Linking to Domain or URL?

[burton62462]

Hello everyone? I was wondering....when creating links, should the links from other sites be pointing back to the url or the domain name of my site? I've been told that when submitting to search engines, the URL should be submitted and not the Domain Name of the site. Is this the same for linking?

Thanks,
DB

[leadegroot]

The url in a link should always be of the form:

<a href="http://www.mydomain.com/path/to/dir/">Link text</a>

Something like

<a href="mydomain.com/path/to/dir/">Link text</a>

would be wrong and I don't think it would work in a browser (I have never typed this to try it)

I don't know about submitting, I never waste my time on it (Build. Links.). I would follow the instructions on the submission page.

[gldnratio]

If I've not misunderstood, you should link to any other site (anything not within your root folder) with the full url address. <a href="http://www.theresite.com/">There Site</a>

[burton62462]

Hello all, Just wanted to say thanks for the quick responses. I am really finding some helpful people with very useful information. Where i am from there are not too many people into web developement, i have not found any, so there is noone to learn from. Once again thank you all.

D.B.

[Lobo]

Well that begs a question ;-)

Where are you from?

[burton62462]

I am from a small centraled little town in ill.. there is almost nothing 70 to 80 miles each way from me. Not much to see besides farms and fields.

D.B.

[Lobo]

not prime web design country then? although perhaps a cattle breeding network could go down well ;-)

[burton62462]

That would be good if i only knew anything about cattle and farming, not much of a farming type of guy. Thank 4 all your responses, u have all been a big help to me.
DB

[Lobo]

You don't need to know about cattle to create a dating service...

Then again, if someone askes you what you do, you'd have to say" I sell sperm for a living" lol