Internal Linking Map for Growth Pages
What this page covers
Internal Linking Map for Growth Pages
Use this page to plan a clear internal linking map for growth pages within your internal linking strategy. The goal is to make priority pages easy to find and help them reinforce the right topics.
Your map should work with hub and leaf rules, orphan page audits, crawl depth fixes, and new page routing so growth pages form a clear structure for users, crawlers, and AI-powered discovery.
In brief
- Map how each growth page links to its hub, related sibling pages, and key supporting content so users and crawlers can move through core topics easily.
- Use the map to find missing links, overlinked clusters, and pages that need stronger connections, then coordinate fixes with audits and crawl depth work.
- Keep the map as a publishing reference so every new growth page is connected to the existing internal linking strategy from day one.
What to do
An internal linking map for growth pages shows how your most important growth-focused URLs connect to each other and to their parent hub. For this site, that means mapping pages in the internal linking strategy section so each page has a clear role and a defined set of links.
Start by listing the growth pages under the internal linking strategy hub, including this page and related pages such as hub and leaf linking rules, orphan page audits, crawl depth reduction, and new page wave routing. For each page, note its purpose, parent hub, and the nearby pages it should link to.
Then turn the list into a routing plan. Define which links should go from hub to leaf, from leaf back to hub, and between closely related leaf pages. Use that plan when editing or publishing so every growth page supports the larger internal linking system.
What to keep in mind
This map is most useful for teams that already treat internal linking as part of their growth strategy and need a lightweight way to keep priority pages aligned. It is a planning aid for this section, not a full sitewide information architecture document.
The map does not replace technical audits or cleanup work. You still need separate checks for orphan pages, crawl depth, sitemap quality, and new page routing. The map gives those efforts a shared reference so fixes follow the same link patterns.
Because this page focuses on structure, it does not require a specific tool or metric. Pair the map with your analytics, crawler, or Radar scan to confirm that planned links are live and that growth pages are reachable from key entry points.