{"id":12726,"date":"2025-04-07T15:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/10-ways-to-create-helpful-content-examples-and-checklist\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T15:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:45:37","slug":"10-ways-to-create-helpful-content-examples-and-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/10-ways-to-create-helpful-content-examples-and-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Create Helpful Content + Examples and Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like it or not, we\u2019re all at the mercy of Google\u2019s ranking systems.<\/p>\n

Systems that reward some sites with high rankings.<\/p>\n

And wipe others off the SERPs overnight.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not all doom and gloom.<\/p>\n

Google provides fairly detailed guidelines about the type of content it\u2019s looking for: helpful content.<\/p>\n

We follow these guidelines here at Backlinko.<\/p>\n

For example, our SEO strategy guide<\/a> dominates the search results.<\/p>\n

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And ranks for more than 3.2K long tail keywords<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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But this wasn\u2019t by luck.<\/p>\n

We aim for every article we publish to meet \u2014 or exceed \u2014 Google\u2019s helpful content standards.<\/p>\n

And you can, too.<\/p>\n

After reading this article, you\u2019ll have 10 Google-approved strategies for creating people-first content.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll also see examples from real sites that excel at creating helpful content.<\/p>\n

Plus, you\u2019ll get a free checklist to ensure your pages meet Google\u2019s quality standards.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start by understanding what \u201chelpful content\u201d is in Google\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n

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