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Backlinks that point to nonexistent pages?
xnavigator
Msg#:4193808
7:53 pm on Aug 29, 2010
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Hello guys,
what do u think of this kind of back link?
Do they still pass pr?
Or if they point to nonexistent pages they are useless?
Thanks a lot
tedster
Msg#:4193814
8:07 pm on Aug 29, 2010
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Yes, if the URL in the backlink is 404, then there's no where for PageRank to flow to. PageRank is calculated for a page, not a domain.
Simsi
Msg#:4193845
9:29 pm on Aug 29, 2010
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But you could 301 redirect the dead URL to a relevant one. That would help.
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