- Don’t allow multiple versions of your pages to exists under more than one URL, including “www”, pages, trailing slashes and other canonical issues.
- File type extensions don’t matter, but ideally you should avoid extensions so you don’t have performance issues or redirect issues in the future.
- Keep your URLs as short as possible.
- Put keywords in your URLs without stuffing.
- Avoid numbers if possible, especially numbers that could be interpreted as dates.
- Avoid parameters if possible; if you absolutely need them, use hash tags
- Directories are only necessary for large sites or for sites where you need to segment the content; otherwise, they are optional.
- Use a 301 for redirects: it’s the least problematic solution.
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