//www.XXX.com or //XXX.com

[corpfan1]

Does it matter which version we use for links for SEO or spiders?

[kaus]

I thought that you should have a redirect in place to make sure your site is redirected to the www site only to avoid indexing of both versions of the site (duplicates). Is that what you mean

[corpfan1]

When I go to my blog the non www site always shows up top, even if I type in www.

So, I was just wondering if I link with someone if I should tell them to insert www or not?

[GregK]

Keep'em consistent is the important thing.

I like root/non-www

Only downside is, if you are going to be getting any non-solicited links? People may link as www.
Not likely on a poker site though, most will be linking to articles, feeds etc & will get it right.

Seems G has this whole canonical thing worked out pretty well too as of late, much better than they used to for sure.

[PokerProp]

Google has this worked out now. www. is not really needed so i would niche the www. set up a redirect so its always no www. and set google sitemap account to list as non www.

[kaus]

http://www.pokeraffiliateworld.com/f...354-post4.html

[corpfan1]

I changed it in wordpress to www.

Not sure if that was a good idea/bad idea/indifferent?

Any more opinions out there?

[GregK]

go www on odd days & non-www on even days

Twice the links! lol

[nirva]

Personally I always go for www and rewrite urls to include it when it's not been typed in. Keeps it consistent, plus it gets me 4 extra characters in the search listings (www.)

[ThePokerBank]

I always like to have www. before the domain. Feels more 'right for me, and any site I come across without a www. infront of the domain I feel is different than normal.

Don't know if it makes a difference seo wise, although I doubt it. I just feel more comfortable with a www.