backlink to www.mysite.com or mysite.com??

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Hi warriors,

I can open my site in both www and non www format,so what should I link to:www or non www:confused:


Josh
#search engine optimization #backlink #mysitecom #wwwmysitecom
  • You're not getting credit for all of your links if the non-www and www subs of your site are being read independently.

    Pick one.

    Then you MUST redirect one to the other, using a 301 redirect, which is typically done through .htaccess (if you're using a linux server).
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    • Totally agree.. btw I prefer it with www. in front, but thats a personal thing
  • orvn is 100% correct, first redirect one to the other so you only have one version that shows up and then whatever version you choose send your links to that version. If you get some backlinks for the other (which will sometimes happen if you get some naturally and not built) then it won't be that big of deal as most of the link juice will pass in the 301 redirect.
  • how to do a 301 redirect properly?
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    • Edit your .htaccess file (make sure your FTP client or SSH or whatever can see hidden files) with the following:

      Code:
      RewriteEngine on 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^warriorforum.com [NC] 
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.warriorforum.com/$1 [L,R=301]
      Obviously, replace WarriorForum with your own domain.
  • with www is good
  • I've found that without www is best for me. During consultations some clients say they'd rather have the www because it looks more "professional" than without the www. That is BS.

    No one cares whether your site has the www or not and if you do the 301 redirect they can type in www and still get to your site without any problems. Just keep building backlinks to your site without www and you'll be fine.
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    • If you want to enter 10,000 websites daily, you save 15 seconds when you use domains without www and its great
      About the OP, if you are using Cpanel in your server, you can do it easily. Go to "manage redirects" and then define it without need even 1 line coding.
  • hi..site with www sounds good..so use that and also put a permanent redirect between these two so that search doesn't considers them as a separate site..
  • Search engines especially Google considers both www and non www are different domains. Therefore its always better to set a domain first and then start doing link building for that particular domain.
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