Creating a subdomain or subdirectory for each major city for our main website...
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If our website is abc.com I am wanting to create a subdomain or subdirectory for each major city for SEO targeting purposes. But I want each domain to go to our see the same content from the main website abc.com.
What's the best way to accomplish this? Duplicating our main page over and over sounds terrible , especially when trying to make changes down the road.
Should we create an alias for each location? example.. abc.com/new-york, abc.com-chicago, etc...?
If we go that route how does google acknowledge that? Would that mess up our SEO or help?
Thanks!
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If you want to create subdomains or subdirectories for each major city on your website (e.g., newyork.abc.com or abc.com/new-york) but have the same content as the main website (abc.com), there are a few approaches you can consider:
Subdomains: Creating subdomains for each city can be a good option if you want to have a separate presence for each city. However, it requires additional setup and maintenance. Each subdomain would need its own DNS configuration and potentially separate hosting. From an SEO perspective, search engines generally treat subdomains as separate entities, so you would need to optimize and promote each subdomain individually.
Subdirectories: Using subdirectories (also known as folders or paths) is another approach. With subdirectories, you can create URLs like abc.com/new-york or abc.com/chicago. This approach keeps all the content under the main domain and allows you to target specific locations without duplicating content. It is generally easier to manage and maintain since changes made to the main website will automatically reflect in the subdirectories. From an SEO standpoint, subdirectories can help consolidate authority and link equity to your main domain, which may benefit your overall website ranking.
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I'm also facing the same problem in my website ranking. Can you give me a solution?
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I have used the same technique for my website and it worked out for me. Check it on my Website https://pickpaint.co.uk/
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I think this is the best idea. I have done the same with my Dawat group domain.
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I also want to create the subdomains of my website. My circular saw website has a single domain in the hosting manager.
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If you're seeing localized content rank for different city/state variants, then you can definitely create location pages! However, you'll want to ensure that these pages are unique from your home page and contain content localized to that specific area.
For example, here is page that's targeted to "los angeles car insurance": https://www.esurance.com/insurance/car/states/california/los-angeles
Instead of duplicate content on the home page, this page talks about:
- Required coverages for LA
- Driving in LA
- Auto repair locations
If you want to create dedicated local pages, this is definitely the best strategy!
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Can't agree more, don't even start this process if you don't think you can provide a more unique experience for every city. If you can't, you're likely exposing yourself more to risk than any potential benefits over time.
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This problem has been around for over 20 years and thousands of companies who have used shortcuts lost a domain to penalties and algorithms. They call this the doorway page problem, the jump page problem, the cookie cutter page problem, the portal page problem, and a dozen other names.
If you want all of these pages you will need to put a team of people onto the task of writing substantive content for each city. If this company is truly large enough to deserve thousands of doorway pages then they should have the resources to author substantive and unique content for each one.
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