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(Entry was posted by Catalin Geangos on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 10/27/2022).

Unpublish or Delete?

How do you think is better to proceed with the content you want to be removed? I understand that you want to do a 301 redirect + removed it from the index, but what do you think is better? And why? Unpublish or Delete?
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YOUR ANSWERS

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

  • Richard Hearne: You may not want to add a 301 redirect. If the content is "gone" it is often wiser to allow it naturally decay with 404.

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 10/27/2022).