How do I use internal links on my website?

How to connect your pages with internal links

Someone reading about your bakery's bread sees a link to your delivery service, and follows it without thinking. That one link did two jobs at once: it helped a visitor find what they wanted next, and it showed Google that the two pages belong together.

Three habits for good internal links

Avoid dead ends

Try to make sure every page offers at least one onward link. A page with nowhere to go is where visitors leave, and where Google stops exploring.

Link with intent

One or two well-placed links inside a paragraph are more useful than a dozen scattered around. Link where the two pages genuinely share a subject.

Use clear link text

"See our delivery options" tells a visitor (and Google) what's at the other end of the link. "Click here" doesn't.

Three ways to link your pages in SimDif

Text links:

In the text editor, select a few words, tap the chain icon, and choose an internal link. This is the most natural way to send a visitor from one idea to a related one.

Mega Buttons:

A big invitation, sitting naturally at the end of a page. A single full-width button clearly points visitors to another page; the side-by-side pair offers a choice between two destinations. See What are Mega Buttons and How do I use them?

A footer link:

A text link in your footer appears on every page of your site. It's the right place for the link every visitor might eventually want: most often, your contact page. See What should I put in the footer of my SimDif website?.

Guide visitors to the right next page

Wherever two of your pages cover related subjects, a link between them gives visitors a natural next step, and gives Google a clearer map of your site.