31 Days to Build a Better Blog: Hunting for Links, or Chocolate
Day 27: I am almost a 31DBB survivor. But now I have to go searching for dead links in the wild woods of ye olde blog.
Sigh.
This is not nearly as fun as a chocolate egg hunt, which I would personally find very motivating. Though supposedly it is worth doing the bunny hop.
"So how do you detect dead links on your blog?" asks Darren.
Well, um. Isn't that obvious? Dead links don't breathe!
If you see a link that is not breathing, it is probably dead. You can also check its pulse, in case it's just holding its breath and playing dead. Or I suppose you could use the handy little link-life-detection tools ProBlogger recommends.
The obvious next question (and he asks it) is, "What to Do When You find a Dead Link?"
This is a very sad question. So I am going to ignore it and go back to Plan A.
Chocolate.
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Dead Tree photo by L.L. Barkat.
posted by L.L. Barkat at 7:00 AM
4 Comments:
You know, you could perform an entire funeral service for a dead link -- by honoring the deceased with chocolate. You could even package it with other chocolate litugies, and call it "The Book of Common Chocolate."
Oh, Glynn, I'll have to share that one with our priest.
If someone comes up with a chocolate wedding ceremony, I am so. there. Any possibility of reviving a few of those links and then hooking them up? :)
You guys are totally cracking me up. :)
Makes me feel like a little kid again. Like play. And that is fun.
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