{"id":3016,"date":"2014-04-17T12:56:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T12:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/link2city.com\/dev\/absolute-links-vs-relative-links-seo-value\/"},"modified":"2014-04-17T12:56:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T12:56:30","slug":"absolute-links-vs-relative-links-seo-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/link2city.com\/dev\/absolute-links-vs-relative-links-seo-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Absolute Links vs. Relative Links &#8211; SEO Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Absolute Links vs. Relative Links &#8211; SEO Value<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The debate between\u00a0<strong>absolute links and relative links<\/strong>\u00a0continues to live on in the SEO world. The individual significance of each has been contested, but it is widely regarded that absolute links provide better SEO value on the whole than relative links.<\/p>\n<p>Many believe that absolute links have less potential for getting messed up when search engines index your page. It shouldn\u2019t really make a difference, but many conclude that this is reason enough.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, content scrapers and RSS services may \u2018repurpose\u2019 your content legitimately (or not). In either case, shouldn\u2019t a proper back-link be attributed to your site? This situation favours absolute links. Although this is a minor argument, it\u2019s still worth considering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absolute Links vs. Relative Links &#8211; SEO Value The debate between\u00a0absolute links and relative links\u00a0continues to live on in the SEO world. The individual significance of each has been contested, but it is widely regarded that absolute links provide better SEO value on the whole than relative links. 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