u/Economy-Specific4416

Been deep in topical cluster work for a while — 40-article builds around a single service pillar, one post per week over a year. The logic holds: Google rewards domains that go comprehensive on a topic over time.

In practice, head term movement on competitive queries usually doesn't show up until month six to eight. Real compounding starts around ten to twelve.

Curious what others are seeing on national keywords in the KD 50+ range. Similar lag before things move, or have you found anything that tightens the timeline?

Also interested in link building at scale — editorial, digital PR, resource page outreach. What's actually working right now at a national level?