difference between a domain name with slash (/) and without (/) in link building?

The reply has already been posted in the posts above..

 

it doesnt makes any difference..

 

Its wrong...There is a diffrence between two urls..

 

yes there is no difference. it just personal choice

 

Most of the replies relied on there is no different between between a domain name with slash (/) and without (/) in link building? I hope this is correct.

 

Even though both URls lead to the same page they would be considered separate pages by the search engines because each URL is unique, and since both pages have the same content it is possible they could be viewed as duplicate content. Also any pages linking to one of the versions (no trailing slash) would not be credited to the other version of the page (trailing slash). To solve this issue you want to make sure you setup a 301 redirect from one of the URLs to the other so regardless of what URL is entered you will end up on the same page.

The trailing slash vs no trailing slash is the same issue that you see with www URLs vs non www URLs. You cannot always control what URL someone will link to you with, but by setting up a 301 redirect to the preferred URL then you will address any issues from this.

So for your example if you use the trailing slash URL (www.abc.com/) on your website, then setup a 301 redirect from www.abc.com to www.abc.com/ and it will solve your issue.

I hope this clears it up for you.

 

A good practice is to put a slash at the end of your domain to avoid confusion.