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I can't provide a cite for this right now, but I'm reasonably sure I've seen SEOMoz staff suggesting that it's a bad idea to keep your blog on a subdomain, for
by thenomad 14y ago
I can't provide a cite for this right now, but I'm reasonably sure I've seen SEOMoz staff suggesting that it's a bad idea to keep your blog on a subdomain, for exactly the reasons Patio11 suggests.
(Also, whilst he's being modest here, Patio11 is something of an authority on SEO himself.)
Edit - yep, here: http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/domain http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/domain
- ssharp 14y agoHere is a Matt Cutts article saying that it doesn't really matter: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/subdomains-and-subdirectories/ http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/subdomains-and-subdirectories/
- ckluis 14y agoSo I moved my blog.mintek.com to mintek.com/blog after using HubSpot and switching to a custom wordpress install. I can't tell you that all the advantage was from the url restructuring, but it had a marked impact. Having tried similar things on test sites, I do think it makes a difference. And that is what SEO is about… testing assumptions because there is no definitive answer. Even Matt Cutts isn't going to tell you everything 100%.
- Estragon 14y agoMatt Cutts seems like a good guy, but there is an unavoidable conflict of interest when he gives advice like this. Google's job would be much easier if everyone believed the only way to rank is to have popular, useful content. Also, that article is five years old.