Does this affect search engine rankings?

katied772 · 03-08-2011, 08:41 PM

I have my blogs with Typepad, mainly because unlike the rest of the world, I have never been able to really understand Wordpress. This makes me feel incredibly stupid but it is what it is. Anyway, I never really thought of this until recently, but apparently on Typepad the first domain is the regular .com domain name but each additional blog is then a subdomain of the original. Now, I am wondering how this could affect rankings in the search engines. Anyone have any idea about this? If it will be a problem, I suppose I could try again with Wordpress since all the blogs are very new and not ranking anyway. Thanks.

hpgoodboy · 03-08-2011, 08:48 PM

Let me do some research.

OK, back.

Yes, this affects search engine rankings.

Solution:

You can use domain mapping:

"Domain mapping is a popular feature in TypePad, available with a Plus or Pro subscription."
Six Apart - Everything TypePad - Domain Mapping FAQ

In plain English: You buy your own domain name and then you point it t your TypePad blog.

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katied772 · 03-08-2011, 09:08 PM

[QUOTE=hpgoodboy;3496878]Let me do some research.

OK, back.

Yes, this affects search engine rankings.

Solution:

You can use domain mapping:

"Domain mapping is a popular feature in TypePad, available with a Plus or Pro subscription."
Six Apart - Everything TypePad - Domain Mapping FAQ

In plain English: You buy your own domain name and then you point it t your TypePad blog.

Couldn't I do the same thing by buying a domain then forwarding it to my subdomain blog on typepad? And if so, does this negatively impact the search engines?

lerxtjr · 03-09-2011, 12:07 AM

Forwarding a domain name is not the same as setting up a self-hosted website and managing DNS settings for that domain to point to the site. You're losing search engine juice just from that.

Secondly, last I knew, you're not penalized just for the act of having sub-domains. But you won't gain any ground with them either. Just have a main domain name attached through DNS to your website hosting account and optimize from there.

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katied772 Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 520 Thanks: 25 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts	Does this affect search engine rankings? I have my blogs with Typepad, mainly because unlike the rest of the world, I have never been able to really understand Wordpress. This makes me feel incredibly stupid but it is what it is. Anyway, I never really thought of this until recently, but apparently on Typepad the first domain is the regular .com domain name but each additional blog is then a subdomain of the original. Now, I am wondering how this could affect rankings in the search engines. Anyone have any idea about this? If it will be a problem, I suppose I could try again with Wordpress since all the blogs are very new and not ranking anyway. Thanks.

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katied772 Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 520 Thanks: 25 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Does this affect search engine rankings? [QUOTE=hpgoodboy;3496878]Let me do some research. OK, back. Yes, this affects search engine rankings. Solution: You can use domain mapping: "Domain mapping is a popular feature in TypePad, available with a Plus or Pro subscription." Six Apart - Everything TypePad - Domain Mapping FAQ In plain English: You buy your own domain name and then you point it t your TypePad blog. Couldn't I do the same thing by buying a domain then forwarding it to my subdomain blog on typepad? And if so, does this negatively impact the search engines?

03-09-2011, 12:07 AM	#4
lerxtjr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 235 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Does this affect search engine rankings? Forwarding a domain name is not the same as setting up a self-hosted website and managing DNS settings for that domain to point to the site. You're losing search engine juice just from that. Secondly, last I knew, you're not penalized just for the act of having sub-domains. But you won't gain any ground with them either. Just have a main domain name attached through DNS to your website hosting account and optimize from there.
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