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Spent 3 hours reworking a blog post because I ignored internal linking from the start
I wrote a 2,500 word guide on local SEO for bakeries last month and completely forgot to build internal links as I went. When I finally went back to add them, I had to rewrite whole sections to make the anchor text flow naturally. It took me about 3 hours of editing that could have been 20 minutes if I just added links while drafting. Anyone else fall into this trap or is it just me being lazy?
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the_tessa25d ago
Sounds like you learned the hard way, huh.
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gavinw4525d ago
And that's exactly it, Tessa. The thing is, when you're deep in writing mode, you think you'll remember where to drop those links later. But you never do. I did something similar with a post about Google My Business optimization. I had this whole section on local citations and completely forgot to link back to my own guide on managing reviews. When I finally went to add the link, the sentence felt forced and I had to rewrite like four paragraphs to make it fit. It's way easier to just throw a link in while the thought is fresh and then smooth out the anchor text on the first edit pass. Saves you that whole "why does this sound so awkward" headache.
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Didnt used to think it mattered that much but yeah, this post kinda flipped my thinking. I just start dropping placeholder links now and fix the text later. Way less headache.
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