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Which is better subdomain or subdirectory in Google search?
Google web search is fine with using either subdomains or subdirectories. We do have to learn how to crawl [subdomains] separately, but for the most part, that’s just a formality for the first few days. If Google’s saying that using subdomains is fine, then what’s the problem?
What does it mean to have a subdomain on a website?
This means that the content (and its valuable assets, such as backlinks) hosted on a subdomain isn’t being taken into account by Google’s algorithm when ranking the main domain.
Why does Google treat subdomains as separate entities?
This debate is sparked by the fact that Google treats subdomains as separate entities to your main domain, largely because some websites place different content on subdomains that shouldn’t really be associated with the main site. Or in some instances, those subdomains of the main domain are controlled by different people.
What’s the difference between subdomain and subfolder?
Notice that in the subdirectory (also known as a subfolder) example, the /blog/ sits within the main domain. It’s part of the main yourdomain.com website in the same way that any other page would be. For all intents and purposes, this is just another page on this website.
How to tell Google you allocated a subdomain to a specific region?
You can tell Google that you have allocated a subdomain to a specific region using the hreflang attributes. The major advantage in using hreflang is it removes the possibility of Google flagging your content as duplicate. You can implement hreflang in HTML, HTTP or as an XML sitemap.
Where are the subdomains located on a website?
A subdirectory is the part of the url that houses a specific subset of content. A website is like a filing cabinet, the folders within the cabinet would be the subdirectories of your site. Individual directories are located to the right of the domain.