how to check dead links

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    I heard dead links are bad for a website. I want to know how to check dead links and how to remove them. Thank you in advance!
     
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  2. geester1

    geester1 Well-Known Member

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    Surely, if you have a dead linmk and google crawls it and finds it dead they will ignore it and not count it to your site? This is why you nee dto be link building on a regualr basis just incase this happens as well as building links to your site.
     
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    Dead links or broken links are links to those pages that no more exist on web. There are various online tools that you could use to find the dead link. But personally i like the Xenu.
     
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    Search engine would not consider the dead links or broken pages.
     
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    Dead link or broken link are harm ful for site by using Google Webmaster tool you can remove all such links .
     
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    xenu is the software from which u can check broken links..
     
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    Dead links are harmful for your site you can check it through xemu software or if you verify site through google webmaster then you can get it easily
     
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    Terry Hatfield Well-Known Member

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    I notice SEO Spyglass shows up a lot of dead links when checking back links. They have a free version if you are on a budget, you may want to give it a try and see if it suits your needs.
     
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    thank you very much. is Xenu a free tool?
     
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    xenu is good tool for check dead link.
     
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    I have found some broken links on my website using Xenu, but what to do with them?
     
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    Edit your pages showing dead links and use live links which may help you in increasing your popularity.
     
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    Dead links refer to links to those pages that no more exists on the web. You can make use of Google Webmaster tools in order to get rid of all the dead links. Better do it 'coz they can be very harmful for your site.
     
    sophie1986, Sep 3, 2011 IP