As far as SEO is concerned...What is better? A page, A directory or a Sub-domain? - GoFuckYourself.com

Young · 03-08-2006, 10:26 PM

see title

please

thanks ahead of time.

I'd prefer to use a subdomain...but if a directory or a page is better then i'll go with that.

beemk · 03-08-2006, 10:28 PM

from my experience they are all the same, but if lets say you were linking to www.domain.com/dir/ then always link to that and never link to www.domain.com/dir/index.html because google will see that as 2 different pages even though its the same.

Young · 03-08-2006, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by beemk

from my experience they are all the same, but if lets say you were linking to www.domain.com/dir/ then always link to that and never link to www.domain.com/dir/index.html because google will see that as 2 different pages even though its the same.

Cool...thanks. Subdomain it is then

SmokeyTheBear · 03-08-2006, 10:38 PM

subdomain is better because a search engine will list multiple subdomains for the same keyword but they will only list 2 pages if its on the name domain ( some se's )

JD · 03-08-2006, 10:41 PM

i'd stay away from subdomains unless you're doing some scripted spammer shit. I've played extensively with subs in google and it's MUCH easier to get domain.com/poo/index.html to rank than poo.domain.com just my personal opinion. take it however you will.

Young · 03-08-2006, 10:44 PM

awww shit. i'm all confused now. the subdomain is going to contain the meat of the content so its important that i get it indexed. shitttttttttttttt. what to do

JD · 03-08-2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Young

awww shit. i'm all confused now. the subdomain is going to contain the meat of the content so its important that i get it indexed. shitttttttttttttt. what to do

just bite the bullet and pick one. or go to some of the seo forums and form your own opinion

Splum · 03-08-2006, 10:51 PM

subdirectory is better than subdomain

WiredGuy · 03-08-2006, 10:55 PM

It depends on your goals. As smokey said, subdomains will get you more exposure since multiple pages will be limited to 2 results unless they're on seperate subdomains. The down part to this is often times SE's will recognize subdomains as seperate sites. So a SE may not recognize all your pages as part of one large site.

WG

Young · 03-08-2006, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

It depends on your goals. As smokey said, subdomains will get you more exposure since multiple pages will be limited to 2 results unless they're on seperate subdomains. The down part to this is often times SE's will recognize subdomains as seperate sites. So a SE may not recognize all your pages as part of one large site.

WG

Thanks WG...that actually has helped me make my decision to go with the subdomain as 90% of the site was going to be either put in the directory or on the subdomain. the main domain is not much of anything....hard to explain...

thanks all.

Kevsh · 03-08-2006, 11:01 PM

With sub-domains you can target each one differently and have them each rank well for their keywords/phrases. I've also found getting PR on subdomains is relatively easy if the main domain has nice PR - not scientific mind you, but my experience has found it to be true.

JD · 03-08-2006, 11:06 PM

the question remains that will google see the sub as a new site and potentially slap it into the "sandbox"

ffmihai · 03-09-2006, 12:01 AM

all is good for a SE. im building a directory as we speak

pocketkangaroo · 03-09-2006, 01:00 AM

I would be careful though with subdomains. Abusing them could result in a penalty. Even Matt Cutts from Google said that having too many subdomains was something that was going to be looked at more carefully now. In fact, a very prominent adult review site recently switched out of using subdomains for each review after seeing a huge drop and penalty.

They can be good, but I wouldn't abuse it. I've always been a fan of not using sub-domains.

MrChips · 03-09-2006, 02:24 AM

Young - buy 20 domains - and cover all combinations - no-one can truly answer - so do the fucking lot - SERIOUSLY.

03-08-2006, 10:26 PM	#1
Young Bland for life Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,468	As far as SEO is concerned...What is better? A page, A directory or a Sub-domain? see title please thanks ahead of time. I'd prefer to use a subdomain...but if a directory or a page is better then i'll go with that. __________________ ★★★

03-08-2006, 10:28 PM	#2
beemk CLICK HERE Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20,829	from my experience they are all the same, but if lets say you were linking to www.domain.com/dir/ then always link to that and never link to www.domain.com/dir/index.html because google will see that as 2 different pages even though its the same. __________________ I host with Vacares

03-08-2006, 10:38 PM	#4
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	subdomain is better because a search engine will list multiple subdomains for the same keyword but they will only list 2 pages if its on the name domain ( some se's ) __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

03-08-2006, 10:44 PM	#6
Young Bland for life Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,468	awww shit. i'm all confused now. the subdomain is going to contain the meat of the content so its important that i get it indexed. shitttttttttttttt. what to do __________________ ★★★

03-08-2006, 10:55 PM	#9
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,476	It depends on your goals. As smokey said, subdomains will get you more exposure since multiple pages will be limited to 2 results unless they're on seperate subdomains. The down part to this is often times SE's will recognize subdomains as seperate sites. So a SE may not recognize all your pages as part of one large site. WG __________________ I play with Google.

03-08-2006, 10:41 PM	#5
JD Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22,651	i'd stay away from subdomains unless you're doing some scripted spammer shit. I've played extensively with subs in google and it's MUCH easier to get domain.com/poo/index.html to rank than poo.domain.com just my personal opinion. take it however you will.

03-08-2006, 10:51 PM	#8
Splum Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 6,195	subdirectory is better than subdomain

03-08-2006, 11:01 PM	#11
Kevsh Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: TO Posts: 8,619	With sub-domains you can target each one differently and have them each rank well for their keywords/phrases. I've also found getting PR on subdomains is relatively easy if the main domain has nice PR - not scientific mind you, but my experience has found it to be true.

03-08-2006, 11:06 PM	#12
JD Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22,651	the question remains that will google see the sub as a new site and potentially slap it into the "sandbox"

03-09-2006, 12:01 AM	#13
ffmihai keep walking... Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,177	all is good for a SE. im building a directory as we speak __________________

03-09-2006, 01:00 AM	#14
pocketkangaroo Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 8,452	I would be careful though with subdomains. Abusing them could result in a penalty. Even Matt Cutts from Google said that having too many subdomains was something that was going to be looked at more carefully now. In fact, a very prominent adult review site recently switched out of using subdomains for each review after seeing a huge drop and penalty. They can be good, but I wouldn't abuse it. I've always been a fan of not using sub-domains.

03-09-2006, 02:24 AM	#15
MrChips Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,504	Young - buy 20 domains - and cover all combinations - no-one can truly answer - so do the fucking lot - SERIOUSLY.