What is the difference in naming the end of a page from .htm .html and / ? For example 1) www.mysite.com/marketing-2009.htm or 2) www. mysite.com/marketing-2009.html or 3) www. mysite.com/marketing-2009 Is there a significance to naming the extension .htm or .html for the SEO or site structure?? or can we just get away with nothing (like in example 3 above). Number 3) looks the most attractive, so can you use number 3 - with NO html or no htm at the end of the link? or is this bad for SEO or somthing? or has no affect on SEO? and what are the benifits for naming your page .htm and .html and benifits of naming it Neither (making it blank, like (3) ) This is a link/seo question...
I don't believe there's any SEO negatives or benefits in using htm vs. html. .htm was used back in the day when there was a 3 letter limit on extensions. Its all good to the spider.
I haven't seen any difference in what extension you use at the end... it really only matters for users and what they can remember and how easy it is for them. I haven't done any solid testing, and the above is said merely on my past experience. I believe that getting rid of the htm and html is easiest for your users. -Alf