diff --git a/linkchecker.go b/linkchecker.go
index 992ffe2..2a0651a 100644
--- a/linkchecker.go
+++ b/linkchecker.go
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@ type BrokenLink struct {
 	Error      string
 }
 
+func (lc *LinkChecker) normalizeURL(rawURL string) string {
+	u, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rawURL
+	}
+
+	// Remove fragment
+	u.Fragment = ""
+	
+	// Ensure consistent trailing slash handling
+	u.Path = strings.TrimSuffix(u.Path, "/")
+	if u.Path == "" {
+		u.Path = "/"
+	}
+
+	return u.String()
+}
+
 func (lc *LinkChecker) isSameDomain(baseURL, link string) bool {
 	base, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,10 +66,11 @@ func (lc *LinkChecker) CheckLinks(baseURL string) ([]BrokenLink, error) {
 }
 
 func (lc *LinkChecker) checkLinksRecursive(pageURL string, brokenLinks []BrokenLink) ([]BrokenLink, error) {
-	if lc.visited[pageURL] {
+	normalizedURL := lc.normalizeURL(pageURL)
+	if lc.visited[normalizedURL] {
 		return brokenLinks, nil
 	}
-	lc.visited[pageURL] = true
+	lc.visited[normalizedURL] = true
 	lc.pagesChecked++
 	
 	fmt.Printf("Checking page %d: %s\n", lc.pagesChecked, pageURL)
@@ -73,7 +92,8 @@ func (lc *LinkChecker) checkLinksRecursive(pageURL string, brokenLinks []BrokenL
 		}
 		
 		// Recursively check links from the same domain
-		if lc.isSameDomain(pageURL, link) && !lc.visited[link] {
+		normalizedLink := lc.normalizeURL(link)
+		if lc.isSameDomain(pageURL, link) && !lc.visited[normalizedLink] {
 			recursiveLinks, err := lc.checkLinksRecursive(link, brokenLinks)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue // Skip this page if there's an error, but continue checking others