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Recovery Action Checklist

Use this checklist before sending outreach. It keeps recovery work focused on links that are still worth pursuing.

  1. Open the source page.Confirm the referring page still loads and is relevant to the backlink opportunity.
  2. Check the target link.Verify whether the target URL is missing, broken, redirected, or still present.
  3. Confirm the recovery reason.Choose the right angle: unlinked mention, broken link, removed link, or redirect update.
  4. Prepare the outreach email.Use the matching template and personalize it with the source page and target URL.
  5. Track the outcome.Record sent date, follow-up date, response, and recovered-link status.