{"id":4903,"date":"2026-04-12T17:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/seoblog\/?p=4903"},"modified":"2026-04-12T17:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:57:44","slug":"404-911-the-cost-of-http-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/seoblog\/2026\/04\/12\/404-911-the-cost-of-http-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"404 = 911: The Cost of HTTP Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Error pages are always a pain when on the SERP. It makes the site less trustworthy. The user won&#8217;t know the real reason for the error, so whether it was from a deleted page, or in the link itself, it all comes across the same way: unauthoritative. One common type is called 404 Errors, which are hypertext transfer protocol (http) errors. This specific kind of http error means that the requested page\/resource could not be found but may be available in the future. Why would this be the case? There are several reasons why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first reason is that the page was deleted\/renamed by webmaster, or even unintentionally deleted. This can happen more often when businesses are making a new website and miss some pages when linking the old website to the new website. This can cause difficulties in when to delete old content, and how to keep everything up to date. A page that seems unimportant to the site could be the one that users click on to explore more, only to find that there was an error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second reason why errors may occur is because the URL was mistyped. This is just a human flaw. But it comes at a cost, as there will be small things that we miss that can cause big losses for our site and business. Always double, triple check your URLs for mistakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these things will happen and continue to happen if action is not taken. Businesses need to constantly check pages and links to make sure they are all working properly and are all still useful to the overall goal of the business. Get rid of the things that are not useful and do it correctly so that nothing is still linked to that content. Do not get lazy and not check. The SEO of the business depends on you and you alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Error pages are always a pain when on the SERP. It makes the site less trustworthy. The user won&#8217;t know the real reason for the error, so whether it was from a deleted page, or in the link itself, it all comes across the same way: unauthoritative. 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