More on the actionability (that's now a word) of the glossary:
Remember that people don't just want to know a definition. They want to know how to apply that to achieve a goal and get a favorable outcome. Most people building glossaries stop at the definition, but that's kind of useless because now the person has to go back to Google to figure out how it's relevant to what they're specifically doing.
You could be THE authority resource by considering:
1.) Why this definition matters to them and why they're looking it up? (AKA What problem are they trying to solve with this information?)
2.) What resource can you create or info you can give that'll help them solve this problem? (This keeps them on your site longer and tells Google your site is a highly valuable resource and should be ranked higher.)
For the resource(s), you can focus on an overall problem to solve that has lots of moving parts/smaller goals (i.e. creating a content marketing strategy that leads to more sales) or a smaller problem that's more specific and focused (i.e. how to increase ranking on Google). Or both -- depending what people are looking for in the moment, which would be evident by social listening and a little bit of research.
wowowowow! Awesome, thank you so much for the long answer :D
I think I see your vision - definitely bigger than what I thought of in the beginning, but also much cooler. Excited to get started now 👀
PS There's nothing wrong with starting simple because starting is the most important part. Complexity can come later as you consider how you can expand it (with services, products, affiliate links, etc.).
You don't need to figure out all the pieces of the puzzle before you put the edges together.
More on the actionability (that's now a word) of the glossary:
Remember that people don't just want to know a definition. They want to know how to apply that to achieve a goal and get a favorable outcome. Most people building glossaries stop at the definition, but that's kind of useless because now the person has to go back to Google to figure out how it's relevant to what they're specifically doing.
You could be THE authority resource by considering:
1.) Why this definition matters to them and why they're looking it up? (AKA What problem are they trying to solve with this information?)
2.) What resource can you create or info you can give that'll help them solve this problem? (This keeps them on your site longer and tells Google your site is a highly valuable resource and should be ranked higher.)
Sorry this is so long 😅 WIP veterans know I usually write ridiculously comprehensive answers.
But if you have more questions, let me know! I'm happy to answer them for you :)
wowowowow! Awesome, thank you so much for the long answer :D
I think I see your vision - definitely bigger than what I thought of in the beginning, but also much cooler. Excited to get started now 👀
I'm so delighted it got you excited to build!
PS There's nothing wrong with starting simple because starting is the most important part. Complexity can come later as you consider how you can expand it (with services, products, affiliate links, etc.).
You don't need to figure out all the pieces of the puzzle before you put the edges together.