SEO articles & Help - Search Engine Optimization & Marketing » custom 404 http://www.seonotepad.com Taking SEO & SEM to the next level Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:01:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Search engines and custom 404 error pages http://www.seonotepad.com/seo/custom-404-error-pages-2/ http://www.seonotepad.com/seo/custom-404-error-pages-2/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:24:16 +0000 SEOnotepad http://www.seonotepad.com/?p=32 .htaccess and search engines - Custom 404 error pages

It’s not good for spiders or human visitors to reach  dead-end on your site.  Missing pages, or pages that have been moved or renamed can mean loss in spider ranking, as well as lost visitors t the site.  In the root directory of your website is a file called “.htaccess”, and note that it begins with a dot(.).  If this file does

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It’s not good for spiders or human visitors to reach  dead-end on your site.  Missing pages, or pages that have been moved or renamed can mean loss in spider ranking, as well as lost visitors t the site.  In the root directory of your website is a file called “.htaccess”, and note that it begins with a dot(.).  If this file does

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One very common use for the .htaccess file in your site’s root directory is the ability to redirect users who try to access a page which does not exist.  While it is not absolutely necessary, using an error code proovides continuity to your visitors, and offers a much more professional look than allowing “file

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One very common use for the .htaccess file in your site’s root directory is the ability to redirect users who try to access a page which does not exist.  While it is not absolutely necessary, using an error code proovides continuity to your visitors, and offers a much more professional look than allowing “file

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