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Can visitors find the pages that sell?

It finds non-homepage selling pages with exactly a single observed internal inlink.

What Check Engine measures

Enough crawl coverage is needed to judge internal links. The check selects pages with readable content and a recognised selling-page address, leaving out the homepage. Exactly 1 observed incoming link qualifies. For example, a service page linked only from its menu can qualify. Business importance still needs your review.

The check uses readable pages, selling-page addresses and observed internal links. A browser-only menu or limited crawl can leave links unseen. Check that coverage before treating the count as complete.

How to read the result

The finding is medium severity. Its scope is the recognised selling pages with a measured single source, rather than a complete inventory of every URL that can contribute to an enquiry or purchase.

Why it matters

A service or product page needs a route from other useful parts of the site. The check gives extra attention to pages recognised as selling, while leaving the owner to decide which specific pages matter to the business.

How to fix it

Find the page's place in the site's navigation and related content. Add relevant links from category pages, useful articles or other routes that naturally lead to the offer. Use labels that explain the destination. Keep the page's purpose clear and avoid adding repeated irrelevant links solely to change a graph count.

Fix the pages that make you money first

What we found in field audits

Problems in Links were found on 14 of the 14 sites we audited. These are area totals. Read the field-audit method.

Method note

backend/seo_engine/checks/links.py, money_page_reachability, revision 0bb8e8d3.

Common questions

How many incoming links trigger the weak selling-page finding?

The qualifying count is 1 observed incoming link on an eligible selling page. Enough graph coverage is also required.

Is the homepage included in the weak selling-page link check?

No. The check selects selling pages while leaving out the homepage. It also requires readable content and enough crawl coverage.

How serious is a selling page with only one measured source link?

The result has medium severity. Confirm that the recognised address really serves an important selling role before adding links.