Comments on: Should your Blog URL’s be shorter? http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-197545 Mark Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:19:01 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-197545 People say shorter is better, however, some domain names can be worth more if they are longer. :???: People say shorter is better, however, some domain names can be worth more if they are longer. :???:

]]> By: Joao http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-194527 Joao Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:51:36 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-194527 Thanks for the information :) Thanks for the information :)

]]> By: Budhi http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-191028 Budhi Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:01:13 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-191028 Actually I am not really sure if the permalink structure has a significant weight on google' SERP, hence I am sticking with Wordpress default permalink http://www.mydomain.com/?p=123. Actually I am not really sure if the permalink structure has a significant weight on google’ SERP, hence I am sticking with WordPress default permalink http://www.mydomain.com/?p=123.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-188327 Sarah Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:08:45 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-188327 It's not something I think about. I don't aim for long URLs mainly because the post title will wrap onto two lines, but I also don't think to edit my post slug. I don't think it's a great idea that any search engine should be penalising people for having long URLs in this manner. Afterall, how many novice bloggers are there who write excessively long posts without thinking, and probably wouldn't even know they could change their post slug, and even if they did, they probably wouldn't know that they should if it's too long. So much for the 'create and develop your site for your visitors, not for the search engines' when you then have to concern yourself over the length of your URLs in case the search engines potentially ignore or penalise your pages over them. It's Google laying down the law yet again. Yes, long spammy URLs need dealing with, but why penalise the innocent too? It's not something I think about. I don't aim for long URLs mainly because the post title will wrap onto two lines, but I also don't think to edit my post slug.

I don't think it's a great idea that any search engine should be penalising people for having long URLs in this manner. Afterall, how many novice bloggers are there who write excessively long posts without thinking, and probably wouldn't even know they could change their post slug, and even if they did, they probably wouldn't know that they should if it's too long.

So much for the 'create and develop your site for your visitors, not for the search engines' when you then have to concern yourself over the length of your URLs in case the search engines potentially ignore or penalise your pages over them. It's Google laying down the law yet again.

Yes, long spammy URLs need dealing with, but why penalise the innocent too?

]]> By: Internet Marketing J http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-187245 Internet Marketing J Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:31:18 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-187245 I personally think that shorter URLs has more advantages than longer ones..it's because shorter URLs are easily remembered and memorized..^^ I personally think that shorter URLs has more advantages than longer ones..it's because shorter URLs are easily remembered and memorized..^^

]]> By: Curt http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-187052 Curt Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:02:40 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-187052 I don't thing Google is giving much weight to the keywords in the URL anymore, but like you said - who knows. I have been using shorter URLs with ids rather then keywords and have not seem any different in Google traffic. I don't thing Google is giving much weight to the keywords in the URL anymore, but like you said – who knows. I have been using shorter URLs with ids rather then keywords and have not seem any different in Google traffic.

]]> By: tkada.com http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-186903 tkada.com Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:46:56 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-186903 I used to give big titles the tips is quiet useful, am going to try this!!! I used to give big titles the tips is quiet useful, am going to try this!!!

]]> By: John from WeHaveCont http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-186842 John from WeHaveCont Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:19:27 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-186842 We use the "http://domain/category/post name" structure, but even for our lengthier post names, I omit all but the relevant keywords. Depending on their context, words like "and", "but" and "or" get taken out if the URL becomes too long. I haven't actually done any research to see if doing that is a good thing. Any suggestions? We use the "http://domain/category/post name" structure, but even for our lengthier post names, I omit all but the relevant keywords. Depending on their context, words like "and", "but" and "or" get taken out if the URL becomes too long.

I haven't actually done any research to see if doing that is a good thing. Any suggestions?

]]> By: jonson roth http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-186417 jonson roth Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:04:35 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-186417 Someone wrote late last year that you're safe up to around 32 words in a URL (based on being in the title). There's a relevance factor. Now I don't know if this is still true, or whether it was fully true in the first place, but know that many popular sites have long titles and subsequently long WP URLs. That is, the URL length doesn't seem to harm them if the title is "natural". Someone wrote late last year that you're safe up to around 32 words in a URL (based on being in the title). There's a relevance factor. Now I don't know if this is still true, or whether it was fully true in the first place, but know that many popular sites have long titles and subsequently long WP URLs. That is, the URL length doesn't seem to harm them if the title is "natural".

]]> By: Cassie http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-186179 Cassie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:28:38 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-186179 Even if Google didn't put any weight on URL length, it's still good practice to keep them within a limit. For one thing, it sometimes helps to keep the links from breaking when it goes through email. Another thing, words like "the" and "and" don't help in search engines, so why put them in? I try to make a habit of editing the post slug in wordpress and eliminate unnecessary words before I hit publish. Since I've started doing that, I've seen some really amazing results in Google. I'm not an SEO expert so I don't know the right answer, this is just what I've learned from experience. Even if Google didn't put any weight on URL length, it's still good practice to keep them within a limit. For one thing, it sometimes helps to keep the links from breaking when it goes through email. Another thing, words like "the" and "and" don't help in search engines, so why put them in?

I try to make a habit of editing the post slug in wordpress and eliminate unnecessary words before I hit publish. Since I've started doing that, I've seen some really amazing results in Google.

I'm not an SEO expert so I don't know the right answer, this is just what I've learned from experience.

]]> By: Edward Lomax http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-186105 Edward Lomax Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:11:47 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-186105 I've often wondered about this. My titles sometimes can get a little wordy. I guess I'm going to have to try to shorten them up a bit. Just another thing to worry about I guess. I've often wondered about this. My titles sometimes can get a little wordy. I guess I'm going to have to try to shorten them up a bit.

Just another thing to worry about I guess.

]]> By: David Shaw http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-185623 David Shaw Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:29:01 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-185623 I have looked into this a bit in the past. I aim for around 4-5 words as a max in my URLs I have looked into this a bit in the past.

I aim for around 4-5 words as a max in my URLs

]]> By: Vered http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-185825 Vered Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:28:36 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-185825 Wow. I never pay any attention to any of these things. :oops: Guess I'd better start. :wink: Wow. I never pay any attention to any of these things. :oops:

Guess I'd better start. :wink:

]]> By: Internet Business Id http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-185740 Internet Business Id Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:22:07 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-185740 I noticed Google shortening my urls too. I think it is good, it will take the best out everyone Tanny <a href="http://www.Learn2Earn2.com" rel="nofollow">My Internet Home Business</a> I noticed Google shortening my urls too.

I think it is good, it will take the best out everyone

Tanny

My Internet Home Business

]]> By: Todd Andrews http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/06/24/should-your-blog-urls-be-shorter/#comment-185670 Todd Andrews Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:19:18 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=1915#comment-185670 I'm still waiting for solid insight into Google's preference on this one, but shorter URL's are a good consideration. I'm still waiting for solid insight into Google's preference on this one, but shorter URL's are a good consideration.

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