Question: Select all that apply. Which of the following should you avoid to reduce a site's crawl budget?
- Duplicate content
- Navigation menus with over 7 items
- Long redirect chains
- Infinite spaces
Explanation
Duplicate content wastes crawl budget by causing search engines to crawl multiple versions of the same content. Long redirect chains force crawlers to make multiple requests before reaching the final URL, reducing efficiency. Infinite spaces, such as endlessly generated URLs, can trap crawlers and prevent indexing of important pages. Minimizing these issues ensures critical pages are crawled and indexed promptly.
Why the other options are incorrect
B) Navigation menus with over 7 items do not significantly impact crawl budget.
Source for verification
HubSpot Academy: Technical SEO Audit
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