How subdirectories affect seo

chayil · 02-24-2009, 02:25 AM

Hi warriors...

I'd like to ask how subdirectories can affect seo in terms of page rank and so on, esp if the subdirectories are of different topics. Can a subdirectory rank on its own??

Another question that comes to mind is my hosting provider - hostgator. I got the baby package for a start because it says it can have multiple domains. Ok...so i thought i can have multiple sites with multiple domains. Then when i added a 2nd domain...this is what i discovered.

For example my 1st domain is called 1stdomain-dot-com. Then my 2nd domain is 2nddomain-dot-com. The first domain files are placed in the root folder and cpanel is accessed thru the 1stdomain.

Then when the 2nd domain is added, it adds a directory in the root folder of 1stdomain. So effectively, the 2nd domain can be accessed thru 1stdomain-dot-com/wwwdot2nddomaindotcom while the site can still be displayed when wwwdot2nddomaindotcom. is typed in. So i just want to understand better... is this some kind of url redirect?? Will my 2nd domain suffer in any way in terms of page rank/seo? Will google robots see my 2nd domain as a subdirectory?

Anybody with hostgator experience the same issue? What about their reseller hosting plan...does this happen also, or does each individual domain has its own ip address??

Pls advice. thanks

Mone4ever · 03-30-2011, 10:25 PM

I would also like to know the answer to this. I recently posted this on same here but have had no replies whatsoever. What I can tell you (If by this time you have not already found out) is that I am hosted by Powweb and they recently did the same thing when I added my other domains through cPanel. What I did to not get confused about this was to create a root folder inside htdocs called www and in that folder I placed all folders for each site individually. But I would still like to know if I place yet another website inside one of my domains as a subdirectory, would that affect SEO. In other words, pretty much what your first question.

02-24-2009, 02:25 AM	#1
chayil Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 56 Thanks: 25 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	How subdirectories affect seo Hi warriors... I'd like to ask how subdirectories can affect seo in terms of page rank and so on, esp if the subdirectories are of different topics. Can a subdirectory rank on its own?? Another question that comes to mind is my hosting provider - hostgator. I got the baby package for a start because it says it can have multiple domains. Ok...so i thought i can have multiple sites with multiple domains. Then when i added a 2nd domain...this is what i discovered. For example my 1st domain is called 1stdomain-dot-com. Then my 2nd domain is 2nddomain-dot-com. The first domain files are placed in the root folder and cpanel is accessed thru the 1stdomain. Then when the 2nd domain is added, it adds a directory in the root folder of 1stdomain. So effectively, the 2nd domain can be accessed thru 1stdomain-dot-com/wwwdot2nddomaindotcom while the site can still be displayed when wwwdot2nddomaindotcom. is typed in. So i just want to understand better... is this some kind of url redirect?? Will my 2nd domain suffer in any way in terms of page rank/seo? Will google robots see my 2nd domain as a subdirectory? Anybody with hostgator experience the same issue? What about their reseller hosting plan...does this happen also, or does each individual domain has its own ip address?? Pls advice. thanks

03-30-2011, 10:25 PM	#2
Mone4ever Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 12 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How subdirectories affect seo I would also like to know the answer to this. I recently posted this on same here but have had no replies whatsoever. What I can tell you (If by this time you have not already found out) is that I am hosted by Powweb and they recently did the same thing when I added my other domains through cPanel. What I did to not get confused about this was to create a root folder inside htdocs called www and in that folder I placed all folders for each site individually. But I would still like to know if I place yet another website inside one of my domains as a subdirectory, would that affect SEO. In other words, pretty much what your first question.