Design, WWW

Page Not Found (404) of 10 popular websites

Many people seem to be neglecting the importance of a good Page Not Found (404) page when designing a website. A good 404 page should help visitors find what they are initially looking for, and keep them on the site. Not having an effective 404 page can cause a great loss of potential traffic to the site. Let's have a look at 404 pages of 10 very popular websites on the web.

Digg / Page Not Found
Digg / Page Not Found

Technorati: 404
Technorati: 404

Google: 404 Not Found
Google: 404 Not Found

WordPress 404
WordPress 404

PHP: 404
PHP: 404

eBay - Page Not Found
eBay - Page Not Found

del.icio.us: 404
del.icio.us: 404

Facebook | Page Not Found
Facebook | Page Not Found

Flickr: Page Not Found
Flickr: Page Not Found

Wikipedia Page Not Found
Wikipedia Page Not Found

It is amazing how some popular sites are letting their traffic escape through a poorly designed 404 page. Shh, I am also guilty of it! :P

[tags]404, website, design, IA, websites[/tags]

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