Photos, reviews, or posts created by customers. Authentic UGC builds trust and can improve SEO and conversions.
User-generated content (UGC) is content created by customers or users - reviews, photos, videos, social posts, comments. UGC builds trust and can improve conversion because it acts as social proof. It can also support SEO when it adds unique, relevant content (but it needs moderation to prevent spam).
Treat UGC as a product feature: moderate, structure, and measure impact on conversion and support load.
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Breadth of Content
The range of topics covered by a site within its niche. A broad, interlinked content base improves topical authority.
Cluster Content
A content model that connects related pages around a central 'pillar' topic to build topical authority.
Content Decay
The gradual loss of organic traffic as content becomes outdated or overtaken by competitors.
Content Gap
A topic or keyword competitors rank for but your site does not, representing an opportunity for new content.
Content Strategy
A plan for what content to create, who it is for, and how it supports business goals across the funnel (research, comparison, conversion, and retention).
Duplicate Content
Identical or very similar content appearing on multiple URLs. Can confuse search engines and dilute ranking signals.
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