cee! That’s a great question, since WordPress uses “Page” and “Post” to denote 2 content types.

Here we’re using “page” in the generic sense of “web page.” So your “pillar web page” could be a WordPress “Page” or “Post.”

A very common approach to topic clusters is via blogging: so, in this case the pillar and subtopic web pages would be WordPress “Posts.”

Hope that helps! Let us know if you have any other questions.

By: Cee

Cee — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:07:57 +0000

hi; i am confused with the pages term you use. i create posts. should i have a pillar post that links to the other topic posts, or do i need a page that links to other pages. please shed some light on this question please.

By: HARMALANI MOHAMAD

HARMALANI MOHAMAD — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:35:51 +0000

That’s It’s good, I’m happy

By: Sherrie Gossett

Sherrie Gossett — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:23:50 +0000

In reply to Muhammad Intizar. Glad you found it useful, Muhammad. Thanks for your feedback!

By: Muhammad Intizar

Muhammad Intizar — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:13:11 +0000

Great

By: Sherrie Gossett

Sherrie Gossett — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:09:09 +0000

In reply to Michael Curtis. Thanks for your feedback Michael. Glad it was useful!

By: Michael Curtis

Michael Curtis — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 02:02:01 +0000

Great article. Everyone who is considering building a website online today should take your tips seriously and implement them.