Relative
Link - A relative path link as opposed to an
Absolute Link
It
specifies the
relative
path. For example: -
<a href= "seo_glossary.htm">SEO Glossary</a>
,
rather than the Absolute Path
<a href= "http://seo.yu.hu.com/seo_glossary.htm">SEO Glossary</a>.
. The advantage of the relative link is that it makes the Web site portable to a different domain if so desired.
However, it may take longer to get a page or image with a relative link registered in search engines. For images
especially, full path links are probably essential for registration in
Google at this time. Ami Isseroff
October 1, 2008
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