How many internal links in 1 post?

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As the title says, what is the number of internal links you create per post in your website? I recently read in a case study here in BHW that a minimum number of 5 internal links per post was giving good results. What is your experience? I usually go for 1-2 internal links and 1 external link
 
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jyciap11 said:
“Related posts” are considered internal links, correct?
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yes

billythebilly said:
Depends on the article size

500 words = 2 internal links
1000 words = 3 internal links
2000 words = 4 internal links

And so on...at least it's what I do
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damn, you beat me to it :p

Yes, OP, I think you can have more links the longer the content is. I have seen 5k long articles having 20-30 internal links and ranking just fine. As long as it makes sense to link to useful stuff and you break the monotony of long reads having more internal links is ok
 
AlbinKurti said:
As the title says, what is the number of internal links you create per post in your website? I recently read in a case study here in BHW that a minimum number of 5 internal links per post was giving good results. What is your experience? I usually go for 1-2 internal links and 1 external link
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I normally put 5 internal links then at least 2 external for faster indexing
Most of my posts index in 45 mins max

Edit: My content length is usually around 1500 words
 
jyciap11 said:
“Related posts” are considered internal links, correct?
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Nope, i was talking about textual internal links

billythebilly said:
Depends on the article size

500 words = 2 internal links
1000 words = 3 internal links
2000 words = 4 internal links

And so on...at least it's what I do
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Most of my articles are ~1000 words so looks like 3 internal links will work for me

tazarbm said:
yes


damn, you beat me to it :p

Yes, OP, I think you can have more links the longer the content is. I have seen 5k long articles having 20-30 internal links and ranking just fine. As long as it makes sense to link to useful stuff and you break the monotony of long reads having more internal links is ok
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Thanks for your answer

MomoPSB said:
I normally put 5 internal links then at least 2 external for faster indexing
Most of my posts index in 45 mins max

Edit: My content length is usually around 1500 words
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Looks good, my content length is usually around 1000 words so probably 3-4 internal links

bluematter said:
I don't have one size fits all strategy for this.

Depending on article length I vary them from 2-4 to 5-8. Just don't follow an exact pattern in each post.
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Makes sense
 
Having at least 5 internal links can be effective, but for shorter posts, 1-2 links usually work well. For longer articles, you can add up to 5 links, as long as they’re relevant and enhance the user experience. Including an external link can also provide additional value.
 
First of all, if you use related posts, you'll already have 5 (or whatever you chose) internal outbound links so the posts above about 2-3 internal links make no sense.

It doesn't matter how many outbound links (internal or external) you use... just use them when it actually makes sense and helpful for UX.

PS: I use LinkWhisper for internal links and I do NOT could related post links (and I don't count affiliate links either). Just like OP, I only count links from the content itself.
 
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billythebilly said:
Depends on the article size

500 words = 2 internal links
1000 words = 3 internal links
2000 words = 4 internal links

And so on...at least it's what I do
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i'll second that,
but i'll go with more, 6 for 1000 words & 12 for 2000 words, probably more if it fits,

there's nothing wrong with adding more as long as they're natural and engaging,
and you're keeping a good overall links/page ratio for each of the pages depending on their weight,
there are plenty of plugins & services that can help you keep track of these,

internal links will help passing link juice to all of the pages without affecting the source pages,
they could be helpful for user engagement & overall UX signals, which do have more importance after the latest updates,
and last to mention is the crawlability of the website, they'll get your pages crawled faster, more often and that's something you surely want,

google can crawl up to 150 links per page,
i would limit the overall links from a page to 100 for any website with decent authority
and 50-70 for relatively new websites,

now, let's say you have 30-40 links for navigation, social media, etc... (they're usually less, but well),
that leaves you with 20+- contextual links (internal & external), so just don't spam it & do it whenever you have the chance
 
AlbinKurti said:
As the title says, what is the number of internal links you create per post in your website? I recently read in a case study here in BHW that a minimum number of 5 internal links per post was giving good results. What is your experience? I usually go for 1-2 internal links and 1 external link
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I don't think there's a limit. I interlink according to relevance. But something that is more important is the text to link ration. In my opinion, short articles shouldn't have more than 2 links. If you have excessive internal links especially in a short article, it begins to look spammy.
 
I’d say 5 internal links sounds about right, especially for longer posts
 
normally 3-5 internal links per post can help improve site navigation and boost SEO by spreading link equity
 
If you currently use 1-2 internal links, this is a solid starting point and can be increased to 3-4 over time.
 
i'd say 2 internal links are good enough as well as 2 external.
 
I agree with the points mentioned above. The number of links should vary based on the article's length, and that’s perfectly normal.
But I’d like to point out. The key is to avoid sticking to a rigid formula for every article. Keep it natural. Two different 2000 words articles could have 4 or 8 links, and both would look more organic that way.
 
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