<b>The 3-Tier 404 Triage Framework</b>

<b>The 3-Tier 404 Triage Framework</b>
Not every dead link is worth chasing. Sort before you outreach.

1. Pull all 404s pointing to a competitor's domain (Ahrefs broken backlinks export).
2. Tag each by referring page traffic:
— Tier A: 50+ organic visits/mo and DR 40+. Outreach today.
— Tier B: indexed, some traffic, DR 20-40. Batch weekly.
— Tier C: zero traffic or DR under 20. Archive, do not pitch.
3. Only Tier A and B enter the outreach queue.
4. Automation fits at step 2: a sheet formula that auto-tiers on traffic + DR columns.

Definition of done: every exported 404 carries a tier tag and only A/B rows sit in the active pipeline.