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Is Wikipedia style internal linking (keyword anchor text) still effective?

by ikuret75
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Hi,
I remember a few years ago a lot of people were all over why Wekipedia pages ranked so high and one of the reasons they said (or I read) was its internal rinking structure, especially the internal linking with keyword anchor texts (linking to internal pages like keyword).

I know external links (backlinks) are more effective but to get the best out of internal links, is it still an effective practice?
(Or, has it ever been, should I ask?)

Thanks
#anchor #effective #internal #keyword #linking #style #text #wikipedia
  • Profile picture of the author SEO Eddie
    Yes, internal linking is still important. It's best done in a silo structure to link pages of a similar theme to one another. This helps the search engines to recognize what your pages are about.
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    • Profile picture of the author ikuret75
      Originally Posted by EdwardJ View Post

      Yes, internal linking is still important. It's best done in a silo structure to link pages of a similar theme to one another. This helps the search engines to recognize what your pages are about.
      Thanks! I actually use silo structure.
      I understand the importance of internal linking but I was wondering if I should use more keyword anchor texts deliberately(both on the side bar menu and contextual).

      If you can advice on this specific part I would appreciate it
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  • Profile picture of the author SEO Eddie
    Yes, use anchor texts with your keywords in them. Contextual if you can is worth doing..
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Yes, internal links can help rank pages. They can also help you get more from your external links by spreading that authority over multiple internal pages when targeting same/similar keywords.
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  • Profile picture of the author npoint
    Internal linking is more effective especially these days (: it`s very important, you will spend a lot less on backlinks, but vary your anchor text.

    You`ve mentioned you have your website siloed, so have you tried to boost your subpages/posts to pass more link juice to your containers ?

    It works like a charm (:
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  • Profile picture of the author phucdull
    Think a little bit. Internal links make users easier to read and track your content. So it plays an importance role in SEO
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