Internal Link Analyzer
Paste your page HTML and see your internal linking structure. Find orphan pages, weak anchor text, and linking patterns that hurt your AI visibility.
Why internal linking matters for AI search
AI crawlers follow links to discover content
When AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overview crawl your site, they follow internal links to discover new pages. A page with no internal links is effectively invisible to these crawlers — it becomes an orphan that AI cannot find or cite.
Anchor text tells AI what the linked page covers
The clickable text of a link is one of the strongest signals AI uses to understand what the destination page is about. Descriptive anchor text like "guide to schema markup" is far more helpful than generic text like "click here" or "read more".
Link diversity builds topical authority
Linking to multiple related pages from a single page helps AI engines understand the breadth and depth of your expertise. If your blog post about AEO links to your schema guide, your robots.txt guide, and your content optimization page, AI sees a connected knowledge base — not isolated articles.
Internal links distribute authority across your site
When one page on your site earns trust from AI engines, internal links pass that authority to other pages. Keeping internal links follow-friendly (no nofollow) and maintaining a healthy internal-to-external ratio ensures your own content gets the most benefit.
Internal linking is just one piece of AEO
Solid internal linking improves how AI crawlers discover and understand your content, but heading structure, content quality, and schema markup also matter. Check your heading structure and content quality too, or run a full AEO audit for the complete picture.
Internal links are 1 of 34 AI visibility factors
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