Handling Not Found Links

October 31, 2008, filed under Quick Internet Tips

Just a quick tips I got from the webmasters Q&A held a week ago by Google. This time, they clarify on how to handle “not found links” properly. The advice comes from Google themselves:

Download your crawl error sources report from Webmaster Tools

Fix any “on site” not found links

Group external not found links by domain and sort

Evaluate external not found links to prioritize

Contact external sites to get links fixed

Set up redirects for links that can’t be fixed

Implement a helpful 404 page

Make reviewing and resolving not found links a periodic task

Here’s the presentation.

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