Old School Site Structure, Does It Matter Anymore?

ablife · 12-22-2010, 12:55 PM

Hey guys,

My biggest annoyance is choosing a URL structure when creating a new site/blog with WordPress. I used to build sites that placed huge importance on site structure that didn't go more than 4 levels deep.

For example

Home Page - Target keyword
Category - Broad to mid tail keyword
Sub-Category - Mid tail keyword
Landing Page - Long tail keyword

URL structure - domain.com/category/subcat/landing-page

So the silo style site really, I used to think this worked, but now I don't think it matters at all. So the main question is, does anyone use this kind of site structure and what is their URL structure like or don't you care?

Thanks,
Andrew

ablife · 12-22-2010, 01:23 PM

That's what made me think it didn't work really anymore, I mean if you look at Matt Cutts, SEO Moz etc their URL structure is domain.com/blog/post and these still rank very high for certain keywords. I feel as though I may be thinking about the structure thing too much

12-22-2010, 12:55 PM	#1
ablife Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 57 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Old School Site Structure, Does It Matter Anymore? Hey guys, My biggest annoyance is choosing a URL structure when creating a new site/blog with WordPress. I used to build sites that placed huge importance on site structure that didn't go more than 4 levels deep. For example Home Page - Target keyword Category - Broad to mid tail keyword Sub-Category - Mid tail keyword Landing Page - Long tail keyword URL structure - domain.com/category/subcat/landing-page So the silo style site really, I used to think this worked, but now I don't think it matters at all. So the main question is, does anyone use this kind of site structure and what is their URL structure like or don't you care? Thanks, Andrew

12-22-2010, 01:23 PM	#2
ablife Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 57 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Old School Site Structure, Does It Matter Anymore? That's what made me think it didn't work really anymore, I mean if you look at Matt Cutts, SEO Moz etc their URL structure is domain.com/blog/post and these still rank very high for certain keywords. I feel as though I may be thinking about the structure thing too much