Sub domain vs. Redirect url question

va_mom · 01-31-2012, 10:54 PM

Hello there. May i ask for opinion again please. :-)

My client has a new ecommerce site - subdomain (http://xxx.clientsite.mothercompany(dot)com) and he has a redirected url (http://xxx.clientsite(dot)com).

Will there be a difference if i use the redirected url instead - so we will not give away immediately the name of the mother company (source of goodies)?

What do you think? Thanks guys!

thatkeywordguy · 02-01-2012, 11:32 AM

Someone asked Matt Cutts once if it was ok to use a lot of 301s in a backlink profile.

e.g. sometimes SEO companies will do this -- so that they can "angle" their links at the paying customers.

He laughed briefly and said he didn't think that would appear natural.

But it is a very common thing to see. e.g. major companies rebrand all the time.

So, if the two companies were legit, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

But if you keep building to a domain - with the intent of always redirecting, i'd think you should consider changing that policy eventually.

01-31-2012, 10:54 PM	#1
va_mom HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 245 Thanks: 106 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Sub domain vs. Redirect url question Hello there. May i ask for opinion again please. :-) My client has a new ecommerce site - subdomain (http://xxx.clientsite.mothercompany(dot)com) and he has a redirected url (http://xxx.clientsite(dot)com). Will there be a difference if i use the redirected url instead - so we will not give away immediately the name of the mother company (source of goodies)? What do you think? Thanks guys!
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thatkeywordguy KeywordResearcher.org Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 266 Thanks: 93 Thanked 69 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking	Re: Sub domain vs. Redirect url question Someone asked Matt Cutts once if it was ok to use a lot of 301s in a backlink profile. e.g. sometimes SEO companies will do this -- so that they can "angle" their links at the paying customers. He laughed briefly and said he didn't think that would appear natural. But it is a very common thing to see. e.g. major companies rebrand all the time. So, if the two companies were legit, I wouldn't worry about it too much. But if you keep building to a domain - with the intent of always redirecting, i'd think you should consider changing that policy eventually.
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