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WWW vs non-www version of your website

by TAHERSYED34
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Why do you need both? What is the benefit of adding both in webmaster tools?

I've had the www version for a month now and just tonight added the non www version of the website. The www version has already been indexed and crawled. So now what? *feeling sad*
#nonwww #version #website #www
  • Profile picture of the author Sid Hale
    Originally Posted by TAHERSYED34 View Post

    Why do you need both?
    You DON'T!

    What is the benefit of adding both in webmaster tools?
    None.

    I've had the www version for a month now and just tonight added the non www version of the website. The www version has already been indexed and crawled. So now what? *feeling sad*
    The www version is a subdomain, and is not necessary.

    It is a holdover from very early efforts to segregate public vs private internet facilities, but is no longer needed/recommended.

    No real reason to feel sad as it can be easily rectified.

    You can specify in webmaster tools that the non-www version is preferred, and you should check to make sure that the source code of your site does NOT reference any page/post with a www. prefix.
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  • Profile picture of the author GillW2015
    Great advice Sid Hale.

    No need at all. Just follow the steps given and don't feel sad. Just go back to building your business.
    Have a 'happy' day.
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  • Profile picture of the author BrentSkillHD
    Personally I already go after the non-www as my primary the redirect the www to non-www. The reason for this is, from a search perspect non-www vs. www doesn't matter. However from a social standpoint the smaller your URL the better.
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    • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
      actually my initial site don't have wwww. in front....

      in fact I noticed now ....is not really a " must " to include www. in front ....

      if you search a site will noticed just type the name of the site and noticed....

      but I heard is likewise better use www....hmmm
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      • Profile picture of the author Sid Hale
        Hey Devilfish...

        Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post

        but I heard is likewise better use www....hmmm
        Well... it is the internet.

        Anyone can publish anything (unfortunately) so it's very easy to find BAD information on the internet as well.

        As I said before - www. is just a subdomain, like any other subdomain. However, Google considers backlinks to the 2 (www vs non-www) separately, so if you are not consistent the resulting "link juice" from any off-site links will be diluted.

        I prefer non-www, but the real key is to be consistent.
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  • Profile picture of the author natorob
    Haven't used "www" in a decade on any of my sites. And never had an issue with ranking or PPC or ..? And agree with Brent on the shorter version for social sites. In fact, set up tracking software on a short 5 letter domain and works like a dream...
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  • Profile picture of the author AffiliatePrograms
    You should always do a 301 redirect of the "www" to the "non-www," or vice versa if you prefer the former. If you use cPanel hosting then it is easy to do. Just set a 301 to anything for the "www" and then open up the .htaccess file to edit it to the "non-www."
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  • Profile picture of the author vishwa
    www and non www version have no relation with ranking and seo of your website. However it is suggested to stick with one at a time.
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  • Profile picture of the author totalprocessing.net
    In Google Webmaster I set the non www as the primary
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