A clean way out

[grandpa]

I have a site that includes a subdomain. Each of the domains is designed for a specific class of user. If someone gets into my subdomain and actually belongs in the other site, I'm providing a simple text link to get them back to the domain.

Now I'm working on tightening up the two sites, and removing any unnecessary cross-linking. What are some options to provide this link (from the subdomain index to the domain index) without having it followed by the SE's?

[PatrickDeese]

there are some javascript docwrites that break a URL into two parts, ie

part 1:http://www.web

part 2: masterworld.com/

and even if the SE bot wants follow your JS it still won't get the URL.

either that or make all the links go to a page that is blocked by a robots.txt that links to the other site, in otherwords

page.html links to outbound-link.html which links to the other site.

The JS is probably less complicated to implement, and you won't be throwing PR to a part of your site that G won't spider (wastes your PR - if you care).

[grandpa]

I want to avoid the second option, it should be a 1 link trip. I've seen some javascript solutions to similar situations, so my only real concern there is JS disabled.

That, however, is less of a concern than interlinking these two sites.

[PatrickDeese]

Grandpa I was thinking of a meta refresh tag in the case of option two - so either one would be a one click exit for the user.