On Page Seo Website Structure

boxnumber0004 · 02-03-2012, 01:19 PM

Hey,
I'm starting an offline service in my town and i am planning to expand to other cities surrounding my area.

Should i buy for each city a domain containing the local city and the service kw or should i use that format: domain.com/state/city

For seo it will be easier to rank with the first structure and building a network of websites connected to each other,each with a map listings/citations.

the second structure however look more legit,less spammy,but will be alot harder to rank for.

what's your thoughts?

thatkeywordguy · 02-03-2012, 03:09 PM

would depend on the service

i always prefer one site though

Softlayone · 02-03-2012, 04:04 PM

Best way would be to have everything in one domain with this structure:

state/domain.com/city

This would be best way to transfer link juice through your site

BTBAMBB27 · 02-03-2012, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Softlayone

Best way would be to have everything in one domain with this structure:

state/domain.com/city

This would be best way to transfer link juice through your site

Agreed, having one website can save you tremendous amount of time spent on seo and promotion.

boxnumber0004 · 02-03-2012, 05:12 PM

state/domain.com/city

you mean domain.com/state/city ?

owendan79 · 02-04-2012, 03:21 AM

exactly you should do it on one domain.
like domain.com/state/city is perfect to describe it.

sax.sunny · 02-04-2012, 03:47 AM

What he actually means is creating Sub-Domains.

As this - states.domain.com/city

Hope that helps.

boxnumber0004 · 02-05-2012, 10:59 AM

So which one is better? subdomain or slashes?
state.domain.com/city OR
domain.com/state/city

AnnaSEO · 02-05-2012, 12:21 PM

If you do it on one domain,it will be like developing a brand name And much useful in the long run.

Softlayone · 02-05-2012, 05:32 PM

boxnumber0004 sorry for wrong info. Best would be like sax.sunny said > states.domain.com/city (with subdomain (dot before slash))

TBInternetMarketing · 02-05-2012, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxnumber0004

Hey,
I'm starting an offline service in my town and i am planning to expand to other cities surrounding my area.

Should i buy for each city a domain containing the local city and the service kw or should i use that format: domain.com/state/city

For seo it will be easier to rank with the first structure and building a network of websites connected to each other,each with a map listings/citations.

the second structure however look more legit,less spammy,but will be alot harder to rank for.

what's your thoughts?

It depends how many sites you are talking about here?
If it's just a few, maybe go for seperate domains, but if its 50 odd, then I'd just build a different page for each one.

02-03-2012, 01:19 PM	#1
boxnumber0004 Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	On Page Seo Website Structure Hey, I'm starting an offline service in my town and i am planning to expand to other cities surrounding my area. Should i buy for each city a domain containing the local city and the service kw or should i use that format: domain.com/state/city For seo it will be easier to rank with the first structure and building a network of websites connected to each other,each with a map listings/citations. the second structure however look more legit,less spammy,but will be alot harder to rank for. what's your thoughts?

02-03-2012, 03:09 PM	#2
thatkeywordguy KeywordResearcher.org Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 266 Thanks: 93 Thanked 69 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking	Re: On Page Seo Website Structure would depend on the service i always prefer one site though
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Softlayone Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 56 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Re: On Page Seo Website Structure Best way would be to have everything in one domain with this structure: state/domain.com/city This would be best way to transfer link juice through your site

02-03-2012, 05:12 PM	#5
boxnumber0004 Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: On Page Seo Website Structure state/domain.com/city you mean domain.com/state/city ?

02-04-2012, 03:21 AM	#6
owendan79 Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: On Page Seo Website Structure exactly you should do it on one domain. like domain.com/state/city is perfect to describe it.

02-04-2012, 03:47 AM	#7
sax.sunny Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 93 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: On Page Seo Website Structure What he actually means is creating Sub-Domains. As this - states.domain.com/city Hope that helps.
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02-05-2012, 10:59 AM	#8
boxnumber0004 Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: On Page Seo Website Structure So which one is better? subdomain or slashes? state.domain.com/city OR domain.com/state/city

02-05-2012, 12:21 PM	#9
AnnaSEO Banned War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 282 Thanks: 42 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Re: On Page Seo Website Structure If you do it on one domain,it will be like developing a brand name And much useful in the long run.

02-05-2012, 05:32 PM	#10
Softlayone Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 56 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Re: On Page Seo Website Structure boxnumber0004 sorry for wrong info. Best would be like sax.sunny said > states.domain.com/city (with subdomain (dot before slash))
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