• Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Write for Us

Travel Bloggers Guide

Travel blogging news and resources

  • Blog
  • Travel Blog News
  • How to start a travel blog
  • Travel Blogging Resources

To WWW or not to WWW

July 24, 2010 By James Clark

When you are setting up your WordPress blog, you will be given the option of setting your URL with a WWW or without.

To do this, in the left column of your WordPress dashboard go to:

Settings > General

In this section you will see:

WordPress address (URL)

Site address (URL)

In these boxes type in the full URL you wish to use. For example I have set this site as:

http://travelbloggersguide.com over http://travelbloggersguide.com.

Which ever one you choose, you need to refer to your site from now on as either with or without the WWW. Believe it or not, Google sees these two URL’s as two different sites, so it is important you use the right URL whenever you are promoting your site. You don’t want people to start linking to you with a WWW when you don’t have WWW. That will dilute your link count in Google.

Say for example you are leaving a comment on someones blog. If you leave your URL without the WWW, Google will count this as one link to the non WWW site. Over time you might end up having 50 links pointing to the WWW site, and 50 links pointing to the non-WWW site, when what you should be having is 100 links pointing to the correct site.

As far as improving your rankings go, it doesn’t matter which one you choose, though there are groups that are passionate about either side. Check out no-www.org and www.yes-www.org.

Filed Under: Travel Blogging Tagged With: url

About Travel Bloggers Guide

James ClarkHi, I’m James. I run a travel media business and a travel blog at nomadicnotes.com.

Travel Bloggers Guide is a free resource on starting and maintaining a travel blog.
More About Travel Bloggers Guide

Travel Blogger News

Subscribe for a monthly roundup of the best articles on the business of travel blogging. No Spam!



View the news archive at travelbloggersguide.substack.com

Write For Us

Travel Bloggers Guide is currently accepting guest posts from travel bloggers, blogging/social media experts, and companies that work with bloggers.
Write for us

Promote Your Travel Writing

The Travel Wire is a weekly newsletter about Travel. Subscribe to find out how to submit your travel writing to be featured.

Featured Affiliate Networks

Join up to find travel affiliate programs. Shareasale
Affiliate Window

Recent Posts

  • How to earn money as travel blogger
  • Travel Blogger News: February 2020
  • Travel Blogger News: January 2020
  • Quasi-niche sites – turning a general travel blog into a semi-themed site
  • The case for having a general travel blog

Featured Posts

Free Domain Or Your Own Domain Name?
Choosing a domain name for your travel blog
Choosing a theme for your WordPress blog
Travel sites that offer guest posting opportunities
Websites that pay travel writers

Travel Blogging Resources

See this page for a full list of Travel Blogging Resources.

Travel Bloggers Guide

About
Contact
Newsletter
Write For Us

Travel Blog Jobs

Find blog jobs, writing offers, and partnership opportunities.
Message Board

Travel Blog Directory

Browse travel blogs from around the world and add your own to the travel blog directory.

Around The World
Africa
Asia
Caribbean
Central America
Europe
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South America

Follow Travel Bloggers Guide!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on Twitter

Copyright © 2025 travelbloggersguide.com · Log in