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The definition of deep linking<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Figure:<\/b> Deep Linking – Author: Seobility – License: CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Deep linking is the practice of linking to pages deep within a website, as opposed to the homepage and main category pages. Deep linking can help create a more balanced backlink<\/a> profile by building links to a wide range of pages on your site, helping \u201clink juice<\/a>\u201d flow to all pages on your site.\n<\/p>\n

Deep linking can be done to individual blog posts, product\/service pages, or other pages that are found on your site. Even though commonly referred to in the context of off-page SEO, it\u2019s also an important part of internal linking<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Advantages of deep linking<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are various important advantages that deep linking provides websites. A number of these are:\n<\/p>\n

A more even distribution of backlinks<\/span><\/h3>\n

Deep linking allows website owners to build backlinks to pages deeper within their site, improving the distribution of their link profile instead of solely focusing on the homepage.\n<\/p>\n

The links generally add more value<\/span><\/h3>\n

Links to blog posts, content, services pages, and other internal pages generally add more value on other websites than links to a site\u2019s homepage.\n<\/p>\n

Drive traffic to internal pages<\/span><\/h3>\n

Since deep links generally add more value to the site that\u2019s linking to a website, they often drive more traffic. This improves the visibility and traffic going to internal pages.\n<\/p>\n

Improved ranking<\/span><\/h3>\n

If the links are coming from authoritative domains, it\u2019s common to see the pages that the deep links were built to rise in the SERPs<\/a>. This helps improve the search engine<\/a> performance of the page.\n<\/p>\n

Examples of deep linking<\/span><\/h2>\n

Although deep linking generally refers to any links built to internal pages on a website, below are a few examples of deep links.\n<\/p>\n