Need some input from anyone who's done SEO... ; )

Branlan17 · 05-11-2010, 12:54 AM

I'm about to begin building links to a new niche site but I was wondering if my anchor text links should point to just www.my_site.com or http://www.my_site.com

Has anyone noticed any difference as far as SEO results?

Thanks!

- Brandon L

Aaron Elliott · 05-11-2010, 01:18 AM

I always just use http://sitename.com

Mohammad Afaq · 05-11-2010, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron Elliott

I always just use http://sitename.com

Same here

EDIT: I am not sure about it but I think that google considers www.domain.com and domain.com as two separate domains and you have to fix this in your google webmaster tools.

GaryHarvey · 05-11-2010, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mohammad Afaq

Same here

EDIT: I am not sure about it but I think that google considers www.domain.com and domain.com as two separate domains and you have to fix this in your google webmaster tools.

Mohammad is right.

If this is a wordpress blog, there is a plugin
called wp-redirect.php which redirects all your
www traffic to the non-www URL, or otherwise.

Or you can put a 301 redirect command in your
htaccess but you'd have to google for info on that.

Gary

Zeb · 05-11-2010, 02:27 AM

Both work well. Choose one and stick with it. Don't build links to one type and suddenly change to the other. It will differentiate.

edmltw · 05-11-2010, 03:43 AM

Exactly. Use Untitled Document and stick to it.

Ed

Branlan17 · 05-11-2010, 09:46 AM

Interesting that many of you leave out the www

Marko Vel · 05-11-2010, 09:51 AM

My opinion, definitely like this
http://www.my_site.com

ARVolund · 05-11-2010, 10:39 AM

When you click on links in you site which is being used? It really does matter which way you go but you should follow two rules.

1. Do it the same way all the time. Splitting them up will just make you have to work harder.

2. Use whatever format you website is using. If your site is using www. to go from one page to another than that is the one you should be using. If it is just using http:// then that is what you should use.

I have some sites that use one format and some that use the other and I have not seen any advantage to either format as long as I follow the above two rules.

Richard

Peter Gregory · 05-11-2010, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Branlan17

I'm about to begin building links to a new niche site but I was wondering if my anchor text links should point to just www.my_site.com or http://www.my_site.com

Has anyone noticed any difference as far as SEO results?

Thanks!

- Brandon L

If I am correct it looks like you are asking whether to include the http:// or not , not whether to include the www or not as some have mentioned. If that is the case I would always include the http:// otherwise many places (depending on the format) won't even let you link properly without it.

Branlan17 · 05-13-2010, 05:26 PM

What about having the end slash (like on http://www.my_site.com/) when promoting your home page?

Peter Gregory · 05-13-2010, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Branlan17

What about having the end slash (like on http://www.my_site.com/) when promoting your home page?

I'm sure you'll get a difference of opinion on this one, but I personally think it doesn't matter. The more variance in your linking (anchor text and even url structures) can only help and look natural. However, I have some close friends who are very strict about their anchor text and urls (including the inclusion/exclusion of / at the end) and they have seen equal success with their linking campaigns and experiments.

Dimitris · 05-13-2010, 07:47 PM

one way or another, you are getting backlinks which will be indexed by SE. I personally always use second option, but there is no mistake with the first one.

FrankBowman · 05-13-2010, 08:39 PM

1. Always use HTTP://

2. Don't use WWW

3. Doesn't matter if you use the "/" or not but whatever you choose, stick to that format. Don't make one link "/" and the other no"/", just be consistent.

Just my humble opinion

Mamun_R · 05-13-2010, 09:30 PM

Problem is its always so google centric. I personally use www mysite for backlinks. Who knows how the other SE will treat links and domain names.

And Mohammad is actually correct. Google treats links to mysite and www mysite differently. Try the canonical link tag.

Branlan17 · 05-14-2010, 07:12 PM

When I GO to my website, the address DOES have the www, so I'm guessing I probably SHOULD use it?

nettech · 05-14-2010, 07:14 PM

Check to see if your site is indexed. If it is, then use the structure that Google uses.

Zaheer

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Branlan17 A Student In Every Way War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 901 Thanks: 148 Thanked 56 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Need some input from anyone who's done SEO... ; ) When I GO to my website, the address DOES have the www, so I'm guessing I probably SHOULD use it?

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