Dealing with error pages that might keep Googlebot wondering what to do (and wasting Googlebot’s time is never a good idea for your site Google crawl rate) is a too often-discussed issue. That’s why we return to it again and again and again trying to share some tips and clarifications.
The problem is, we can’t do [...]
Archive for the Tag ‘404 error’
November 2, 2009
Want Google to Figure Your Error Pages Faster? Try 410 Status Code
October 13, 2009
Check and Fix Broken Links with This Wordpress Plugin
A broken link hurts both your site usability and SEO. Users feel disappointed when clicking a link to land nowhere and search engines certainly don’t want them to: so if they find a lot of broken link on your pages, this may hurt your reputation.
Anyway, it is quite clear that broken links are bad. But [...]
September 15, 2009
Removing 404 Pages From Your Google Webmaster Tools Account
This question is being asked so often that I just decided to go ahead and write a post about that:
You notice Google report a 404 page on your site;
You go to your site and fix the error (delete the link to the non-existent page or just fix the broken URL);
Your Google Webmaster Tools account is [...]
April 9, 2009
What is a Good 404 Error Page?
Today’s Daily SEO Tip was contributed by Saptarshi Roy Chaudhury. Enjoy!
404 Errors are probably one of the most commonly found error pages in any website and the typical reaction is that your visitors would bounce off the page as soon as they see the 404 error message. Now why do we let them go and [...]
