Can I view lost links?
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Hello!
One of the blogs I'm tracking has literally lost like half of the number of external followed links.
So, I have two questions really 1) is that common at all? it seems odd that that many would be removed 2) is there a way to see the specific links that were lost?
Thanks!
Kevin -
Thank you
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If you have an account on ahrefs.com you will be able to see which links you lost by clicking the tab of new/lost links to view what was lost.
In answer to your first question, it is common that links will get lost, over half, not entirely sure, unless all the links came from one place or one page on a website. If that website discontinued that page or just deleted then it could be a plausible reason for why you lost half your links. That is why most people push link diversity.
I hope that helps.
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