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Did You Know Of This Tool That Saves Permanent Links For You?
It spares your readers from bumping into 404 pages.
If you write on the web, you use other websites as resources to give your content more value and build authority. When was the last time you checked on those pages you’ve previously linked to? Do you have any idea what your readers are getting into when following links that no longer point to the intended source? Can you imagine what a turn-off is for a reader to get all warmed up by your writing, stumble onto a line with some enticing anchor text on it, and once he clicks on the link, turns out there’s nothing to read in there?
Link rot is a growing phenomenon. The internet is forever changing. Over time, many links cease to point to the originally targeted web page. Medicine, science, or technology articles, as well as academic journals, are all suffering from this link rot epidemic. And if you quote any of these more or less often, chances are that your content has been affected by link rot too. You just didn’t know it until now.
Well, I recently discovered a free tool that promises a solution to this epidemic. If you care about keeping your work with its original citations, you might want to look into it. This is no promotional article and I have no benefit from mentioning this website other than the…
