Is it worth to change a blog from a subdomain to subfolder?
-
We have a blog in a subdomain since some years and we are thinking about moving it to a subfolder, to see if we can boost the main domain (incoming links + fresh content).
Could be worth it?
-
Thanks for the answers.
For some thing Google treats a subdomain like a subfolder but for other things like a different domain, that's why I don't see it clear.
Any experience doing it when the subdomain is a blog?
-
If you have viable subdomains with good unique content and links of their own I would say that the answer is YES.
In early 2011 I redirected two subdomains page-by-page into folders in the root and the results have been kickass.
Both of these subdomains had 40-60 pages. Each of them had a lot of traffic and inbound links. One had more links than the root domain. Now my rankings and total traffic are significantly up everywhere.
Lots of people think that google treats subdomains as separate sites. This makes sense as on lots of sites subdomains are operated by a diversity of people. So if you increase the link popularity and domain popularity of your main site by the redirection of a subdomain then it should, in theory, rank better.
The people who redirect subdomains and say that they "got nothing out of it" usually have subdomains that are worthless cabooses on the butt of their site.
-
You will get both answers yes and no here.
I say no, google can see that they are the same site, I have planety of websites that do this and rank well, some have sitelinks in the searps showing links to the subdomains.
Google and have said tha there is no difference in most cases.
Also the fact that you would have to 301 rediret and lose a bit of rank by doing so i would not do it,
google WMT will show links comming to your main site from the subdomain as internal links, they know it is your subdomain.
have a look at the links for this site in teh site links, they are from subdomains.
Got a burning SEO question?
Subscribe to Moz Pro to gain full access to Q&A, answer questions, and ask your own.
Browse Questions
Explore more categories
-
Moz Tools
Chat with the community about the Moz tools.
-
SEO Tactics
Discuss the SEO process with fellow marketers
-
Community
Discuss industry events, jobs, and news!
-
Digital Marketing
Chat about tactics outside of SEO
-
Research & Trends
Dive into research and trends in the search industry.
-
Support
Connect on product support and feature requests.
Related Questions
-
The blog section of my website just got deleted, Would it get my website penalized if I posted the same content again?
The blog section of my website just got deleted, Would it get my website penalized if I posted the same content again?
Content Development | | DustChasersToronto0 -
Wordpress Blog Pages, Duplicate Title Tag
Anyone have any experience in fixing the duplicate Title tag on a Wordpress blog multiple pages Basically the title tag remains the same on the pages /Blog/ /Blog/Page/2/ /Blog/Page/3/ My good friend Yoast Plugin doesn't seem to of resolved this (Unless i have missed something?) I don't really see this to be effecting anything and wouldn't of through it would either, but it would be nice to not see the notification within Moz site crawls and campaigns etc, its more of a cosmetic problem Any solutions ? Thanks James
Content Development | | Antony_Towle0 -
Guest blog on my web site.
**I received this email from a lady who wishes to write articles and post them on my site under my news section . Ok, if its quality I dont mind hiring somebody to create a post. Her proposal is as follows and this is her email :-**Basically what I can offer is to write a couple of articles for your News section, something fun and interesting for your visitors which will hopefully drag some traffic your way. I could make them well suited to your site and I could include in each a link to a client of mine - one who wants to be exposed on a good site like yours - and for doing that I can offer you compensation of £33 for each client link - 1 per article. For example, one client is Watches of Switzerland, so I could write an article about ideal wedding gifts for a groom maybe, or something about a perfect Honeymoon destination like Switzerland, and slip a link in there. Other clients include Weddingsite and Lampcommerce - which could be included in something about making a matrimonial home. There are a few stipulations I would need to abide by, like - the article would need to be 500 words, it would need the link to be a 'do follow' link, it would need a picture or two, and it would need a couple of 'sacrifice links' (just links to Wikipedia or something to make it more Google friendly). Question. Is this what a guest article is ? and also is the format ok ? Sorry if this seems a dumb question but still learning guys . King regards to everyone Peter
Content Development | | weddingshoesandaccessories1 -
Subdomain or subfolder
Hi I have hosted a website on azure, and was looking at starting a blog using wordpress. Wordpress does not get installed on the same domain as the my website by default on azure. I instead need to have it as a subdomain ie blog.mywebsite.com instead of mywebsite.com/blog I wanted to know which of the two approaches is better for my SEO, shoud it be subdomains or sub folder Tx Vinay
Content Development | | clinicea0 -
Embed WordPress blog into site or /blog?
Hi, Just a quick question - I assumed it would be a better to have a WordPress blog in a sub folder rather than a sub domain however I just wondered would it offer any more / less value if I just embedded the WordPress blog into my existing code? Thanks, Dan
Content Development | | Sparkstone0 -
Link juice from subdomain
Does having a blog on a subdomain as opposed to an extension of the root domain add or subtract to improving SEO on the root domain? For eg : what's better, HTTP://blog.durbansouthtoyota.co.za Or HTTP://www.durbansouthtoyota.co.za/blog When the www is the actual main site. Thanks!
Content Development | | ZakD0 -
How Does Traffic Reach My Blog?
I've posted a few articles on my website blog page, but one particular blog receives a lot more traffic than the others. How, where and why do people find that particulat article over the others? http://www.salesandinternetmarketing.com/saim/blog
Content Development | | lindsayjhopkins0 -
Blog and seo
hi this is my first ever dip into the Q & a section of this website so go easy on mew please my question is , is it better to have a blog seperate fron your own site or within your website many thanks
Content Development | | Westernoriental0