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How to Drive More Conversion with a User-Focused Content with Carolyn Lyden (GMT091) Episode 91

How to Drive More Conversion with a User-Focused Content with Carolyn Lyden (GMT091)

Topic clusters have been a big trend in content marketing and SEO--and with good reason. However, the way the model is created doesn't take the user into consideration. And there's nothing more frustrating as a consumer than being forced down the funnel when you're not ready or not finding the next step you need in your journey. In this episode, Carolyn Lyden, Founder of searchhermit.com, proposes a user-focused content matrix to remedy the inward-looking content generation method with the topic cluster model.

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Topic clusters have been a big trend in content marketing and SEO--and with good reason. However, the way the model is created doesn't take the user into consideration. And there's nothing more frustrating as a consumer than being forced down the funnel when you're not ready or not finding the next step you need in your journey. In this episode, Carolyn Lyden, Founder of searchhermit.com, proposes a user-focused content matrix to remedy the inward-looking content generation method with the topic cluster model.

In episode 91, you'll learn:
  1. Why the topic cluster model is good for SEO but not always great for the website visitor
  2. How to create a user-focused content matrix that lets you plan your brand content editorial calendar around both the user and the search results
  3. The biggest misconceptions when it comes to SEO
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Key Discussion Points

  • 2:29 – Carolyn Lyden’s career journey
  • 5:08 – What is the content cluster SEO model and why it’s broken
  • 11:37 – What are the metrics you need to be tracking to measure user engagement?
  • 14:08 – How can you increase user engagement on your website?
  • 17:57 – When should businesses gate or ungate their content?
  • 23:08 – The impact of user-focused SEO
  • 28:26 – The biggest misconceptions when it comes to SEO
  • 32:24 – Carolyn’s one piece of advice to business owners about SEO
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