Link Whisper vs doing internal links by hand. I run a hybrid.

Link Whisper vs doing internal links by hand. I run a hybrid.
Link Whisper / similar auto-linkers are fast but dumb. They match anchor strings, not intent. Half the suggestions point a buyer-intent page at a top-of-funnel post. Backwards.
My split:
— Tool: surface ORPHANS and old posts with zero outbound links. Saves hours of hunting.
— Me: place the actual money links. The 3-4 that pass equity to pages I want ranking get done by hand, with anchors I chose.
Automate the discovery, never the decision. Bulk-approving auto links is how you dilute your best pages.
Find your orphans tonight. Hand-link the top 5.