{"id":60537,"date":"2022-10-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eigene-homepage-erstellen.net\/?p=60537"},"modified":"2022-10-24T12:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:17:21","slug":"lessons-learned-from-a-content-hub-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eigene-homepage-erstellen.net\/blog\/content\/lessons-learned-from-a-content-hub-strategy.htm","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned From a Content Hub Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We recently put together a case study on the organic search results of a content hub<\/a> we helped our client create. This massive content hub spanned 135 articles and took 1.5 years from conception to publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this blog post, I’ll discuss a few reasons when and whether to consider a content hub as part of your content strategy, a summary of the case study, and the takeaways we had after completing this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Content hubs are indeed popular within SEO and Content Strategy. You often hear about the success stories of how content hubs can help businesses achieve their organic traffic goals, but you never hear about the effort required to execute a hub strategy correctly. Before you’re ready to commit to developing content hubs, consider whether content hubs are, in fact, the right<\/em> thing for your content strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before content hubs should even be considered, ensure the content you already have is of the highest quality. Only then should you move on to tackling breadth. When onboarding a new client for Content Strategy services<\/a>, we first prioritize evaluating existing content and its performance and making plans for that content. As Jimmy Daly from Animalz<\/a> put it, “The best content strategy is the one that prioritizes quality and depth, not volume and breadth<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Content hubs involve creating several, if not dozens, of pieces of content. Content hubs shouldn’t be part of your content strategy if you lack the resources or time to produce high-quality content. You’ll need resources to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resource needs will also depend on the type of hub. There are various content hubs, and they don’t all serve the same purpose. Consider what your strategy and KPIs are and review our recommendations on how to choose a content hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We worked with a leading reference client who wanted to improve keyword rankings for existing content to drive additional organic traffic. They also wanted to be recognized as an expert in the area they specialized in—one way of doing that was to show up at the top of SERPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using Portent’s content hub strategy framework<\/a>, we conducted keyword research, analyzed search results & competitors, and evaluated existing content to understand the breadth of content and identify any gaps. We created an editorial calendar to summarize key information and used it to organize content briefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We prioritized updating existing content first<\/a> due to the smaller efforts required from our client’s editorial teams and the potential results of refreshing old content<\/a>. When creating content to fill gaps, we relied on metrics like search volume and keyword difficulty to prioritize the most impactful content first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We helped our client generate 135 articles—27% content updates and 73% new content.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAre Content Hubs Right for Your Content Strategy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ensure Existing Content Is of the Highest Quality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Resources Needed for Content Hubs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Content Hub Case Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Challenge: The Client Wanted to Be the Leading Authority in Its Field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Strategy: We Created Content Hubs to Fill Gaps & Drive Traffic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Results: Content Hubs Filled Content Gaps & Drove 3.3 Million Additional Organic Traffic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n