Content & Keywords

Topical Relevance

Quick Definition

Topical relevance is how strongly a page or site relates to a specific topic, based on content depth and surrounding context.

In context

Modern Google heavily weights topical relevance. A specialist site on Toronto SEO will rank a new article on local SEO faster than a general marketing blog with broader scope.

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