Content Strategy Worksheet 5 menit

Topical Cluster Mapping

Cara menentukan batas topik untuk cluster: kapan sub-topik deserve spoke sendiri, kapan jadi section di hub. Plus mapping worksheet.

Mapping cluster tampak subjektif tapi sebenarnya ada heuristic yang konsisten. Terlalu wide = hub watered down. Terlalu narrow = spoke cannibalize. Worksheet ini yang saya pakai di setiap cluster planning.

Heuristic: spoke vs section

ConditionSpoke sendiriSection di hub
Search volume untuk sub-topik> 50/bulan< 50/bulan
Sub-topik bisa diekspansi ≥ 800 kataYaTidak
Sub-topik punya spesifik actionable stepYa (spoke)Kalau tidak, section
Audience untuk sub-topik berbedaYaTidak
Sub-topik cross-cluster referenceYaTidak perlu
Sub-topik punya long-tail variasi5+ variants< 5 variants

Worksheet: define cluster

  1. Write 'brain dump' 30-50 terms yang related dengan topik

    Jangan filter. Tulis semua yang teringat. 10 menit brainstorm.

  2. Group jadi 3-8 clusters

    Term yang related logically. Namakan setiap cluster.

  3. Identify pillar name untuk setiap cluster

    Kata kunci paling comprehensive. Biasanya 2-4 kata.

  4. Untuk setiap cluster, draft 5-15 spoke topic

    Specific sub-aspects. Boleh duplicate antar cluster untuk now.

  5. Eliminate duplicate antar cluster

    Assign tiap topic ke satu cluster primary. Cross-link later.

  6. Validate keyword volume per spoke

    Kalau ada 3+ spoke di bawah volume minimum, merge spoke atau reassign ke section.


Template mapping

Cluster: Entity Infrastructure
Pillar: /entity-infrastructure/
Pillar keyword: "entity infrastructure SEO"

Spokes:
  1. Wikidata Q-ID setup
     Keyword: "how to create wikidata q-id"
     Volume: 200/mo
     Target: 1200 words
     Priority: P1

  2. Schema.org @graph
     Keyword: "schema org graph json-ld"
     Volume: 180/mo
     Target: 1500 words
     Priority: P1

  3. Knowledge Graph claim
     Keyword: "claim google knowledge panel"
     Volume: 90/mo
     Target: 1000 words
     Priority: P2

  4. llms.txt
     Keyword: "llms.txt specification"
     Volume: 120/mo
     Target: 1200 words
     Priority: P1

  [5-15 more spokes]

Cluster health check

  • Pillar + minimum 5 spoke published.Di bawah ini belum operational cluster.
  • Internal link: pillar → setiap spoke, spoke → pillar.Bi-directional.
  • Cross-link antar spoke minimal 2 per spoke.Related content reference.
  • Pillar di-update quarterly dengan spoke baru.Living document.
  • Cluster-level metric: organic traffic growth QoQ.Tracking aggregate, bukan per-post.
Cluster size

Cluster idealnya 10-30 spoke. Under 10 = belum cluster. Over 30 = fragmentasi; split jadi dua cluster terkait.