Wordpress Seo Help

[ExpertNovice]

Hi Everyone,

Im relatively new here but I am hoping I can get some honest feedback in regards to wordpress seo and internal linking in particular.

I recently switched a company website that’s in a very competitive industry onto wordpress for the seo benefits that I would get. Within my design I included 2 sections on the homepage of my new site for recent blog posts & recent articles. Purpose of this was to have constantly updated content on my homepage to help me rank better for my chosen keywords. Every time a new article/blog post is created on my site a link is also created in the footer (keyword title). I have recently read however that having too many links in the footer can be bad for seo and effect the link “juice”. I am going to limit the number of links I have in the footer but I am looking for some feedback on possible options I have. The way I see it I have 3.

1. I limit the number of links in the footer to 21 and ensure that 20 of these links are my main keywords. I then have one additional link titled “articles” where all new articles created will go. This will create a new page on my site that will list all the new and old articles. Something like a blog holding page.
2. I create 20 links in my footer. 19 of which will be my main keywords leaving one keyword space to change every time a new article is uploaded.
3. I create a system where the number of links in my footer is limited to 20 but each time a new article is created is replaces the first link that was created. The thought behind this is newest links in, oldest links out.

I have received different suggestions from multiple seo “gurus” so I am hoping somebody here can shine some light on what will be the best way for me to work this. My main aim here is create a system which will help me rank highly for as may different keywords as possible. If anybody can suggest or offer some feedback on this issue I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance for any replies on this thread!

[ExpertNovice]

Can anybody offer any suggestions on this for me??

In a small bit of a bind at the moment as I cannot continue with my article marketing.

Thanks!