How to Fix Broken Links on Your Website
To fix a broken link, you first need to know it's not working. Let's have a quick look at what causes a link to stop working and how you find them.
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Of course, there are plenty of tools available that are capable of doing this. As ever, some are free, others are paid.
The mainstream SEM tools
SEMrush
Moz
ahrefs
Majestic
are all able to find most problems on your website including finding dead links. If you’re just getting started and finding your feet with content marketing and figuring out your SEO strategy, these are probably overkill.
To see which might suit your need the best, there are trials available, just make certain to have time available to fully check out the tools.
To check if your website has any errors with links both internally and externally, here is a free tool you can use to do a quick check.
Dead Links Quick Check
To check if your website has any errors or broken links both internally and externally, here is another free tool you can use to do a quick check.
Dead Link Checker Logo
https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/
WordPress Users
If you’re a WP user and you run this tool, you may well find some outdated links in plug-ins. Some odd-looking links referring to Facebook (too many redirections) when you use certain social media sharing plugins like this:
https://m.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=h...
Those links should not concern you. If the link that is reported as an error is not a link that fits into your website’s normal structure and all your sharing links work okay from your site, it’s unlikely to affect your SERPs.
How to Fix Broken Links
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Fixing a broken link is simplicity itself.
All you are doing is making certain that link destinations are valid and live.
Whether they are to internal or external webites, they all need fixing.
Rule out typos
Check for changed page/doc names
Check for problem redirects
Replace broken external links with valid destinations
or Delete the link
While you are fixing any broken links, just make certain that all your links are secure while you’re there.
We covered unsecure links here:
https://www.2waydigital.com/check-you...
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