404 Errors in Google Webmaster Tools
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Hello,
Google webmaster tools is returning our URLs as 404 errors:
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/watch/D5GrrPEN9Oc/tom-mccarthy-floating/
When we enter the URL into the browser it loads the page just fine.
Is there a way to determine why Google Webmaster Tools is returning a 404 error when the link loads perfectly fine in a browser?
Thanks,
Alex
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Your looks like a script or something. It has a bunch of links. On my end I see nothing except the nav bar and some banner ad. NOTHING in the body. I would give this a 404.
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I can confirm the page loads fine for me at this time.
I would suggest examining your server logs and determining the reason for the disruption.
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Hmm, the URL loads ok now. Could have something to do with the feed. Thanks for checking up. We'll have to do some investigating.
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It seems you have an issue with your site.
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/watch/zX6ZOL6kCVY/shane-mosley-trains-for-pacquiao/
That is the only link of yours I tried, and it offers a 404 error for me.
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Thanks for following up so quickly.
It's been happening for a few days and it's the group of links:
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/watch/D5GrrPEN9Oc/tom-mccarthy-floating/
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/watch/8nMT69kjNvY/dirk-responds-mocking/
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/watch/zX6ZOL6kCVY/shane-mosley-trains-for-pacquiao/
There's a few pages of these. Everything seems fine through web. I've had the server admins check the logs and they don't see any page errors coming in for those links. Is there anything else that can cause Google to show 404s on working links?
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If it is just an occasional link, or a few links on a given day, then it is probable there was an issue during the crawl.
The purpose of the information is to alert you to possible problems with your site. If you investigated the issue and have determined everything is ok, then I would suggest disregarding the matter.
If the same URL appears more then once as a 404 error, or if you see a large number of errors, then further investigation would be warranted. You can check your server logs for additional information.
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