How to use internal links well
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Internal links tell Google which pages matter and help visitors move on. Too few isolates a page; hundreds dilute every link.
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Internal links
Why it matters. Internal links are how crawlers and visitors reach the rest of your site. Fewer than 3 leaves the page a dead end; more than 300 dilutes every link and overwhelms visitors.
How to fix it.
- Link to related pages from the body text and keep navigation and footer links to what visitors actually need.
- For very long lists, split them across pages or use category pages instead of one giant menu.