SemRush Certification Answers

True or false? It is recommended to work with log files constantly, making it a part of the SEO routine rather than doing one-off audits.

• True

• False

Choose three answers. What information can be found in an access-logfile?

• The method of the request (usually GET/POST)

• The request URL

• The server IP/hostname

• Passwords

• The time spent on a URL

What is the best solution when you know the approximate time of maintenance work on your website?

• Using the 503 status code with the retry-after header

• Using the HTTP status code 200

• Using the noindex directive in your robots.txt file

• Using the 500 status code with the retry-after header

When is it better to use the 410 error rather than the 404? Choose two answers:

• When there is another page to replace the deleted URL

• If the page can be restored in the near future

• When the page existed and then was intentionally removed, and will never be back

• When you want to delete the page from the index as quickly as possible and are sure it won’t ever be back

Check all three reasons for choosing a 301 redirect over a 302 redirect:

• The rankings will be fully transferred to the new URL

• Link equity will be passed to the new URL

• To not lose important positions without any replacement

• The new URL won’t have any redirect chains

What does the 4XX HTTP status code range refer to?

• Server-side errors

• Client-side errors

• Redirects