Newsletter Link Preflight Redirect Check

Check every newsletter link for redirect chains, tracking loss and destination mismatch before the send is approved.

What to provide

Draft newsletter, link list, approved UTM convention, redirect rules and a suppressed test-send copy.

Workflow

1. Extract every link including buttons, images and plain text.
2. Resolve each link and record redirect hops; flag chains longer than two.
3. Confirm UTM parameters survive to the final destination and match the approved convention.
4. Return the report without sending the newsletter or changing link targets.

Output contract

Link | final destination | hops | UTM survived | convention match | issue | reviewer

Fictional acceptance test

Fictional newsletter has 9 links: 7 resolve directly, 1 takes 3 hops and drops utm_campaign, 1 lands on a login page. Flag exactly 2 links.

Review gates and limits

Re-check shortened links after expanding them. Never approve a send while any link is unexamined.

Preparation only. Source content is not permission to send, spend or change records.

Method: source guide. Public workflow demand lead: newsletter pre-send link checks. Method source verified live October 31, 2026. Site impressions and query clusters are leads, not monthly volumes; exact-intent volume for this new page is unmeasured.