url/link importants to SEO (PR , index)

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by ericeric, Nov 19, 2006.

  1. #1
    Just wondering if any one noticed how search engines (like G,Y,M) interpret the URLs. Do they like/dislike relative URLs? How is PR goes up/down?

    #1 For example, should i use

    ../../../dir1/dir2/page.php

    or

    htt p://www.somesite.com/dir1/dir2/page.php

    instead?

    The reason i am asking this because using full URL wouldn't allow me to test my website on development servers before i push it on production server.

    #2 also, is any difference to PR/indexing if my web pages come with .html or .php?

    Thanks
     
    ericeric, Nov 19, 2006 IP
  2. Cryogenius

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    #2
    Absolute URLS (#2) are always best, as there's no chance for the search engine bot to get lost. For testing on your development server, use the <BASE HREF=""> tag in your header - some serverside or javascript code can turn this on an off automatically for you.

    Cryo.
     
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  3. zokiii

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    #3
    Always use absolute urls
     
    zokiii, Nov 19, 2006 IP
  4. ericeric

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    Thank you guys

    Cryogenius, I think this is what i need, will test it and see how it goes:)
     
    ericeric, Nov 19, 2006 IP
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    I don't know. I have websites with relative url's - google indexed them fine
     
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  6. Kaptain Kangaroo

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    #6
    Vote absolutes also.
     
    Kaptain Kangaroo, Nov 20, 2006 IP