Search engines penalize sites with many broken links
won't return after encountering broken links
catch new broken links before users do
Why Broken Links Are a Problem
The Damage They Cause
- ✗Lost Visitors: Users who hit 404s often leave immediately
- ✗Wasted Link Equity: PageRank doesn't flow through broken links
- ✗Poor Crawlability: Search bots waste time on dead ends
- ✗Trust Issues: Broken links signal poor maintenance
With Lemwatch Monitoring
- Catch broken links within 24 hours of appearing
- See exactly which pages contain each broken link
- Monitor both internal and external links
- Verify fixes with one-click re-checking
How Broken Link Detection Works
Automatic crawling, instant alerts
Add Your Sites
Enter your URLs and Lemwatch starts crawling to discover all your links.
Automatic Checking
Every link is tested to ensure it returns a valid response, not a 404 or error.
Get Notified
Receive alerts when broken links are found, with exact locations for easy fixing.
Complete Link Health Monitoring
Everything you need to maintain healthy links
Automatic Crawling
Lemwatch crawls your site to find all internal and external links, checking each one for errors.
Internal Link Checks
Find broken links between your own pages that frustrate visitors and waste link equity.
External Link Checks
Detect when external sites you link to go offline or change their URLs.
Instant Alerts
Get notified when new broken links are detected so you can fix them quickly.
Detailed Reports
See exactly which links are broken, where they appear, and what error they return.
One-Click Re-check
After fixing links, re-check instantly to verify the fix worked.
Broken Link Detection FAQ
Common questions about link monitoring
Start Finding Broken Links Today
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