One important aspect of SEO and web development is to regularly check your business website for broken links. Google and other search engines like websites that work correctly and broken links are not good for user interaction.
Find and fix broken links on your website for better SEO
There are many reasons why you may have broken links on your website, for example, you may have deleted some web pages or linked to website pages that were active before but have now been deleted.
For web pages that are not on your website, you can simply link to alternative pages to fix the broken link issue.
If you delete a page on your website then I would suggest you set up a 301 redirect.
Simply speak to your web developer and ask them to help set up a 301 direct for pages that you have deleted.
A 301 redirect will simply take the website user to another page on your website rather than showing a 404 error.
Fixing broken links on your website is important for search engine optimisation.
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Finding broken links on your website FAQs
Should I fix all broken links on my website?
It is important that you fix all broken links on your website as quickly as possible. Broken links are simply not good for user interaction, by fixing broken links you can give your customers a better user experience, this can only be good for your business website and help improve your search engine optimisation.How often should I check for broken links?
I would recommend that you check for broken links on your website pages as soon as you publish them. Sometimes we can make a simple mistake and not realise, so checking for broken links as soon as you publish a web page should be your number one priority. Even the best SEO-optimised websites will eventually contain broken links for the simple fact that as website owners we can not control external content. I would recommend checking for broken links once a week.Is it possible to automate broken link checking?
Yes, you can use more powerful automated tools link Ahrefs to scan your website weekly and receive a report that will contain SEO optimisation errors.Can I use this broken link-checking tool on a WordPress website?
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Article by Pankaj Shah: DCP Web Designers in London
