link question

dna · 01-17-2005, 08:08 AM

When you link to pages within your own website,
is it better to put the entire http address or
or should you put just the file name? I have
noticed that my website performs different
depending which way that I link.
And does it matter to search engines?

maxxwebb · 01-17-2005, 08:19 AM

I always use the complete URL including http://......................

Seems to work well in a variety of ways.

LINK POP, P* R*, SERPS etc...

Nunim · 01-17-2005, 08:57 AM

Always use the HTTP:// not the WWW if you don't want to but at least the http.

Ber|Art · 01-17-2005, 10:59 AM

always include http://(www.)domain.com because a sub domain is like http://sub.domain.com

- http:// (Hyper Transfer Type Protocol) so this is the protocol type
- www. (Word Wide Web) is the Host
- yourname is the domain
- .com is the extention

So it is all information that is important!

D@Z · 01-19-2005, 01:59 AM

no, no, no. if you are linking an outside site, use http:// etc BUT if you are linking pages within your web site just make the links like this: <A HREF="link.html">Link</A>. Only link the file name cos if you ever change your domain then you're gonna have a lot of trouble changing all the URL's

parasharia · 01-19-2005, 07:12 AM

for purposes of consistency it is generally better to put the full URL for every link whether it is internal or external.

However, if it is a high traffic site I may be more effective to use just page & folder names as this will slightly lower the bandwidth usage.

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Ber\|Art Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 1,516	always include http://(www.)domain.com because a sub domain is like http://sub.domain.com - http:// (Hyper Transfer Type Protocol) so this is the protocol type - www. (Word Wide Web) is the Host - yourname is the domain - .com is the extention So it is all information that is important! __________________ Berrie Pelser Ber\|Art Visual Design (http://hosting.ber-art.nl) DNOA Member LinkedIN Profile

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01-17-2005, 08:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nunim NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 384	Always use the HTTP:// not the WWW if you don't want to but at least the http.

01-19-2005, 01:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
D@Z NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 165	no, no, no. if you are linking an outside site, use http:// etc BUT if you are linking pages within your web site just make the links like this: <A HREF="link.html">Link</A>. Only link the file name cos if you ever change your domain then you're gonna have a lot of trouble changing all the URL's

01-19-2005, 07:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
parasharia New Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 21	for purposes of consistency it is generally better to put the full URL for every link whether it is internal or external. However, if it is a high traffic site I may be more effective to use just page & folder names as this will slightly lower the bandwidth usage.

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