Absolute & Relative Links How Do They Rank?
The question for this article is whether or not you should use "absolute url's" or "relative url's"? Not only that, this article researches whether or not Google ranks these methods differently.
Absolute: You use the entire url pointing to the designated page.
ex. www.yoursite.com/page1/index.html
Relative: You use an automatic path to the file
ex. /page1/index.html
Relative gives a path that is "assumed". Your browser will automatically "assume" to put www.yoursite.com before the link.
When researching these two methods, I used 4 factors to consider:
So here's the results of this study:
So it seems safe to say that Google doesn't necessarily rank "absolute/relative" paths differently.
Google may recognize the fact that neither method is wrong, it only reflects the designers preference.
There's only 1 type of Absolute and Relative paths that get a bad rank. Web sites that use "tracking url's" or data base urls get a significant reduction in page rank emmediately.
The easiest way to notice this in action is to go to www.pogo.com (Online games). You would think that pogo has a great rank but nope, in fact their main page rank is 0/10. This happens because every time google crawls through their url, the site is different.
So if you care about page rank, keep your url's the same as the day your site was born!
About The Author
Martin Lemieux is leading the field online for web design and online advertising. Visit his company right away for many marketing tips & strategies: http://www.smartads.info
OASES - Online Advertising Search Engine Services
http://www.flyinggelatingames.com
The Web Clinic - FREE MARKETING TOOLS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Google Patent Application - SEO Highlights
The recent patent application filed by Google details numerous items... Read More
Valid HTML code is crucial to Search Engine Optimization
Why valid HTML code is crucial to your web site's... Read More
Youve Got The Power, Why Arent You Promoting It?
Like all things, theft is theft, misery loves company, negative... Read More
How to Build Massive Keyword Lists
As keyword marketing becomes more and more expensive and competitive,... Read More
Picking Keywords for SEO ? A Different View
The first step to developing any search engine optimization effort... Read More
The Importance of Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Optimization is a key to any successful internet... Read More
How To Really SEO Your Site
Search engine optimization is one of most popular online marketing... Read More
Getting Your Site Seen By Search Engines
Is your website listed on search engines? When people search... Read More
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all... Read More
Search Engine Keywords - What Do People Search For?
Do you ever wonder how people search for things on... Read More
Dont Focus Too Much on Your Internet Business Website Ranking
No doubt, having a high search engine ranking is very... Read More
SEO Made Easy!
Search engine optimization remains a minefield of old advice, outdated... Read More
Google?s Siren Call ? Is It Crashing Your Search Engine Marketing?
It's difficult to dispute the rational behind the rant since... Read More
Look Out MSN Search, Here Comes Gbrowser
It is official, the search engine wars are in full... Read More
Search Engine Submission - What to Look for when Selecting an Australian SEO Company
Every business owner I've met has been encouraged at some... Read More
Your Online Home-Based Business Can Lead To Search Engine Stress
As a member of several search engine optimization forums, I... Read More
Onpage Optimization: Essential for Effective Offpage Optimization
Onpage optimization is the process by which various elements on... Read More
SEO #4: Off-page Optimization
Yesterday you should have read the third course out of... Read More
How To Indirectly Get To The Top Of Search Engines
There are millions of web sites trying to get listed... Read More
Google has an Achilles Heal - Will Their Competitors Notice?
Even though Google Revenues continue to soar, the hidden problem... Read More
PageRank and How It Gets Assigned
We know that each and every website page is assigned... Read More
Have You Been Dropped By Yahoo?
Yahoo has fairly recently updated its guidelines. You can read... Read More
3 Principles Of Google
When online "Use it. Use it. Use it."Google is our... Read More
Would You Let A Dog Or A Butler Market Your Website?
The latest news to hit the Internet's 'water cooler' is... Read More
When SEO Takes the Value out of a Website
Every webmaster would like to see his/her website to be... Read More
Gaining Link Popularity Techniques
Link popularity is very important these days for all websites... Read More
Link Reputation - How to Improve Search Engine Rankings
One of the most overlooked strategies to improve search engine... Read More
Utilizing Popular Directories as Free Link Sources
If you're a webmaster, you've probably spent almost as much... Read More
Why You Should NOT Submit Your Site On Search Engines
Before to answer to this question we have to know... Read More
An Ethical Alternative to Doorway Pages
Definition: A doorway page is content created specifically for the... Read More
Optimizing For Visitors Not Search Engines
Most people feel that optimizing is to target the search... Read More
A Classified Way To Drive Business To Your Web Site
There are more than 105 million of them in the... Read More
Ten Critical Website and Search Engine Promotion Mistakes
When it comes to promoting your website, you might think... Read More
The Hottest Tip On Getting A Web Site Listed Quickly by Yahoo, Inktomi, MSN, FAST and AltaVista
Every webmaster knows that the free search engines are a... Read More
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Fix Your OffPage!
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is something you should be aware... Read More
Google, Yahoo! and MSN Line up More Goodies for Internet Users
Internet users have never had it better what with Yahoo!,... Read More
Reality Check: A Straightforward Guide to Keywords and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Web site owners need to have realistic expectations when it... Read More
Keep Your Web Site Content Relevant
Visitors and search engines love content-rich web sites, but just... Read More
Google Ranking WITHOUT Ever Submitting To Google!
A while back, I read an article that explained how... Read More
Website Promotion: 10 Search Engine Optimization Blunders to Avoid
If you want to develop a successful search engine optimization... Read More
How to Choose Keywords to Theme Your Pages and Boost Your Traffic
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is... Read More
Lets Make Your Website #1
Their is simple way of making your website rank top... Read More
The Wonders of Wordtracker: Its More than a Hunt for Keywords
For me personally, Wordtracker.com is not just a... Read More
Search Engine Submission - What to Look for when Selecting an Australian SEO Company
Every business owner I've met has been encouraged at some... Read More
When SEO Takes the Value out of a Website
Every webmaster would like to see his/her website to be... Read More
How to Succeed with the Search Engines
The Cold Hard Facts?..One of the most important factors in... Read More
Do You Submit Your Website To All The Search Engines?
There is really only one search engine to worry about... Read More
Link Horse Trading For The PR Challenged
After 105 days Google finally updated PR. And it's about... Read More
Maximize Your Search Engine Traffic - 13 Ways to Pull in More Visitors From the Search Engines
Maximizing traffic from the search engines to your web site... Read More
Search Engine Keywords - What Do People Search For?
Do you ever wonder how people search for things on... Read More
Sales And Crawlers, Update! Update! Update!
The importance to the algorithmic web crawlers that speed throughout... Read More
Search Engine Optimization: Who Do You Trust?
Internet search engines exist to organize the seemingly immeasurable amount... Read More
Search Engine Optimization - A Must
As you surf the web take a look around at... Read More
Creating a Google SiteMap For Your Work At Home Business Web Page
Search engine traffic is the best traffic You can get... Read More
Should You Buy Text Links?
You can rank number one (Or at least in the... Read More
Link Popularity: Distribute Content, Not Just Links
You've spent many hours trying to increase your online traffic... Read More
Your Search Engine Optimization Strategy: Make Love, Not War
When it comes to search engine optimization strategy, there are... Read More
THREE Secrets to High Search Engine Rankings the Easy Way!
Let me guess, you've read article after article on how... Read More
How To Indirectly Get To The Top Of Search Engines
There are millions of web sites trying to get listed... Read More
Increase Your Page Rank Through SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) must be considered a process and... Read More
Keyword Ownership: What It Is And Where Its Headed
Have you ever got one of those silly emails that... Read More
The Search Engine Of The Future: Mobility Has A Pricetag
We all know the ease of using a search engine... Read More
SEO - Are You Making The Search Engines Mad?
If you've been involved in SEO (search engine optimization) for... Read More
Has Google Lost the Plot?
With the help of MSN, recently I've been reminiscing about... Read More
3.5 Reasons You Need To Forget About Search Engines
Have you ever stopped to think how much time is... Read More
Affordable Small Business SEO: 5 Common SEO Errors and How to Fix Them
Don't put the cart before the horse.You can't do SEO... Read More
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) |