Why It Matters for Developer Relations
For DevRel, internal linking for ai impacts how developers discover your tools through AI. Internal linking creates content relationships that AI systems use to understand topical connections and authority distribution. Strategic linking improves how AI navigates and interprets your content...
Implementation Steps
Identify pillar content and supporting pages
Create hub pages that link to related content
Use descriptive anchor text that provides context
Link from high-authority pages to important content
Create breadcrumb navigation for hierarchy
Add related content sections to all pages
Audit and update links regularly
Action Items for Developer Relations
Identify pillar content and supporting pages
Create hub pages that link to related content
Track Internal Linking for AI for documentation and technical content
Measure how community content benefits from this tactic
Share insights with engineering on technical improvements
Common Mistakes
Generic anchor text like 'click here' or 'learn more'
Important pages buried too deep in hierarchy
No systematic linking strategy
Broken internal links
Recommended Tools
Screaming Frog for link auditing
Site visualization tools
Internal link analysis plugins
Content mapping spreadsheets
Reporting Tips for Developer Relations
Track Internal Linking for AI implementation progress weekly
Benchmark results against competitors for context
Segment results by documentation section
Track tutorial vs. reference doc performance
Correlate with developer community activity