Last updated: 2024-10-23

Source: https://support.freshservice.com/support/solutions/articles/50000005608-best-practices-to-create-solution-articles

Here is how you can ensure that your solution articles are pulled as relevant responses to your employees' queries.

Adding Titles

1. Incorporate Primary Keywords

The title should contain the primary keyword(s) that the article is about.

Example: VPN authentication issue on Windows laptop

2. Use FAQs

Use the most frequently asked question that you anticipate employees will ask to find this article

Example: How to connect Bluetooth headphones with my MacBook?

3. Add specific context

Use context in the title. Add details like geography, OS, application name, etc.

Example: Printer setup on macbook in Bangalore office

4. Create unique titles

Multiple articles should not have the same title.

Creating the Article Body

1. Focussed, topically aligned

If an article has multiple topics covered, split it into separate articles (one for each topic).

What doesn’t work:

“Payroll questions”

Content about “how to access” and “commonly raised issues” for a software are covered in the same article

2. Keep it Brief

We recommend that articles should be ~400 words long

3. Avoid duplication of content

Ensure that the article titles created and the underlying body of the articles are not similar to or duplicates of content in other articles.

General recommendations

1. Use employees language

The title and body should contain the same language that you expect your employees to use.

2. Add images right

Add title and alt text to images

3. Add contextual URLs

Add labels to URLs, or add text alongside URLs in the article body.

4. Avoid relying on tags and keywords

Freddy AI Agent’s responses rely heavily on visible content to support semantic search. Therefore do not use tags and keywords to improve search effectiveness.