Site Structure question?
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Hey guys,
Sorry for posting this again but the last thread got a bit too wayword. I'll sum it up better here.
We're producing a WordPress theme every 3-6 months. Each is differently niched (eg: ecommerce, restaurant, magazine, etc...) Which option is better for our products going forward (even the ones we've yet to launch...eg...which method will get future projects more "trust juice" from google):
A: create a subfolder for each theme eg: http://bigbangthemes.net/TicketLab_WP/wordpress-ticket-system & http://bigbangthemes.net/Showoff_WP/landing-page/
**This is currently what we're doing.**B: have them all under bigbangthemes.net/wordpress-themes/ eg: bigbangthemes.net/wordpress-themes/wordpress-ticket-system & bigbangthemes.net/wordpress-themes/showoff-startup-agency-theme
Thanks for the help!
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Glad to help!
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Thanks so much for the help Noah. Just what I thought!
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I think Option B is the right way to go. From a hierarchical standpoint, Option B is much easier to digest, which is beneficial for the user, Google, and your SEO efforts.
For example, your URL bigbangthemes.net/wordpress-themes/wordpress-ticket-system.
I know I am on bigbangthemes.net. I am looking at WordPress themes. I am currently looking at the WordPress ticket system.
In addition, I think it would make sense to incorporate your niches into the URL structure as well. So maybe go with /wordpress-themes/ecommerce or /wordpress-ecommerce-themes/theme-name
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