Long URL question

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Kalyse, Mar 25, 2007.

  1. #1
    I am just about to finalise my links.

    The problem is I need to show different pages.

    This is an example of one of my links:

    http://www.domain.co.uk/Game-Server-Hosting-7.html
    Code (markup):
    Now, if I wanted to display page two, how would you recommend doing this?

    Should I do:

    Game-Server-Hosting-7.html?page=2

    Or Game-Server-Hosting-7-Page2.html

    A rapid response would be great and reasons why it would be better.
    I think the ?page=2 because I may run the risk of having too many numbers in the URL and becomming too long.

    Or should I not even have page in it? So something like:

    Game-Server-Hosting-7-P2.html
     
    Kalyse, Mar 25, 2007 IP
  2. aaron_nimocks

    aaron_nimocks Im kind of a big deal Staff

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    Just Game-Server-Hosting-7-P2.html is fine. Really doesnt matter too much.

    No need using a ? if its not a php page.
     
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  3. Kalyse

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    Sorry I should have said Im using mod rewrite on my CMS.


    So it is a PHP page
     
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  4. aaron_nimocks

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    Ah then I would still go with what I suggested. :)
     
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    Yea I'd go with -page2.html or p2.html at the end. Does better for SEO than urls with php variables.
     
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    Yeah, try to avoid any of those query strings showing up in your SEO pages if you can at all help it. Loading them up at the start or end of the page file name is better.
     
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  7. Kalyse

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    Kalyse, Mar 25, 2007 IP