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Subdomains vs. Subdirectory for a Blog: Better, Worse, Indifferent?
Question. I hope that you are doing well! I took your BAVC SEO class in late November, and am reaching out with a question that I hope you can provide a little insight on. Read more »
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New Domain Extensions (TLDs) and SEO Effects
Question. I took one of your online courses years ago and it was a tremendous help. I may be taking the google adwords class soon. I could think of no-one who could, hopefully, better answer my question than you. Read more »
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Which is better for SEO: a subdomain or a subdirectory?
Question: Can you explain the difference between directory, domain, and URL Question: On the sfflowershop.com zip code example, won’t it be a bit too much to create a different landing page for all those zip codes? Question: When you already have a domain and Answer: OK, what is the difference between a directory, a subdomain, a domain and a URL?... Read more »
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For SEO purposes, what is a ‘preferred domain?’
Question: On webmaster tools, why do you have some sites with www and some without (ex. www.jm-seo.net & jm-seo.net) Are those separate sites? Does it matter? Question: In WordPress, can Google index the drop downs from the navigation menu? Or is this Answer: That is very observant. What you are referring to is what is called a preferred domain, and... Read more »
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Is a subdomain better than a sub directory for local search engine optimization?
Question: I’m being told that using a sub-domain for “location specific” areas is better than using sub-pages. For example I book male dancers in massachusetts and rhode island and that I should do a sub domain. However I don’t really see any subdomain pages r Answer: No real doubt here. A subdirectory /yoursite/rhode-island/dancers.html is BETTER than a subdirectory rhodeisland.yoursite.com. Why?... Read more »
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What is the optimal hosting for an SEO-friendly blog? Your own domain or another?
Question: Can you give me some pros and cons as to whether a blog should be hosted on a different site from that of the business website or should it just be an internal page?link (or does it matter)? Answer: No contest here. OPTIMAL hosting for a blog is on your own domain. Why? First, inbound links. IF/when people link... Read more »
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How do subdomains vs. domains work for links and SEO?
Question: If an external organization links to my subdomain will my top level domain also get the benefits of the external link? Who gets the count? Answer: Very interesting question. Most people do NOT realize that a subdomain – blogs.wholefoods.com vs. www.wholefoods.com are DIFFERENT websites to Google. COMPLETELY different. So that has huge implications for SEO. A link to the... Read more »
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How does reachlocal work for AdWords?
Question: Why does this site not show up on Keyword Spy – they are doing AdWords, but no data carlosmachado1.reachlocal.com Question: What is the cost to do only the AdWords class? Answer: Reachlocal is a service that advertises lots and lots of sites on Google. It’s actually pretty good. It won’t show up on Keywordspy.com probably because it uses subdomains... Read more »
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Do XML sitemaps help domains, and subdomains for Google SEO?
Question: What is your opinion about an xml sitemap for a domain and subdomains and generating a site map for a word press site with in the main site? Would it be beneficial to do both, and if so where would I locate those two xml sitemaps? Maybe it is better just to use one sitemap. Question: In any of... Read more »
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Is a subdomain or subdirectory better for search engine optimization?
Question: Our website address is currently myreadylink.com. It is a kind of directory that links to several different towns. Our plan was to create a subdomain for each town with the address including the name of the town followed by myreadylink.com. Would it be better to make the address for each town myreadylink.com followed by the town name? What do... Read more »
