A link check must test meaning as well as response status. A page can return 200 while redirecting to a broad homepage, changing scope, or no longer supporting the sentence beside it. Open the final destination and inspect the relevant context.
Define the workflow
For internal links, use the self-canonical route and verify the destination belongs to the intended site and content family. Avoid aliases and remembered paths. Anchor text should describe what the reader will actually find.
Assign the boundary
For external sources, record publisher, retrieval date, redirect result, and supported claim. Prefer primary material for consequential facts. A search result, syndicated summary, or unverified copy should not silently replace an approved source.
Preserve the evidence
The Philippines coordinator may run mechanical checks and flag changed context. The claim reviewer decides whether an alternate source is adequate. Do not broaden wording merely because the most precise source disappeared.
Check the result
Classify defects as broken, redirected, scope changed, access restricted, insecure, or unsupported. Each class needs a different next action. Keep sensitive destination parameters and private document links out of public copy.
Close the record
Run the audit before final approval and sample the rendered route afterward. This makes links part of the evidence chain for OffshoreOutsourcingCompany.com rather than decoration added at the end.