SEO Tip #5 - Custemized 404 page

We all know it when you click on a link and suddenly receive the message: "The page you were looking for doesn’t exist". There are many reasons to see this page: broken links, moved links and more. The question is how you as a website owner can make it "less painful".

The best thing to do is to customize your 404 page so it will be similar to the rest of your website, and the visitors know that they’re still on part of your site.
It will show your visitors that you thought it all through to make them feel better, even if they can't find what they were looking for.

So how it works?
You need to create a text file called .htaccess where all the HTTP server instruction will be. Copy and paste this to this file without the [] [ErrorDocument 404 /404page.html]You need to upload it to your .root together with the index/default file of your site.
Next step is just save a basic HTML page called '404page.html' with the words '404 error' in it.

Few suggestions what to put in your customize 404 page:
- Link back to the Homepage
- Google Adsense ads
- Special offers this month if you have.
- Search box
- Links to very important pages.
- Explanation of why this problem accrued