Case: Podcast show-note links → 8 recoveries

Case: Podcast show-note links → 8 recoveries

Show notes rot fast. Hosts link tools and resources, then those pages 404.

1. Pick 40 podcasts in your niche with public show notes.
2. Crawl their episode archive pages, status-check every outbound link (2,100 links, 187 broken).
3. QA gate: keep only breaks where you have a direct topical replacement (52 qualified).
4. Outreach to the host, one email per podcast, batched 10/day.
5. Offer the replacement plus a quick correction note for their listeners.

Result: 8 placed links over 30 days, plus 2 guest-spot invites.

Definition of done: 40 archives crawled, 52 breaks contacted, dispositioned.

Automation fits at step 2. Host research and pitch stay manual — relationship work.