Which is in your opinion the best "301 practice" to notify Google that a web page does not exists anymore?
For example:
...
---CATEGORY PAGE
-------SUBCATEGORY PAGE
------------ PRODUCT PAGE 1
------------ PRODUCT PAGE 2
------------ PRODUCT PAGE 3
...
If you delete “PRODUCT PAGE 2” does it make sense to create in the .htaccess a 301 redirect towards the “SUBCATEGORY”?
Do you have others tested methods to deal with this issue?
Thank you in advance for sharing your opinions and ideas.
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