Rare Entities and Attributes
π Entity-based Indexing and Ranking of Documents is one of the methods utilized by Search Engines these days.
Adding π Rare Entities and Attributes will offer two-fold benefits:
- πΌ It will help increase 'Information Gain Score' β a π Direct Ranking Factor for your web page, as mentioned in Google Patents.
- πΌ It will help Search Engines with cost-effective Information Retrieval β since Search Engines already recognize these entities.
π« Precautions for Adding Rare Entities and Attributes to Your Web Page:
- 1οΈβ£ Ensure Semantic or Lexical Relevance β Rare Entities or Attributes must be semantically or lexically related to the existing entities on the page. Use π SERP Analysis to verify knowledge domains.
- 2οΈβ£ Establish Proper Connections β Create strong contextual links between these rare entities so that π Search Engines can process the full Context and understand their purpose.
- 3οΈβ£ Maintain Relevance β Adding β Irrelevant Rare Entities may dilute the overall context and break the π contextual flow on your page.
𧩠Phrase-based Indexing still exists, but in 2012, Google shifted its focus to βThings, Not Strings.
π "Strings" refer to Phrase-based Indexing and Document Ranking.
π "Things" refer to Entity-based Indexing and Document Ranking.
π Why Mentioning "Rare" Entities in Your Content is Key for SEO
Based on a Google Patent titled "Document ranking based on entity frequency"
π Patent Reference: Google Patent US9679018B1

- π Entity frequency helps the system determine which documents are more relevant, especially when rare or uncommon entities are mentioned.
π The system:
- β Identifies Entities in documents.
- β Calculates how often these entities appear across multiple documents.
- β Ranks documents higher when they mention entities that are of interest to users but are rarely mentioned elsewhere.
This is why π‘ Unique Content with Rare Information gives you an edge over competitors.
π§ It likely uses Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) β an older technology, but still effective.
With AI-driven content creation scaling rapidly π, unique and high-value content factors will become even more crucial moving forward.