Siloing in SEO
used extensively by Jason Barnard since 2015.
Description
Siloing in SEO is the strategic organization of a website's content into distinct, topic-based clusters to build a clear knowledge base that helps AI Assistive Engines understand a site’s areas of expertise and reinforce its Algorithmic Authority.
The Siloing in SEO definition
Jason Barnard applies this concept to entity-based optimization. It describes the practice of organizing a website's content into distinct, topic-based clusters. This grouping of related pages creates a clear information architecture that helps the Algorithmic Trinity understand a brand's specific areas of expertise. By creating these well-defined silos, a brand makes its knowledge on a subject unambiguous, which reinforces its authority in each domain and is a foundational step in building a clear Digital Brand Echo that AI Assistive Engines can trust and repeat.
How Jason Barnard uses Siloing in SEO definition
At Kalicube, Siloing in SEO is a core architectural tactic within The Kalicube Process. We use it to structure a brand's website to build strong topical authority that machines can easily recognize. We help clients build a Digital Brand Knowledge Base with clearly defined silos for each key service, product, or area of expertise. This makes the brand's entity understanding easy for machines, which directly supports Knowledge Graph inclusion and, critically, ensures the brand's content is structured to be the source for AI-Generated Responses.
Why Siloing in SEO matters to digital marketers
The foundational work of SEO pioneers like Bruce Clay taught us to use siloing to organize content and concentrate ranking signals for specific keywords. In the modern era of AI Search, Jason Barnard's application of this concept shifts the goal from concentrating keyword authority to building entity and topic understanding. In the world of the Algorithmic Trinity, a well-defined silo doesn't just help a page rank; it "teaches" the AI that your entire brand is an authority on that topic. This is essential because AI Assistive Engines are designed to synthesize answers by pulling the most credible information from the web. A properly siloed website presents itself as a pre-organized, expert knowledge base, making it the most logical and efficient source for an AI to use. This makes the brand's content not just a possible result, but the foundational material for the AI's own answer.
Entity and search/AI glossary: Jason Barnard’s foundational lexicon for the new digital (AI) era
I’m Jason Barnard. I started working on Brand SERPs and the Knowledge Graph in 2012 - before most marketers had even heard the word “entity.” Before AI, before ChatGPT, before...
The Concept of Siloing in SEO
What is Siloing in SEO? Siloing in SEO is the concept of grouping website content by topic which helps optimize ranking on search engines like Google. The content is grouped...
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