Definition
Links between pages on the same website that distribute page authority, establish content hierarchy, and help users and search engines navigate.
In Depth
Internal links pass PageRank between pages, signal topical relationships, and define site architecture. Strategic internal linking creates topic clusters where pillar pages link to detailed subtopic pages. Anchor text in internal links helps search engines understand what the target page is about.
Example Usage
Linking glossary terms to each other (RAG → Vector Database → Embeddings) and from blog posts to relevant glossary definitions.
Business Context
Internal linking is free, fully controllable, and compounds over time — each new page strengthens the entire site when properly linked.
Related Terms
Content Marketing
A strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant content to at...
E-E-A-T
Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness — Google's framework for evaluating co...
Featured Snippet
A special search result displayed above organic results ('Position 0') that directly answers a user'...
Meta Description
An HTML attribute providing a brief summary of a page's content, displayed as the snippet text in se...
On-Page SEO
Optimization techniques applied directly to web page content and HTML source code to improve search ...
Also Known As
Tags
Quick Info
Need help implementing this in your business?
Get Started