Why I Ignored Internal Links for Too Long For years, I focused only on writing new content, thinking that if I published more, traffic would come. And while some did, most of it bounced faster than a rubber ball on concrete. I didn’t realize that my own posts were like lost islands—no bridges, no connections. That’s when I discovered the magic of internal linking. What Internal Linking Really Is Internal linking is when you connect one page of your site to another. Simple, right? But the impact is huge. It guides users to related content, keeps them longer on your site, and tells search engines what your pages are about. Think of it as giving Google a roadmap to understand your site structure. How I Started: The Messy Part I began with a spreadsheet. Yes, it was tedious. I listed all blog posts, their topics, and main keywords. Then I grouped related ones. It felt like solving a puzzle with no picture on the box. But once I mapped everything, linking became natural. My Inter...
