Lesson 2 of 2016 minBeginner

Strategy before words

Topic clusters and pillar pages

A pillar covers the broad topic; spokes cover specific questions in depth. Interlinking them turns individual posts into a compounding asset.

Why this lesson matters

This lesson belongs to Strategy before words, the part of Content Strategy & Creation where the goal is: decide what to publish and in what order.

Read it once, then do it straight away on a real site inside RankWriter. Nothing here is theory for its own sake — every step produces something you can show a client.

Do it now

  1. 1Open RankWriter with sample data already loaded, so you are not stuck on setup.
  2. 2Draft the page you just planned.
  3. 3Build a 20-row keyword map in a sheet, then create the matching cluster in RankWriter.