I just wanted to remind everyone to periodically review all the links they keep on their site. Whether you are a blogger with a blogroll full of links or if you’re just another webmaster who shares resources with others like I do with BiggerPockets® Real Estate Investing Community, you should always do a periodic review of the links on your site.
I realize that this is just another obvious comment, but while the internet will go on “forever,” many websites don’t last even close to that long. I wish I had some cool stat on how often sites disappear, but it happens pretty often. A site you use daily this week may be gone next week.
Keeping dead links on your site does not bring confidence to your users. It shows them that you are not keeping up with your site. This is never a good sign for anyone. If your users believe that you do not care enough to maintain and keep to date your links, then they might just want to find another site that does.
Many times the obvious tip is one of the most important:
Get Rid of those Dead Links on Your Website Today!
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