Most dead links and lost tags are born at publish, not over time. Run this before every post goes live:
— Every Amazon link has tag= and matches your store ID
— Every link carries a unique ascsubtag for per-post tracking
— Every featured ASIN is in stock and shipping (not third-party only)
— OneLink snippet present so non-US clicks localize
— At least one comparison table or image link on buying-intent posts
— Year in any 'best of' title is current
— Disclosure statement present (FTC + Amazon ToS compliance)
So what: 90 seconds of checklist per post eliminates the leaks the quarterly audit otherwise has to clean up later.
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A 7-point pre-publish check prevents the 11% link-rot rate at the source
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