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Published by: Ladezign.com 04-18-2014  |  POSTED IN: Traffic Tuesdays

A study of RyanAir shows how SEO results are affected by 404 errors

 
This is a short post covering the strategy we advocate which relates to 404 errors. One of the overlooked elements of a core SEO campaign is tracking 404 errors in Google webmaster. Where sites mess up is when they delete pages that have already been indexed or change the URLs of those pages. If you do either of these things, you need to ensure that the old links either point to the new links, or they should be redirected to another page on the site which has relevant content to the original page.

If you don't spend the time to monitor your links changes, then you may fall victim to rankings depletion as has recently happened to high flying RyanAir in the UK.

Look at the recent review of how they got slaughtered for making such a stupid move in their URL update.

https://econsultancy.com/blog/64706-is-ryanair-s-url-restructure-to-blame-for-its-massive-drop-in-search-rankings?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Econsultancy&utm_campaign=4000707_1194-daily-pulse-us-2014-04-16&dm_i=LQI,2DQYR,9O6NB4,8NB23,1#i.merahmf8zex1vl
Thanks for reading. Jason.
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About Jason Ciment
Formerly an attorney and CPA, Jason has been working online since 1997. His columns on affiliate marketing can still be found on www.Clickz.com and his book on search engine optimization can be found at www.seotimetable.com.

This blog is published 4x per week and covers website design and SEO tips as well as a wide range of tips and advice for working and living online more efficiently and enjoyably.
 

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