Internal links question

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by shand0, May 16, 2007.

  1. #1
    What's prefered for SEO
    Link to the internal page as a complete Url
    Or link to it directly from the local folder

    I Mean

    <a href="http://www.Domain.com/SUP-Page.html">Keyword</a>
    Or
    <a href="SUP-Page.html">Keyword</a>

    I think if the link to the internal page is a complete URL link, it will be a vote for it and this will increase the importance of it, while local links won't do....

    And when i search on Google how many links a top ten website has, i observe that the most links are from the website itself...
     
    shand0, May 16, 2007 IP
  2. Mr Blonde

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    it wont make a difference for google in the serps as it will still weigh the link the same. the googlebot is pretty smart it can tell the difference if an absolute link is still within the same site.

    while making a link relative will increase load time, it may be better to make them absolute as googles webmaster center admits that google can occasionally miss relative links.

    however i still prefer to use server realtive links eg: <a href="/SUP-Page.html">Keyword</a>
     
    Mr Blonde, May 16, 2007 IP