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internal linking - relative or absolute?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by ahkip, Apr 10, 2006.

  1. #1
    When i do internal linking, is there any different between

    <a href="http://www.mydomain.com/mypage.html>

    and

    <a href="mypage.html"> ?

    I have been doing the second one cause i am lazy to type the whole things out. Just wonder does they bear the same power.
     
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    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    I like your way for over the course of years I move sites. If you use absolute link every link has to be changed.
     
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  3. ahkip

    ahkip Prominent Member

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    yea, if i need to change my domain name, that would be pain in my neck.. but i have the felling that absolute url have much greater power. Am i wrong?
     
    ahkip, Apr 10, 2006 IP
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    absolute URL although more of a pain in the butt if you ever move sites, does have an advantage if some people link to you with the www. part and some without, as all internal links will help search engines pick up the correct one.

    Of course if you are an Apache you could use mod rewrite to correct that, but i have never managed to get it to work on a sub domain, (that is more likely my fault tho :) )
     
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    Absolute.

    It will always refer members back to the www versions of your page, instead of splitting the PR. You could also use 301s to automatically make non www's into www's, but absolute is easier once you get used to it.
     
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    No difference, samskpunk.

    Absolute VS Relative? It does not matter. As long as you use it consistently. If relative, then all links be relative. Likewise for absolute.
     
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    it does not matter, just the same.
     
    adsensepublish, Apr 11, 2006 IP
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    onedollar SEO Consultant for Hire

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    Though I've heard that it doesn't make much difference but my personal preference is absolute links :)
     
    onedollar, Apr 11, 2006 IP
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    I have always used Relative with no issues at all. I have some high ranking websites, all using relative. The only exception is when I use an "include" menu which appears throughout a site on pages in various local directories. Hope that helps.
     
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    imo, they both are same for SE's...ofcourse you shud always go for relative paths.
     
    poseidon, Apr 11, 2006 IP