Internal Linking Map

Complete inventory of all WebPayMe pages organized by section. This page serves as documentation, a visual sitemap, and an internal linking reference for SEO planning. Every page listed links to its live URL. Total: 146 pages across 7 sections.

7
Sections
30
Core Pages
12
Industry Pages
14
Comparisons
34
Knowledge Base
10
Tools
34
Blog Posts
6
Legal / Admin

Core Pages 30 pages

Top-level information pages, solution pages, regional pages, and key landing pages.

Blog 34 articles

All blog posts under /blog/ — includes routed SEO-friendly URLs.

Internal Linking Recommendations

Strategic guidance for cross-linking pages to improve SEO, user flow, and topic authority.

Priority 1 — Hub Pages: Every industry page should link to High-Risk Payment Processing and How It Works. Every comparison page should link to both sides of the comparison.

Priority 2 — Blog-to-Core: Every blog article should contain at least 2 contextual links to relevant core pages (e.g., an article about chargebacks links to Chargeback Management and a relevant tool like the Chargeback Calculator).

Priority 3 — Knowledge Base Cross-Links: KB articles under /kb/ and /knowledge-base/ should cross-reference each other. For example, Crypto Payments links to UPI and Pix under "alternative digital payment methods."

Priority 4 — Tool-to-Content: Every tool page should link to 2-3 relevant content pages. The Payment Eligibility Checker should link to Industries Served and High-Risk Merchant Accounts.

Priority 5 — Regional Pages: Country-specific pages (Australia, UK, Europe) should link to relevant local payment KB articles and competitor pages.

Priority 6 — Anchor Text Diversity: Never use "click here." Use descriptive anchor text like "high-risk merchant account guide" or "Stripe alternatives for CBD businesses." Avoid over-optimizing exact-match anchors — mix partial-match, branded, and generic references.

Priority 7 — Footer & Nav Consistency: The 6-link footer and 2-link nav are already consistent across all pages. Consider adding breadcrumb navigation on deeper pages (/kb/, /knowledge-base/, /blog/) for crawl efficiency.

Broken Link Scanner

A shell script is deployed alongside this page to scan the site for broken internal links.

A script at /home/webpayme/public_html/update-internal-links.sh scans all PHP and HTML files for links and checks HTTP status codes. Run it periodically (weekly recommended) to catch 404s, moved pages, and orphaned references.

Usage: bash /home/webpayme/public_html/update-internal-links.sh

Output: Lists all broken links with source file, target URL, and HTTP status code. Exits with count of broken links found.