Fail Nation: A Visual Romp Through the World of Epic Fails.

You officially now have no excuse for not fixing those broken links.  Today, Google has unveiled a new service called Webmaster Tools Crawl error sources.  OK, OK, it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but it pretty darned useful.

"Crawl error sources displays the source URL containing the broken link to their site -- no matter where it exists on the web."

It can even help you turn that unfriendly "File Not Found" page...

example not nice 404 Fix Broken Links: Now Theres No Excuse

into something that's a little more warm and fuzzy...

example nice 404 Fix Broken Links: Now Theres No Excuse

How does this help you make money?   Well, you might be surprised.  I had several broken links on a few of my sites that I was completely unaware of.

Nothing like having someone click on an affiliate link, only to find that it's dead.  So stop reading.  Go fix your links!

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