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Corey Haines
a04cb61a57 Add funding usernames to FUNDING.yml
Updated funding model with GitHub Sponsors and Buy Me a Coffee usernames.
2026-01-28 00:06:49 -08:00
Corey Haines
0bc1b2bba0 Merge pull request #35 from coreyhaines31/feature/competitor-alternatives-footer-nav
Add footer navigation guidance for competitor pages
2026-01-27 16:55:53 -08:00
Corey Haines
ed86096730 feat: add footer navigation guidance for competitor pages
Add section to content-architecture.md explaining how to leverage
site footer for internal linking to comparison/alternative pages.
Covers minimum approach (index links) and recommended approach
(dedicated columns with top 8 competitors per format).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-27 16:51:59 -08:00
Corey Haines
c166041dea Merge pull request #34 from coreyhaines31/development
Merge development into main
2026-01-27 11:33:10 -08:00
Corey Haines
d89da05c32 Merge pull request #33 from coreyhaines31/feature/skill-version-system
feat: add skill version tracking system
2026-01-27 11:32:28 -08:00
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.github/FUNDING.yml vendored Normal file
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# These are supported funding model platforms
github: coreyhaines31
buy_me_a_coffee: coreyhaines

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@@ -206,3 +206,58 @@ Looking to switch? See how [Your Product] compares to the tools you're evaluatin
- Last updated date for credibility - Last updated date for credibility
- Number of pages/comparisons available - Number of pages/comparisons available
- Quick filters if you have many comparisons - Quick filters if you have many comparisons
---
## Footer Navigation
The site footer appears on all marketing pages, making it a powerful internal linking opportunity for competitor pages.
### Option 1: Link to Index Pages (Minimum)
At minimum, add links to your comparison index pages in the footer:
```
Footer
├── Compare
│ ├── Alternatives → /alternatives
│ └── Comparisons → /vs
```
This ensures every marketing page passes link equity to your comparison content hub.
### Option 2: Footer Columns by Format (Recommended for SEO)
For stronger internal linking, create dedicated footer columns for each format you've built, linking directly to your top competitors:
```
Footer
├── [Product] vs ├── Alternatives to ├── Compare
│ ├── vs Notion │ ├── Notion Alternative │ ├── Notion vs Airtable
│ ├── vs Airtable │ ├── Airtable Alternative │ ├── Monday vs Asana
│ ├── vs Monday │ ├── Monday Alternative │ ├── Notion vs Monday
│ ├── vs Asana │ ├── Asana Alternative │ ├── ...
│ ├── vs Clickup │ ├── Clickup Alternative │ └── View all →
│ ├── ... │ ├── ... │
│ └── View all → │ └── View all → │
```
**Guidelines**:
- Include up to 8 links per column (top competitors by search volume)
- Add "View all" link to the full index page
- Only create columns for formats you've actually built pages for
- Prioritize competitors with highest search volume
### Why Footer Links Matter
1. **Sitewide distribution**: Footer links appear on every marketing page, passing link equity from your entire site to comparison content
2. **Crawl efficiency**: Search engines discover all comparison pages quickly
3. **User discovery**: Visitors evaluating your product can easily find comparisons
4. **Competitive positioning**: Signals to search engines that you're a key player in the space
### Implementation Notes
- Update footer when adding new high-priority comparison pages
- Keep footer clean—don't list every comparison, just the top ones
- Match column headers to your URL structure (e.g., "vs" column → `/vs/` URLs)
- Consider mobile: columns may stack, so order by priority