What is Broken Links and Broken Backlinks:
Broken Links: Broken Links is a page of your websites is linking to any other page of your website that is no longer exist.
For example My one page (link) of my website is connected to another page on my website only, but that page will be no longer exist or page is not opening. It’s throwing an error, so it is Broken Links.
Broken Backlinks: Broken backlinks are when some other website pages are linked or connected to your website and that is no longer exist.
For example: On your website you are saying google.com is a better search engine. Then google is another page, it’s not yours. So if google.com page will show an error or it's not opening from your website, so it is Broken Backlinks. They are outgoing links from your website.
404 error occurs when you tries to reach a website page that couldn’t be found on the server.
The most common reasons for 404-page error are:
· The URL was changed.
· A page is deleted.
· When the Site is currently offline
· The website does not exist anymore.
· Link error or etc.
Example: You can see the error page on below image:
Why Broken Links and Broken Backlinks are very bad for SEO:
Do you know hidden broken links on your website are losing thousands of viewers every day. Because my one article or post is linked to another or more articles, so the user will busy a long time on my website. He will see other articles on your website.
You know that awful error pages are kicking viewers out your website and they will never come back.
Research shows that 77% of unique viewers who clicks on broken links or backlinks, that viewer will never come back.
Only 23% of user who come back to 404 error page, make a second attempt to find that page, the remaining 77% will leave the site forever.
Just thinks how many potential clients or viewers and also the money you are losing every day.
Search Engines and Google Webmaster check your website backlinks regularly. Error page will take you on a bad understanding on your website.
Broken Backlinks are very important for SEO(Search Engine Optimization). It doesn’t help your website to rank better in google.
Search Engine will take your website rating very less, if your site has many Broken links or broken Backlinks.
Tools to find and Solve Broken Links and Backlinks for better SEO:
1) ATOMSEO:
ATOMSEO is very useful and easy to find Broken links on your website. They will scan every page and links to your website.
You can add ATOMSEO extension to your google chrome browser. Extensions are easy to use, and they work very quickly on chrome browser. Extensions are only working in Google Chrome. Extensions are apps on Google Chrome Browser.
2) Check My Links:
Check My Links are an extension of the google chrome browser. It is also fast and easy to do. They will scan all broken links on every page on your website.
3) Ahrefs:
Ahrefs are very professional and it is very useful is all. They can find domain ratings, broken links, outgoing links and all about links on your website. This website specializes in links services. But ahrefs is not free. They have a premium access only. But they are very useful for our website.
After finding broken links on your site you can modify that links or update it, it’s on you.
Thanks for visiting, I hope this article will help you.
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