Does A 404 Hurt My Site’s Google Ranking?
Do 404s hurt my site? – Google explains in this detailed article.
- Q: Do the 404 errors reported in Webmaster Tools affect my site’s ranking?
- A: 404s are a perfectly normal part of the web; the Internet is always changing, new content is born, old content dies, and when it dies it (ideally) returns a 404 HTTP response code.
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