Use subdomains to increase search ranking

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I run a small family business servicing my local area hoping to get my website higher on google than my competitors for common search terms

Its difficult to use extra content or pages to increase SEO as most of the local businesses all promote the same thing

I was considering using several subdomains with the high ranked search words to improve google ranking to a landing page which then links to my main site
example (not real websites)
dog-school-smithsville.dogsworld.com
dog-obedience-smithsville.dogsworld.com
dog-training-smithsville.dogsworld.com

dog-school-jonestown.dogsworld.com
dog-obedience-jonestown.dogsworld.com
dog-training-jonestown.dogsworld.com
Each of these subdomains will have an individual landing page relevant to its title/search terms but will all have common links to the main domain (dogsworld.com) where content is displayed

I have seen other businesses use a similar process and rank highly. What is the most efficient way to use subdomains?

Firstly, is this an acceptable method to gain search ranking for a small local business using search words as a subdomain?
Secondly, should the subdomain contain ALL the content of the main site rather than linking to the content of the main domain?
#increase #ranking #search #subdomains
  • Profile picture of the author hynds
    I think you can use categories or tags instead, example

    dogsworld.com/dog-school-smithsville/
    dogsworld.com/dog-obedience-smithsville
    dogsworld.com/dog-training-smithsville/

    This way is good and easier to manage. I also think it's better for SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author vovanfree
    Hello Shinyhead, yes this works before in the "old" times. But if this even had worked a little bit on the beginning of the year 2016 since one month, with the last Google Phantom Update on june 2016, it forever for all the times!! Go and google it or ask me if you have questions about it. But that the truth EVEN if NOBODY wants to hear it!!!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author vovanfree
    "I will suggest you to use categories and tags rather than doing this subdomain methods.It will reduce the speed of your site
    as well."
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