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I'd be happy to say more (why, data, etc.) on anything in particular. The post was already getting a bit long, which is why I left it at that. There is some w

I'd be happy to say more (why, data, etc.) on anything in particular. The post was already getting a bit long, which is why I left it at that. There is some why in there already though.

jrockway 18y ago
I was mostly interested in this one: "Use directories instead of subdomains."
- quilby 18y ago
  I am pretty sure that this is because Google sees different subdomains under the same domain (ie. a.example.com, b.example.com) as different websites, and so if you got a link to a.example.com, maybe a.example.com's pagerank would improve, but example.com's pagerank will not improve. This is why choosing one main domain for you website (either www.example.com or example.com) and 301 redirecting all requests from the one not chosen to the chosen one is recommended.
  - sachinag 18y ago
    This is true. This is why we decided to set it as http://blog.dawdle.com http://blog.dawdle.com instead of http://www.dawdle.com/blog http://www.dawdle.com/blog . We have some freelancers that want to write about gaming in general (so they might get a callup to get paid), so it's editorially independent, and the blog can pass independent PageRank to the main http://www.dawdle.com/ http://www.dawdle.com/ domain. The point is: don't automatically just shove everything in subdirectories; think about if you want your subdomains to have independent PR or not - it might make sense in certain situations.
- randfish 18y ago
  On subdirectories vs. subfolders, see http://www.seomoz.org/blog/understanding-root-domains-subdomains-vs-subfolders-microsites http://www.seomoz.org/blog/understanding-root-domains-subdom... - essentially, it's about benefiting from the authority/trust/link metrics assigned to a root/sub domain rather than starting a new one.
  - jrockway 18y ago
    Like I said, I'm interested in data, not speculation. Reading this is like reading a review of a power cable that makes your speakers sound better. People can convince themselves of anything they want to.

I'd be happy to say more (why, data, etc.) on anything in particular. The post was already getting a bit long, which is why I left it at that. There is some why in there already though.

jrockway 18y ago

I was mostly interested in this one: "Use directories instead of subdomains."

quilby 18y ago
I am pretty sure that this is because Google sees different subdomains under the same domain (ie. a.example.com, b.example.com) as different websites, and so if you got a link to a.example.com, maybe a.example.com's pagerank would improve, but example.com's pagerank will not improve. This is why choosing one main domain for you website (either www.example.com or example.com) and 301 redirecting all requests from the one not chosen to the chosen one is recommended.
- sachinag 18y ago
  This is true. This is why we decided to set it as http://blog.dawdle.com http://blog.dawdle.com instead of http://www.dawdle.com/blog http://www.dawdle.com/blog . We have some freelancers that want to write about gaming in general (so they might get a callup to get paid), so it's editorially independent, and the blog can pass independent PageRank to the main http://www.dawdle.com/ http://www.dawdle.com/ domain. The point is: don't automatically just shove everything in subdirectories; think about if you want your subdomains to have independent PR or not - it might make sense in certain situations.
randfish 18y ago
On subdirectories vs. subfolders, see http://www.seomoz.org/blog/understanding-root-domains-subdomains-vs-subfolders-microsites http://www.seomoz.org/blog/understanding-root-domains-subdom... - essentially, it's about benefiting from the authority/trust/link metrics assigned to a root/sub domain rather than starting a new one.
- jrockway 18y ago
  Like I said, I'm interested in data, not speculation. Reading this is like reading a review of a power cable that makes your speakers sound better. People can convince themselves of anything they want to.