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Internal Links

Find orphan pages + AI-suggested internal link opportunities to spread PageRank.

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What it is

Internal Links crawls your site, builds a graph of every page-to-page link, and identifies (a) orphan pages — pages with NO internal links pointing to them (Google barely indexes these), and (b) high-value link suggestions: pages where a missing internal link would distribute authority to a page that needs the boost.

Why it matters

Internal linking is the single most under-rated SEO lever. Adding one well-placed internal link from a high-authority page to a weak page can move the weak page from position #14 to #6. No new content, no new backlinks — just plumbing. Most owners never look at their internal link graph.

How to use it (step-by-step)

Follow these in order. Each step is 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

  1. 1

    Run a crawl

    Pick a project → click 'Crawl now'. We follow internal links up to a depth limit and map the structure.

  2. 2

    Review orphans

    Pages with zero internal links pointing at them. Either add a link from your homepage/nav, or accept that Google won't rank them.

  3. 3

    Review AI link suggestions

    Each suggestion shows: source page (with anchor text suggestion), target page, and WHY this link would help (topical relevance + authority flow).

  4. 4

    Implement → re-crawl

    Add the links in your CMS, then re-crawl in 1-2 weeks. Watch the orphan count drop.

Pro tips

  • →Your homepage is the highest-authority page on your site. Every internal link FROM the homepage is gold — be deliberate about which 5-10 pages you link to.
  • →Don't internal-link with the same anchor text 20 times — Google sees that as manipulation. Vary anchors naturally.
  • →Pages 3+ clicks from the homepage often get ignored by Google. The crawl shows you depth — flatten your structure where possible.

How we compare

Honest comparison — where we win and where the big tools win.

vs. Ahrefs Internal Backlinks

Ahrefs has the data but no AI suggestions — you sift through a giant report. We give you a prioritized to-do list.

vs. Screaming Frog

Frog shows the graph; we tell you what to DO with it.

Related modules

These work great together with Internal Links.

Site Audit

60+ technical SEO checks + AI-written fixes for every issue we find.

Keyword Research

Hundreds of keyword ideas + REAL Google volume + quick-win opportunities.

AI Content Writer

1500–2500 word articles with FAQ, schema, and internal-link suggestions.

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