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Hvordan identifiserer du relaterte emner som AI assosierer med merkevaren din? Ønsker å utvide synligheten min

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TopicResearch_Kevin · Content Marketing Manager
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TopicResearch_Kevin
Content Marketing Manager · December 14, 2025

We’ve established decent AI visibility for our core topics. Now I want to expand into related topics to increase our footprint.

The challenge:

  • Not sure which topics are “related” in AI’s understanding
  • Don’t want to dilute our authority by going too broad
  • Want to expand strategically, not randomly

Questions:

  • How do you discover what topics AI associates with your existing topics?
  • What methods help identify related topic opportunities?
  • How far can you expand before diluting authority?
  • Are there tools that help with this?

Looking for systematic approaches to topic expansion.

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SemanticSEO_Expert Expert Semantic SEO Consultant · December 14, 2025

Let me share my framework for identifying related topics:

The Concentric Circles Model:

Core Topics (innermost)
├── Adjacent Topics (high relevance)
│   ├── Peripheral Topics (moderate relevance)
│   │   └── Tangential Topics (low relevance)

How to identify each layer:

CircleDefinitionHow to Find
CoreYour primary expertiseWhat you’re known for now
AdjacentDirectly relatedAI mentions alongside core
PeripheralIndirectly relatedCompetitors cover, you don’t
TangentialLoosely connectedSame audience, different need

Practical discovery methods:

  1. AI interrogation

    • Ask: “What topics relate to [your core topic]?”
    • Ask: “If someone is interested in [core], what else might they want to know?”
  2. Competitor analysis

    • What do competitors cover that you don’t?
    • What gets them cited that you’re missing?
  3. Customer research

    • What other questions do customers ask?
    • What related problems do they have?
TK
TopicResearch_Kevin OP · December 14, 2025
Replying to SemanticSEO_Expert
The concentric circles model makes sense. How do I know when I’ve gone too far into peripheral/tangential territory?
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SemanticSEO_Expert Expert · December 14, 2025
Replying to TopicResearch_Kevin

Signs you’ve expanded too far:

Dilution indicators:

  1. Expertise gap - You can’t genuinely be authoritative
  2. Audience mismatch - Different buyer persona
  3. AI confusion - Ask AI about your brand, it mentions unrelated topics
  4. Content quality drop - You’re writing without deep knowledge

The validation test:

For any new topic, ask:

  1. Can we create genuinely expert content? (Not just acceptable)
  2. Does our audience care about this?
  3. Does it strengthen or confuse our brand positioning?
  4. Can we compete with existing authorities?

Safe expansion rules:

  • Stay within 2 circles of your core
  • Expand one layer at a time
  • Build depth before breadth
  • Monitor AI’s understanding of your brand

Example:

Core: “Email marketing” Adjacent (safe): “Marketing automation”, “Lead nurturing” Peripheral (careful): “Sales enablement”, “Customer journey” Tangential (risky): “General sales techniques”, “HR management”

The further you go, the more you need to justify the connection.

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ContentExpansion_Strategist · December 14, 2025

Practical methods for discovering related topics:

Method 1: AI brainstorming

Prompt: “I’m an expert in [your topic]. What related topics should I also cover to provide comprehensive value to my audience?”

Document the suggestions. Test which ones appear in AI answers for related queries.

Method 2: “People also ask” analysis

For your core keywords, note all “People also ask” questions. These represent semantic relationships Google (and AI) sees.

Method 3: Topic co-occurrence

Look at content that ranks for your topics. What other topics do those pages also cover? This reveals co-occurrence patterns.

Method 4: Competitor topic mapping

TopicYouCompetitor ACompetitor B
Topic 1YesYesYes
Topic 2YesYesNo
Topic 3NoYesYes
Topic 4NoYesYes

Gaps where multiple competitors cover something you don’t = opportunities.

Method 5: Customer journey mapping

What does your customer need to understand:

  • Before they need your solution?
  • While evaluating options?
  • After purchase?

Each stage has related topic opportunities.

KP
KeywordResearch_Pro · December 13, 2025

Connecting keyword research to topic expansion:

Traditional keyword → Related topic discovery:

  1. Seed keyword in SEO tool
  2. Explore “related keywords”
  3. Group into topic clusters
  4. Evaluate each cluster for AI opportunity

Tools that help:

ToolFeatureUse For
AhrefsRelated keywordsFinding clusters
SEMrushTopic researchSemantic mapping
AlsoAskedQuestion clustersRelated questions
AnswerThePublicQuestion mappingUser intent

Example process:

Core: “Project management software”

Related keyword clusters found:

  • Team collaboration tools → Adjacent topic
  • Task management methods → Adjacent topic
  • Remote team productivity → Peripheral topic
  • Agile methodology → Adjacent topic
  • Time tracking tools → Peripheral topic

Each cluster = potential topic expansion area.

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AIVisibility_Analyst · December 13, 2025

AI-specific topic relationship discovery:

Technique: Topic relationship mapping via AI

Step 1: Ask AI about your core topic “Explain [your topic] comprehensively”

Step 2: Note every related concept mentioned Document entities, terms, concepts that appear

Step 3: Ask about each related concept “How does [related concept] relate to [your topic]?”

Step 4: Map the relationships Create a visual map of topic connections

What you’ll discover:

  • Topics AI strongly associates (frequently mentioned together)
  • Topics AI weakly associates (mentioned occasionally)
  • Topics AI doesn’t associate (might be opportunity or too far)

Monitoring ongoing:

Periodically ask AI: “What topics is [your brand] associated with?”

Track changes. As you expand, does AI update its understanding?

Am I Cited can help track which topics your brand appears for over time.

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EnterpriseSEO_Sarah Enterprise SEO Manager · December 13, 2025

Enterprise approach to topic expansion:

Our systematic process:

Phase 1: Topic universe definition

  • List all potential topics (broad)
  • Categorize by relevance layer
  • Score business value

Phase 2: Authority assessment

  • Where do we have expertise?
  • Where do we have existing content?
  • Where do we have credibility?

Phase 3: Opportunity analysis

  • AI answer quality for each topic
  • Competitor coverage
  • Search/query demand

Phase 4: Prioritization matrix

TopicRelevanceExpertiseOpportunityBusiness ValuePriority
Topic AHighHighMediumHigh1
Topic BMediumHighHighMedium2
Topic CLowMediumHighHigh3

Phase 5: Expansion roadmap

  • Quarter 1: Deepen core topics
  • Quarter 2: Expand to adjacent topics
  • Quarter 3: Evaluate peripheral topics
  • Quarter 4: Refine based on results

Key insight:

Systematic expansion beats random. Plan your topic expansion like you’d plan a product roadmap.

TK
TopicResearch_Kevin OP Content Marketing Manager · December 13, 2025

Excellent frameworks everyone. Here’s my topic expansion plan:

Phase 1: Discovery (Week 1)

  1. AI interrogation for related topics
  2. Competitor topic analysis
  3. “People also ask” mining
  4. Customer question review

Phase 2: Mapping (Week 2)

Create topic map with circles:

  • Core topics (already strong)
  • Adjacent topics (expand first)
  • Peripheral topics (evaluate carefully)

Phase 3: Prioritization (Week 2-3)

Score each potential topic:

  • Relevance to core (0-10)
  • Our expertise level (0-10)
  • AI opportunity (0-10)
  • Business value (0-10)

Phase 4: Expansion plan (Week 3)

  • Month 1: 3 adjacent topics
  • Month 2: 2 adjacent topics
  • Month 3: Evaluate, potentially 1 peripheral

Validation:

  • Monitor AI brand associations monthly
  • Track citation expansion to new topics
  • Watch for authority dilution signals

Key principles:

  • Expand one layer at a time
  • Build depth before breadth
  • Monitor AI’s understanding
  • Stop if authority dilutes

Thanks everyone for the systematic approaches.

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