Is a mobile domain necessary?
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Greetings all,
I'm starting to build a mobile version of our website to be ready for April 21st.
Question is: is it absolutely necessary to have a mobile domain name or can I just direct users to same domain/folder? in other words: www.mywebsite.com/mobile vs m.mywebsite.com - does this even matter?
As always, thank you!
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You can do either option for the sitemap file. Kate Morris has a nice post around using multiple sitemaps here: http://moz.com/blog/multiple-xml-sitemaps-increased-indexation-and-traffic but it's mostly a question of site size. Congrats on getting your mobile site up and running!
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Thanks Ryan...and just to follow up on this - got the mobile site working in a folder - Do I need to create a separate sitemap.xml for the mobile section of the website or do I just include the mobile pages on my current sitemap?
Thank you!
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You're welcome. Misses happen even with more research so it's nice to have a place to ask. Cheers!
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Ah, there we go. Perfect. Thank you Ryan - Guess I should have done a bit more research before asking
I appreciate it!
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The same domain with a folder is perfectly fine and often recommended. See: http://moz.com/blog/subdomains-vs-subfolders-rel-canonical-vs-301-how-to-structure-links-optimally-for-seo-whiteboard-friday. Cheers!
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