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http://www.mywebsite.com vs. http://mywebsite.com which one is best?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by Freebies, May 26, 2006.

  1. #1
    I’d like to know what the difference really is between using www.mywebsite.com vs. http://mywebsite.com in links to my site.

    Are there benefits form using one over the other, is it a good idea to use both or should I choose one and stick with it?




    Best wishes,
    Kimmy
     
    Freebies, May 26, 2006 IP
  2. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    #2
    It's best you use one link format and stick with it.
     
    dcristo, May 26, 2006 IP
  3. ServerUnion

    ServerUnion Peon

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    I would use links with the "www" on it. You can also create come mod_rewrite code in your .htaccess file to redirect you site to the "www". Good luck...
     
    ServerUnion, May 26, 2006 IP
  4. huyhoa

    huyhoa Active Member

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    I have a question.
    I have a friend who use host for this domain nhatanhdmt.com and he share his host with me,domain for me is http://huyhoa.biz and host as add on domain. And problem is when i call http://huyhoa.biz , it work ok, but when i call http://www.huyhoa.biz it's doesnt work, alway display this:


    I think problem in .htaccess file in the root director but dont know what to tell him remove it. Can anyone help me please? Thanks
     
    huyhoa, May 28, 2006 IP
  5. quikrsms

    quikrsms Peon

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    www is good for seo purpose also..
     
    quikrsms, Jul 26, 2010 IP
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    larssonk22 Well-Known Member

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    #6
    not true anymore, if you go for exact keyword matches then you remove the www.
     
    larssonk22, Jul 28, 2010 IP
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    ServerUnion Peon

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    It doesn't matter, just pick one and make sure all traffic goes to it.
     
    ServerUnion, Jul 28, 2010 IP
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    aniroy1986 Well-Known Member

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    Nope! Anything can be good if you stick to one and collect incoming links to that only.
     
    aniroy1986, Jul 29, 2010 IP
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    iTube Active Member

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    the www was included by the military people to indicate that it is not a site on their intranet and is a site that is accessable to everyone.

    but this is no longer required now as sites with www are being read as a sbdomain and not as a master domain. i no longer use www, all my sites start with the base down,
     
    iTube, Jul 29, 2010 IP
  10. thinkdj

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    The www prefix is no longer used(The father of the Internet had himself mentioned the dislike for the prefix once). It'd be best to go without the www and make entries to your .htaccess to do a 301 redirect for all www.url.com to url.com
     
    thinkdj, Nov 2, 2010 IP
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    setup a 301 redirect. Make sure all your traffic goes to one domain.

    You can do a google search for "permanent 301 redirects"
     
    rvaibhav, Nov 7, 2010 IP
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    quikrsms Peon

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    most of the web hosting companies use without www hosting
     
    quikrsms, Nov 20, 2010 IP
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    Using "www." is old practice that no longer has real purpose in most cases, but it's stuck to people's head so i think majority of sites are still accessed with using www. and it also makes your url look more "symmetric". So I'm not sure really which one is better today, if I type urls in browser I usually don't type www. But whatever you choose, stick with it.
     
    sponsorlist, Nov 22, 2010 IP
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    Exactly, you just keep anyone domain, then build backlinks for your website that's all. Before that you should 301 redirect for that URL, using .htaccess. But generally, all are using with "WWW".
    thanks,
     
    michaelvk, Dec 7, 2010 IP
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    Yes you have to focus on only one link and stick to it. As When you check you Backlinks you will notice that for one url you will get different amount of backlinks and for another you will get different.
     
    unk, Jan 30, 2011 IP
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    www is good for seo!
     
    moshecogan, Feb 16, 2011 IP