Linkbuilding: slash at the end of the link

kkchoon

16 years ago

As I recall, nope.

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adferger1

16 years ago

Yes!

Domain.com and domain.com/ is 2 different pages in the eyes of google.
Or so Ive read... Cant remember where...

Allways use the same format....

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Tom Goodwin

16 years ago

Originally Posted by mariusr

Is there a difference if I have "/" at the end of the link? Are http://www.mydomain.com and http://www.mydomain.com/ considered as different links by Google? So, should I always have my link in one format (with or without the slash)?

There was a good thread about this a couple of days ago, but with the search functionality gone (don't get that one) ...

For the root domain, it probably doesn't matter. That being said, in my view you should pick one and go with it. There is no value in mixing it up when you don't have it.

For interior pages, yes it does matter. There was a link posted in that thread to a twitter account. With the slash, the page had zero PR. Without the slash, it had a PR7. LOL.

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Tom Goodwin

16 years ago

BTW, here is the interior page that was used for the comparison in that other thread:

Jeremy Schoemaker (shoemoney) on Twitter -- PR7
Jeremy Schoemaker (shoemoney) on Twitter -- PR0/NA

Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin

There was a good thread about this a couple of days ago, but with the search functionality gone (don't get that one) ...

For the root domain, it probably doesn't matter. That being said, in my view you should pick one and go with it. There is no value in mixing it up when you don't have it.

For interior pages, yes it does matter. There was a link posted in that thread to a twitter account. With the slash, the page had zero PR. Without the slash, it had a PR7. LOL.

Tom

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ruch1v

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin

BTW, here is the interior page that was used for the comparison in that other thread:

Jeremy Schoemaker (shoemoney) on Twitter -- PR7
Jeremy Schoemaker (shoemoney) on Twitter -- PR0/NA

wow, I'd never have thought that'd be an affecting issue, - does that mean that you could essentially take number 1 and 2 spot for the same keyword?

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xxxJamesxxx

16 years ago

Never really thought it make a difference.

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warriorzX

16 years ago

This seems to cover it
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: To slash or not to slash

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NicholasX

16 years ago

Yea..i think Google sees that as different link. Even sms chat is different than sms chat in Google's eyes.

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InternetMarketingIQ

16 years ago

"As I recall, nope."

Oops!

Research Canonicalization.

SEO advice: url canonicalization

It's very easy to test: search for your site with and without the trailing slash.

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GeorgR.

16 years ago

Now i am a "little" confused...

When i am on a standard wordpress site, each article is linked like
www .mysite.com/some-article-name/ <--- and that's also how it is in the sitemap.

So in other words...if i use www .mysite.com/some-article-name to build a link to the article this is bad?

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techwarrior

16 years ago

My url shows up as / version in Google Webmaster Tools, but all backlinks I created without the slash have all been counted so far.

So, it makes me think it makes no difference using a url without or with a slash for link building purposes.

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alex03

14 years ago

I think having it with or without slash is just the same. Google count it as the same.

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prcys

Banned 14 years ago

As others said that it does not matter whether there is slash behind root domain or not. But it matters for inter pages but only when it has any subdomain and if there is slash then it definitely matter in pagerank. But if at the end of the subdomain there is no any other subdomain of it and still you place slash behind it, then it does not matter again.

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SinSimon

14 years ago

They are important in terms of Page Rank for sure.

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keiranorton

14 years ago

I think they're just the same.

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silverace 14 years ago

Originally Posted by keiranorton

I think they're just the same.

As you can see earlier in the thread, google see's the links as 2 different links. it's all there.
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Brendan Mace 14 years ago

Originally Posted by keiranorton

I think they're just the same.

Thinking and knowing are two entirely different things.

According to SEOMOZ and Matt Cutts, the end dash technically represents two separate pages. BUT, google does try and understand intent. So if you're post is originally indexed with a dash, and you receive backlinks without a dash. Google will hopefully make the connection between the two separate pages and give authority to the already indexed version.

It is best practice to pick one and stay consistent. That way google doesn't have to do any complicated analysis. Because google does occasionally make mistakes, it's best to avoid any possible problems.

As for which one to pick. Back in the old days, it would be better to choose the "/" extension because that was common practice. Matt Cutts even admitted that this was the case. I don't think it really matters nowadays. Just keep it consistent for the big bad g-bot.
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amarketing

14 years ago

Ok, so the "/" and no "/" are indeed 2 different things. What should we do then, just pick one or the other and stick with it? I'm assuming that the same goes for "www" or no "www" as well.

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Nicky Papers

14 years ago

Yes, there is a difference. In your link building campaigns you may want to vary URL structures to include:

http://www.yourdomain.com
http://www.yourdomain.com/
http://yourdomain.com
http://yourdomain.com/
http://www.yourdomain.com/index.php (if applicable + non www versions)
http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html (if applicable + non www versions)
http://www.yourdomain.com/#
http://yourdomain.com/#
http://bit.ly/yOurDoMaiN
http://www.bit.ly/yOurDoMaiN + Other URL shortening services too!

There are probably dozens more URL combinations / variations out there. This is an area of SEO that you should certainly not overlook, especially if you are building links on the same sets of domains repeatedly.

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chasiffareed

14 years ago

4 months ago i did experiments on this issue. I started link building for my website with URl(www.domain.com/#1) for one medium competitive keyword i achieved the ranking position (2nd), I have seen the results same as without (www.domain.com).
You will not have any problem if you write canonicalize URL for the sake of link building but will found issue when point to the page that does not exist (www.domain.com/commonsense) (commonsense doesn't exist).
Mattcutt said end dash technically represents two separate pages, but didn't said link value will not be transferred to the domain.

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kimcarter14 14 years ago

With or without slash, your site would still be the same. Google still counts it as one link only.
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- Brendan Mace 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by kimcarter14
  
  With or without slash, your site would still be the same. Google still counts it as one link only.
  
  WRONG!
  
  Google technically considers "www.yoursite.com" and "www.yoursite.com/" as two SEPARATE pages. However, Google will only index one version.
  
  Because most people do not understand the way google crawls web pages, Google does try and interpret intent. So if your webpage is indexed as "www.yoursite.com" but you receive a backlink to "www.yoursite.com/" Google will attempt to redirect the authority over to the indexed version.
  
  The problem with being inconsistent is that Google does not always transfer over the authority from the deindexed version to the indexed version. Nobody's perfect. Including Google.
  
  THEREFORE, you should pick ONE version and be consistent. You will not receive any penalties for sending links to multiple versions. However, you will lose some link juice that's wasted on a page that isn't even indexed.
  
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lukemeister

14 years ago

Interesting discussion - I guess I've always tried to vary it myself, my reason being that I want it to look natural as possible and using the exact same URL structure to link to the home page every time might look too forced if you have tons of links. But that's about the only reason I've ever had to mix it up really.

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katiemei

14 years ago

Never thought they're different.

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dminorfmajor

14 years ago

To my knowledge, even after reading through the comments of this thread, there is no critical difference. That being said, it's better to be safe than sorry so I would just pick the www.mydomain.com and only link to that. Even if it comes up with a "/" after you click on it. If there IS a difference, it's better to have linked to only one. If no possible good can come from something, why do it?

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Kris79

14 years ago

I don't remember where but I've read that this is considered as two different links, so it would be better to take only one in your efforts.

Maybe it even was Matt Cutts talking about duplicate content, but I'm not sure.

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Brendan Mace

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kris79

I don't remember where but I've read that this is considered as two different links, so it would be better to take only one in your efforts.

Maybe it even was Matt Cutts talking about duplicate content, but I'm not sure.

It was Matt Cutts on SEOMOZ. This isn't even a debatable topic. The best practice is to pick one and stay consistent. Anyone who says it's better to vary their url structure has no idea what they're talking about.

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by co2

It was Matt Cutts on SEOMOZ. This isn't even a debatable topic. The best practice is to pick one and stay consistent. Anyone who says it's better to vary their url structure has no idea what they're talking about.

I agree. Pick one or the other, not both.

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waltzamora 14 years ago

It depends on you if you would put a slash or not. Be sure to use it always if you make link building. If you decide to put slash, then you should put slash in your links if you make link building.
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