The latest articles on DEV Community by Dusan Vuckovic (@voodooser). https://dev.to/voodooser https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3362351%2F130a28fd-2474-4085-a3d9-5524dcb35a2a.png https://dev.to/voodooser en Dusan Vuckovic Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:18:25 +0000 https://dev.to/voodooser/how-i-ranked-a-venice-rovinj-page-with-clean-internal-linking-and-faq-schema-41ak https://dev.to/voodooser/how-i-ranked-a-venice-rovinj-page-with-clean-internal-linking-and-faq-schema-41ak <p>Over the last couple of months, I’ve been working on a travel website targeting private transfers between European cities. One of the key challenges was breaking into competitive SERPs, where bigger names like Daytrip dominate. I focused on one particular page – a transfer from Venice to Rovinj. It started outside the top 20 but gradually climbed to position 9 with minimal backlinks.</p> <p>What helped?</p> <h2> 1. Clean internal linking </h2> <p>I built internal connections between all related transfers (Venice–Rovinj, Venice–Pula, Rovinj–Venice, etc.) without overdoing it. Each page pointed to 2–3 others using contextual anchors – not generic “click here” links.</p> <h2> 2. FAQ Schema (JSON-LD) </h2> <p>Instead of bloated answers, I added 5–6 compact, specific questions that users were genuinely searching for – travel duration, stopover options, pricing per seat, and vehicle types. Example question:</p> <blockquote> <p>“How long is the transfer from Venice to Rovinj?”</p> </blockquote> <p>All of it was implemented in pure JSON-LD and also displayed visually on the page in an accordion.</p> <h2> 3. Minimalist structure </h2> <p>I kept the layout clean – no popups, no intrusive sliders. Page load was below 2 seconds on mobile. My H1s followed a consistent format, and I avoided changing them frequently.</p> <h2> 4. Patience and stability </h2> <p>Instead of making constant edits, I committed to a setup and let Google re-evaluate over 6–8 weeks. That was crucial.</p> <p>I applied the same logic to this <a href="https://tripcom.si/transfer-venice-rovinj/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Venice–Rovinj route</a>, where I carefully structured internal links, implemented structured data and focused on intent-matching content.</p> <p>It’s not a miracle formula – just long-term technical hygiene and user-first writing.</p> <p>If anyone’s curious about the process or wants to swap ideas, happy to chat in the comments.</p> seo jsonld