A broken link or dead link is a link on a web page that no longer works or goes to the resource it was originally meant to link to.
“Search engines also see broken links as a sign of a poor website. Pages with broken links are probably not as up-to-date and good-quality as those without, so search engines will rank your website lower. Fixing broken links is an important part of maintaining a site; search engines want to see well-maintained sites.”
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Article courtesy of Dr. Link Check in SE Optimization for SiteProNews