I have a Wordpress site that ranks well and a blog (uses blogger) with slightly different URL/domain that also ranks decently. Should I combine the 2 under the website domain or keep both?
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I realize that I am building essentially 2 different sites even though they are connected, but on some local town pages i have 2-3 results on Page #1. Nice problem to have eh? But i am worried as for a lot of my surrounding towns my competitor has the top listing or definitely ahead of me, so i am wondering if i combine or convert my blog into the same domain as my site, then all of that content + links should hopefully propel my site to #1. Anyone have an experience like this? thanks, Chris
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I agree with David that you should combine them onto one site (the main site), and build off from there. It will be easier to build up the domain authority on one website instead of trying to do it with two different URLs.
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i totally agree and understand this, but this blog funny enough ranks for areas/keywords. It's kinda like having 2 high ranking sites. I have been building posts on this blog since 2010. I am sure that if i combine the two it will help my main domain, but i am worried about the loss of traffic and it simply ranks quite well. It's kind of a tough call. It was built this way as back in 2009/10 this was still somewhat of an old seo trick to increase links to your site by having your blog separate. I am wondering if perhaps i should start building another blog on my site as well and perhaps slowly transition and perhaps just keep both? Interesting dilemma and i completely understand as an seo how combining the two ultimately makes the most sense.
Thank you!
C
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By combining the two, you can build up the site's authority and potentially outrank your competitor. I would not spread out your efforts on managing two sites, just focus on making one awesome site. In the new version, you could also create content that specifically targets the areas/keyword that your competitor is ranking for.
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