Is there any value to a home page URL adding the /index.html ?
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For proper SEO, which version would you prefer?
B. www.abccompany.com/index.html
Is there any value or difference with either home page URL??
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A.
URLs are best when they are short and static.
Shorter URLs are more likely to be shared, typed-in, and they look better.
Make sure there is only one website version like James said.
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Always go for A.
If B still appears then 301 that page to A.
If you struggle with conducting a 301 then you can set your preferred domain in Webmaster Tools.
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Correct, I would use a 301 re-direct from B to A
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A because it's easier to read - use the rel=canonical tag to "redirect" index.html to /
or do a real 301 redirect. the key here is to only have one of these indexed, or you will get duplicate content.
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