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domain.com/keyword/ 1 33.33%
domain.com/keyword/keyword.htm 1 33.33%
domain.com/keyword/index.htm 0 0%
domain.com/keyword.htm 1 33.33%
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Best url choice
I am just getting started learning about seo. I have a basic question:

What would be the best choice for a page url?

domain.com/keyword/
domain.com/keyword/keyword.htm
domain.com/keyword/index.htm
domain.com/keyword.htm

Also, is there any penalty for the same content being served by:
domain.com/keyword/
domain.com/keyword/index.htm

I have seen bots crawl a directory, guessing the location from the link to a specific page( ie domain.com/keyword/index.htm causes domain.com/keyword/ to be checked for indexing.
I am reading through all the stickies right now, but thought I would throw this question out there.

Thank you.
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I am just getting started learning about seo. I have a basic question:

What would be the best choice for a page url?

domain.com/keyword/
domain.com/keyword/keyword.htm
domain.com/keyword/index.htm
domain.com/keyword.htm


Either domain.com/keyword/ or domain.com/keyword.htm

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Also, is there any penalty for the same content being served by:
domain.com/keyword/
domain.com/keyword/index.htm


There is no penalty as such. However, the best form is to perform URL canonicalization on all your URLs (you can use either 301 redirects or re="canonical" links in your pages' <head> section).

I hope this helps!
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