Should my link href be www or go direct to page?

[SeoSheikh]

Hi, just wondering which is the best format for linking to pages. In my navigation at the moment i have links like;

Car Repair Services

Is this the recommended format or should it be;

Car Repair Services

Many thanks for any answers.

Alex

[RuiZhiDong]

Hi Alex

You're asking if it matters whether the URL is absolute or relative.

It doesn't really make a different from an SEO point of view as long as both resolves

[Mike.Goracke]

Hi Alex,

From a functional standpoint, absolute and relative paths should lead users and spiders to the same page.

There are some pros to using one over the other though:

Relative

-faster to code

-if you switch domains, you won't have to deal with redoing internal links

-your page should be faster, because you have less code for browsers and Google to sift through

Absolute

-leaves little confusion for browsers and spiders, because it is using the EXACT path

-if your site gets scrapped, the links would still point back to your site

-Google Webmaster Tools recommends absolute paths, "Where possible, use absolute rather than relative links. (For instance, when linking to another page in your site, link to www.example.com/mypage.html rather than simply mypage.html)."

Hope this helps.

Mike

[SeoSheikh]

Thats great thanks for your help guys.

Alex