I have this ongoing discussion with the development team of one of my clients. They insist on using relative URLs on their numerous development servers. Naturally, I tell them that those can lead to trouble when the pages go live and, of course, they do. What is the difference between an absolute URL and a relative URL? For newbies out there, a relative URL points to links on a server in a local manner like this – a href="contact.html" – where you just point to the page link like you are right there working on the server.
Absolute Gobbledegook
Everyone knows that in marketing the really big dollars are shepherded around by the media boys, the likes of Mindshare and Starcom.
Absolute vs. Relative Links: Which is Better for the Search Engines?
Reader question: What type of link is better for getting search engine rankings: an absolute or a relative link?
Relative and Absolute Hyperlinks
You may have heard the terms “absolute” and “relative” in relation to hyperlinks and file paths. So what exactly are they and is there any real difference or benefits in using a particular type?
Absolute Top Five Search Engine Marketing Myths Uncovered
It’s no secret that Search Engine marketing can drive significant amounts of very qualified traffic to a web site as 85% of Internet users utilize search engines to find/research for goods and services. The problem for many companies is the difficulty they face sifting through conflicting information and hyperbole! Here is my top five list of myths that need to be run to ground.
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.
Cascading Style Sheets and Absolute Positioning
…can they really be used to your advantage in optimizing your web pages?