Is placing content in sub directories better for SERP
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Hi
For small web sites with less than 6 pages
Is there a benefit to structuring url paths using keyword rich sub directories compared to pages in the root of the site.
for example:
domainname.co.uk/keywordpagename.html
or
www.domainname.co.uk/keyword/keywordpagename.html
which seems to have better rankings?
thanks
keyword
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I would also base it on the site content. Does the site content (product listing) warrant an extra sub directory to be created. For example if you are selling cars, then you can have a directory for Honda and then another subdirectory for the specific make with the keyword Honda in it.
In your case since the site only has 6 pages, it would not make sense to create the subdirectories.
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Given the size of the proposed site in my view it's very unlikely that placing an extra keyword in the sub-directory would be of any benefit to ranking.
If the site is going to grow then it would make sense to nest related content within a number of relevant 'parent' sub-directories, but if it's going to stay at that size, a flat structure is probably going to be equally effective.
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