Absolute or relative url ?

iam using my keywords after my copyright at the bottom of the page and those keywords have been hyperlinked to home page like this:

copyright 2007 keywords[hyperlinked to home page] on all pages

my question is if iam giving relative url like index.html - is that ok ?
or i should use the absolute url like http://www dot sitename dot com/index.html

Please advise me and also why to choose that one ?

 

i would say, it is okay if you are using link index.html.

 

I would say, use

 

Agreed - I think that would be better too

 

I would suggest go for http://www dot sitename dot com/index.html instead of just index.html

 

go for the complete URL like http://www.domainname.com/

 

i now come to conclusion that there is no harm in using index.html but it is advisable to use absolute url !

But why its preferred to use the absolute url ? can anyone explain.

 

A complete URL seems like a good idea according to a number of us here

 

Why are you going through index.html? The only problem I see with using absolute URL's is that you run into issues when you make changes (assuming you have that many). You will have to go back and update every path if you move the file.

 

http:// www dot sitename dot com and http:// www dot sitename dot com / index.html are effectively the same page.
When websites link to you, they will link to your domain (first one)
So, theoretically, you want your internal pages to link to the home page the same way. Keep it consistent...

 

thanks cyanide

 

Yep - I agree that this is a very important factor to keep in mind.

You could use a 301 redirect to point everything to one place though to maximize benefit from links:

http: //www.domainname.com/index.html -> http: //www.domainname.com/
http: //domainname.com/index.html -> http: //www.domainname.com/
http: //domainname.com/ -> http: //www.domainname.com/