Thread by @alton_lex

Link Velocity... the good, bad, and ugly (+ 🐍code!!)

(A 🧵 of threads )

First a quality scale for content sites:

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quality + maintained + high velocity
⚪️⭐️⭐️ Quality content + maintained
⚪️⚪️⭐️ Quality content
⚪️⚪️⚪️ Quality content + not maintained
💩💩💩 Poor quality + high velocity

How do you measure content velocity?

1⃣ scrape the sitemap for content
2⃣ determine content date (published, updated)
3⃣ plot the trend & volume

Examples and more info below: 👏👏

Link velocity metric + 🐍 code:

https://twitter.com/alton_lex/status/1618470658186571776

Great example of data science analysis using sitemap data from author and python master @eliasdabbas using his library #advertools

See full thread for analysis and code:

https://twitter.com/eliasdabbas/status/1610956989579788288

Dive into deeper understanding of site structure and content starting with sitemap from @SimoneDePalma2

https://twitter.com/SimoneDePalma2/status/1614039366275588096

In some cases velocity is better than other fundamentals...

Another @Nick_zv_ conversation starter:

https://twitter.com/Nick_zv_/status/1618292619020468228

But be cautious that you can keep up with organic growth (and maintain what you've got!)

Tips from @AbdelrhmnHenedy for scaleable growth:

https://twitter.com/AbdelrhmnHenedy/status/1615025594466729990?s=20&t=FpBF2lQrBDYNm9GzhxI2IQ

Want to see the impact of content velocity on social???

See what happens if you tweet too much and twitter thinks you've exceeded your velocity:

https://twitter.com/alton_lex/status/1616971811610308608

Or better yet, ready to crank up your niche-site content velocity?!

Code and tips for scaling production with AI 😇

https://twitter.com/alton_lex/status/1616331845918154753

Experiments large and small suggest Google LOVES fresh content in organic serps...

...and in discover

https://twitter.com/journey2content/status/1615983799350747138?t=zETbf_vUJqJVbTvF0LJ8hg&s=19

Join the discussion by @GaelBreton about how to avoid traffic decreasing when you start scaling production:

(hint it's about maintaining quality 👇)

https://twitter.com/GaelBreton/status/1618594655213441025?s=20&t=p9wDWat4kS8GszlKr0DDTQ