PDF & Document Dead-Link Sweep

PDF & Document Dead-Link Sweep
Links inside PDFs and slide decks break silently and rarely get fixed. Underworked seam.
1 — Search filetype:pdf plus your topic on authority domains.
2 — Extract outbound URLs from each PDF's link layer.
3 — Batch-check status; isolate 404/410.
4 — Trigger: dead link in a PDF hosted on a maintained .edu or org? High-value.
5 — Pitch the page owner who hosts the PDF, not the PDF author.
6 — QA gate: confirm the host still publishes and can edit the document.
Automation fits at step 2 — a PDF link-extractor pulls URLs from the document layer in batch.
Definition of done: each dead PDF link is matched to an editable host contact and a relevant replacement URL.