After responding to a customer who had a question about a redirect error, I sat down to write a blog post about the various types of HTTP errors and what they mean from an SEO perspective.  Enjoying my first coffee of the day, I clicked through a few online resources I planned to include in this post and fell into that trap of clicking sidebar links that led to some interesting tech articles (totally unrelated to this topic :)).   A few cups (and a blueberry muffin) later I realized that there is no point in trying to reinvent the wheel - who better to trust to provide you with what these errors mean from a search perspective than Google themselves!  So, I'm happy to share with you Google's Webmaster Tools > HTTP Status Codes which explains how Googlebot crawls and reacts to such codes.

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When you arrive at a 404 page, it can be disorienting;  a good 404 page can help curb the confusion. To fully understand what a 404 page is good for, what it means, and how to use it, read on.
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While the SEO industry may be largely about making sure search engines see and rank your webpages, sometimes it is important to prevent webpages from showing up on the search results pages. Robots.txt files are designed to address this need. To fully understand what robots.txt is, why it is important, and how to use it, read on.
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What is Google Venice? Simply put, it is Google ranking its results based on where you are located, at the time of making your search, in much higher rankings in the results pages. But why is Google doing this now, and does it really make a difference?

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The importance of keyword density has been disputed ever since it was found to be a ranking factor. To understand why it is important, what it means, and how to use it, read on.
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While in the past the URL address was considered the ultimate website traffic generator, today this is somewhat less than true. Today sound URL structure is very important to have for search engines, but not necessarily for human searchers. To fully understand what URL structure influences today, we should assess why it is important, what it is, and how we can use it.

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Title Tags have a huge influence on your rankings and click through rate, thanks to some obvious reasons, and other less obvious ones. To fully comprehend the role of the Title Tag let's understand why Title Tags are important, what they are, and how you can use them.

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