new domain vs. subdirectory question
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OK .... I want to put up a new site. It would work as a subdirectory of the existing domain - widgetinformation.com/greenwidgets - but I just checked and greenwidgets.net is available.
My question is, would there be a substantial SEO benefit to having the separate domain? Or if I went with a subdirectory, would the fact that the parent directory is already indexed be an advantage in getting the new site indexed?
I'm pretty confused about this. A lot of people say that having the main keyword as the domain name is a huge SEO advantage, but others say that as long as you get it into the URL, whether in the domain name, as a subdirectory or subdomain, or even as the name of the page, you've gotten all the SEO advantage you're gonna get.
I'd like to hear everyone's opinion on this. Thanks!
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Larry Leight