Top of Page type URL. Which is best?

[Frank_Rizzo]

I have some big pages and to use a 'top of page' link at the bottom. Which would be the best for SEO?

widgets.html
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blah......

<a href="http://www.mysite.com/widgets.html">Top of Page</a>
<a href="widgets.html">Top of Page</a>
<a href="#">Top of Page</a>

Previously I have used "#" but surely having the keyword in the url is advantageous? Or is there somekind of penalty for a page linking to itself?

[tedster]

Using the full url is not a good idea for your users - it requires a new trip to the server and a full page reload which can be confusing. There is no advantage in the Google algo either. I've recently seen a Google rep criticize any link of a page to itself.

Stick with the named anchor, I say.