Topic creation strategy? Do you have one? Should you have one?

[Shawn Gossman]

Do you have a topic creation strategy when creating new topics on your own forum?

So when I create new topics on my forum, I generally keep "SEO" and "Content Usefulness" in mind.

I create a topic title with a key-phrase that I am targeting for search engine optimization. For this topic, I am targeting "topic creation strategy" as an example. I mention the keyword a few times based on how much content I produce on the body of the topics.

As for the usefulness, I try to be creative and original with new topics if comparing them to similar topics on the forum. I also inject CTAs (Call-to-Actions) within the topic - in this case, questions in the title and questions in the body.

My end goal is to get the content listed in search without looking like a robot and to create engagement.

What do you think about that topic creation strategy? Do you do anything similar?

 

[Katrina]

When I start threads on Christianity Haven and Crafter Craze, I make every attempt to get the gist of the topic as consolidated but clear as much as I can. I don't want something vague but it is easier to remember which thread I posted in if I know that if I posted in "Does baptism cover you in Christ?" over "Baptism"? The latter topic is too general and we had a few of those at the beginning so how do you distinguish where the topic went.

 

[meetdilip]

Google is very clear about keyword stuffing. It will be unwise to use them repeatedly in an article. Everything else is very creative.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Google is very clear about keyword stuffing. It will be unwise to use them repeatedly in an article. Everything else is very creative.

Repeatedly is one thing but a few times here and there is targeting.
But it is easy to lose track of simply targeting and accidentally stuffing instead. I do it myself sometimes.

With content in terms of SEO, one of the best things you can do it edit content and update it to keep it actively indexed and up-to-date. That is harder with a forum.

 

[meetdilip]

Do you know any good resources on SEO friendly article writing? I haven't come across a decent one in a while.

 

[Sharon]

I've never thought about this. Thank you for bring this to light because it's definitely worth considering.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Do you know any good resources on SEO friendly article writing? I haven't come across a decent one in a while.

So I mainly write my article with WordPress. If you have that, I suggest the addon Yoast SEO. It is free. It will rank your keyword density and tell you when you are overusing keywords or key-phrases. I've used it for years now and my content ranks well. In fact, I upgraded I like it so much. The free version is defiantly all a person needs though.

 

[meetdilip]

I use WordPress 🙂

Is there any article on how to write SEO friendly articles? I mean the use of h1 and h2 tags, how to use keywords ( those I found seems not to consider the latest on how Google see keywords in an article ) and not sure what else to check. Thanks.

 

[meetdilip]

This one looks good. And I trust the source

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