Internal linking structure

[david305]

howdy SEO moz people,

I had a quick question about internal linking. I am using the WP platform for my website and on one of the widgets I have a category widget that shows all the pages, (on every page).

I wanted to know that when if i make a new post or page does it matter if the internal anchor texts are on the content itself or is it suffice to have it on the side bar within the widget?

Basically what im asking is does it matter if i have anchor text links on the content itself or is it ok to have it anywhere on the page. and if it does matter to have it on the content, please help out on any suggestions on where to place them. thanks

[AlanMosley]

There is PageRank, and there is relevancy and authority.

For relevancy you want the link to come from within the content and with relevant link text.

With PR you may want to think about pushing page rank onto your landing pages. With a full menu on every page, you are speading your PR evenly over every page rather then pushing it onto your landing page.

See http://thatsit.com.au/seo/tutorials/a-simple-explanation-of-pagerank

[david305]

thanks