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Topical Authority SEO: How to Dominate a Niche With Fewer Articles
June 30, 2026 · 14 min read
The gap isn't domain authority — it's topical authority. How new sites outrank much larger domains by covering a niche comprehensively: what it is, how Google evaluates it, mapping a cluster from a seed keyword, the minimum viable pillar-plus-three cluster, internal linking, closing topic gaps, and the cadence for lean teams.