With or without the www.?

Griffey · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 2

I have a question about link popularity.

First with the link popularity checker that I access on this site, it says my site has 172 total incoming links. But when I check again with out using the www. it says I have only a total of 3. What is up with this?

Also should i use the www. when I'm adding my site to directories and which format does the search engines prefer http://www.yousitename.com or http://yoursitename.com ?

Also how often does link popularity get updated?

Thanks for the help!

leftybogs · Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 1669

redirect non-www to www version... so that the results were going to be the same... but usually it takes time..
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ben_tambling · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 464

the question is 'what is your preferred link' to your site?

if you prefer the w/ www link,, you always have to add the www when building links... then if not, you have to remove it....
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alvis · Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 115

Always add www when you building link via directory submission, article submission etc
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jean · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 44

I always use the www as well.
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links4info · Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 85

Always better to put www. as it will save some micoseconds for manipulating your site into www version
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stevewaganer · Joined: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 152

Put www. when you are doing link building use url with www.
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beveiliging · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

I use always www for links and to be sure that does not happen any misunderstanding this is my line into .htaccess to redirect non www to www

x3mario · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

It's better to use always the www. A domain name with www is different from a domain without www.
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Ka-canor · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: USA

matthemattrix · Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 12 Location: Sydney, Australia

Thanks for this info. I was always confused about this, so during my link building campaigns I have been doing some submission with the "www" and some without. Will include it always from now on.
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Ka-canor · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: USA

I'm much in favor to use 301 to redirect bought with www and without.
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arslan321 · Joined: 07 May 2009 Posts: 291

i think it,s great news.
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it,s great information.
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mdamin76 · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 683 Location: On Stage

From google webmasters tool you can set which term that you prefer to be used in google. You can change it to use with "www" or without "www".
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