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~Dark-EyE~ · 05-08-2008, 01:36 PM

There are advantages and disadvantages in using relative and absolute links...
But as much as possible I'll go with "Absolute Links"...

One Good Reason For Example:If you contents get copied and you have a link on it and you used relative link format (ex. href="/shoes/nike.html") in anchoring a particular keyword, it won't count as backlink to your site... Better use absolute link (ex. href="http://www.mycollection.com/shoes/nike.html") for it to be counted as backlink to your site...

This is just one of the many advantages in using absolute links...

05-08-2008, 01:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
~Dark-EyE~ Google Freak Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 260 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	There are advantages and disadvantages in using relative and absolute links... But as much as possible I'll go with "Absolute Links"... One Good Reason For Example:If you contents get copied and you have a link on it and you used relative link format (ex. href="/shoes/nike.html") in anchoring a particular keyword, it won't count as backlink to your site... Better use absolute link (ex. href="http://www.mycollection.com/shoes/nike.html") for it to be counted as backlink to your site... This is just one of the many advantages in using absolute links... Last edited by ~Dark-EyE~; 05-12-2008 at 07:08 AM.