Full URL or Relative Link?

[james2007]

For internal links is it better to use the full URL or relative path for links?

Example:
Should I use "http://www.mysite.com/apples" or "/apples" for internal links?

Does it even matter?

[temi]

I tend to use relative path for internal links.

[mattinertia]

Ive heard people say that the full url is better but i really dont think it makes the slightest bit of difference. One theory is that if people take a copy of your then if you have full urls the images will still load etc...

[surreypcsupport]

Relative is better for one reason and one reason only. Your html document will be shorter and more concise resulting in less total kilobytes.

[johnafrankllin]

One more advantage of using relative path is that you can test your complete website without going online. A full path will require an active internet connection to test your website.

Regards
John

[stanneon]

for me, using your main url is still the best practice. you could also use some of your sub-pages(those pages that you're promoting)...

[John peterr]

hi,
when you promoting the inner pages of your site use the complete URL to promote it.Keep in mind that you use some keywords that you target in inner page URL.

[websensible]

For webmasters, designers, developers, relative URLs are covenient. But for SEO purposes, you should stick to absolute URLs.

[surreypcsupport]

For webmasters, designers, developers, relative URLs are covenient. But for SEO purposes, you should stick to absolute URLs.

Why are absolute URLs better from and SEO point of view? I would have thought the shorter, relative URLs would be better for SEO purposes simply to compact the markup as much as possible.

[bobwilson37]

It's always good and better to use full URL's to see actual content of your page whether it may be main page or internal page..Thank You