Subdomain vs New Website

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Hey Guys

I have a one website with 3 completely different niches and want to separate them, so should i create just Subdomain for each one and redirect subfolder to subdomain, OR redirect subfolder to completely new website?

Which is better to get high search results? as now, i have a good SERP only for 1 niche from 3 and want to change this situation
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  • Profile picture of the author lovelyday786
    Sub domain is always better to get the rank derive from the main site. New website takes a lot more time to build the reputation than the existing one.
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    There is no difference at all for SEO whether they are subdomains or separate websites. Search engines treat subdomains as completely different and separate websites.
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  • Dave is wrong.

    Subdomains will benefit from links to the main site domain.

    It will be very hard to rank in google for a very long time if you create an entirely new domain.
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    • Profile picture of the author skylikemake
      Originally Posted by lovelyday786 View Post

      Sub domain is always better to get the rank derive from the main site. New website takes a lot more time to build the reputation than the existing one.
      Originally Posted by dave_hermansen View Post

      There is no difference at all for SEO whether they are subdomains or separate websites. Search engines treat subdomains as completely different and separate websites.
      Originally Posted by SmartBusinessResource View Post

      Dave is wrong.

      Subdomains will benefit from links to the main site domain.

      It will be very hard to rank in google for a very long time if you create an entirely new domain.
      So subdomain is better, as it's easier to rank and also it's more cheap, right?
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      • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
        Originally Posted by skylikemake View Post

        So subdomain is better, as it's easier to rank and also it's more cheap, right?
        If you are looking for "cheap", the option is still either one. You can either create a subdomain or do an "add-on" domain (which is technically a subdomain but appears to the world as a completely different domain). They both cost nothing extra on a normal hosting plan - the only cost is buying the domain name.
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        • Profile picture of the author skylikemake
          Originally Posted by jamie3000 View Post

          Do you have to separate them? What are the niches?
          Yes, i want to separate them as they are not ranking well on the one website

          Originally Posted by dave_hermansen View Post

          Well, we have actually tested this with blogs, and blogs on subdomains do not do nearly as well as blogs in subdirectories of a website. Both the blog ranks better as does the main domain when a blog is in a folder (directory) because they are part of the same website. The blog on the subdomain does not do as well nor does the main domain benefit from an authority boost from a subdomain blog because they are NOT part of the same website. That proves they are treated as separate entities. Not only that, but back when Penguin first decimated websites, we had great success creating content on a subdomain of that website. The content on the subdomain ranked very well whereas content on the main website would not rank at all, whether it was new or old.

          Hey but don't believe me:

          Rand Fishkin says that Google treats subdomains as a separate website.


          Brian Dean says the same thing - https://www.livechatinc.com/podcast/...-architecture/.

          Bottom Line: Believe people who have actually tested these things and industry leaders in SEO or don't. Your choice.
          Thank you such a comprehensive answer.

          Originally Posted by dave_hermansen View Post

          If you are looking for "cheap", the option is still either one. You can either create a subdomain or do an "add-on" domain (which is technically a subdomain but appears to the world as a completely different domain). They both cost nothing extra on a normal hosting plan - the only cost is buying the domain name.
          Well, i want to be my choice the best option for SEO and have positive affect on my rankings
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          • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
            Originally Posted by skylikemake View Post

            Yes, i want to separate them as they are not ranking well on the one website


            Thank you such a comprehensive answer.


            Well, i want to be my choice the best option for SEO and have positive affect on my rankings
            The subdomain is totally free and the add-on domains will only cost you what the new domains cost because the hosting will be free. I guess my answer for which one to do would depend a whole lot on how closely related the sites are. If they are related, I'd go with subdomains. If they are not, I would buy new domains and then add them as "add-on" domains to the other one, making them appear to be completely different websites but because they are add-ons, you would not pay anything extra for the hosting.
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            • Profile picture of the author skylikemake
              Originally Posted by dave_hermansen View Post

              The subdomain is totally free and the add-on domains will only cost you what the new domains cost because the hosting will be free. I guess my answer for which one to do would depend a whole lot on how closely related the sites are. If they are related, I'd go with subdomains. If they are not, I would buy new domains and then add them as "add-on" domains to the other one, making them appear to be completely different websites but because they are add-ons, you would not pay anything extra for the hosting.
              These niches are not related to main niche, that's why i want to separate them, so i should go with new domain, right?
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    • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
      Originally Posted by SmartBusinessResource View Post

      Dave is wrong.

      Subdomains will benefit from links to the main site domain.

      It will be very hard to rank in google for a very long time if you create an entirely new domain.
      Well, we have actually tested this with blogs, and blogs on subdomains do not do nearly as well as blogs in subdirectories of a website. Both the blog ranks better as does the main domain when a blog is in a folder (directory) because they are part of the same website. The blog on the subdomain does not do as well nor does the main domain benefit from an authority boost from a subdomain blog because they are NOT part of the same website. That proves they are treated as separate entities. Not only that, but back when Penguin first decimated websites, we had great success creating content on a subdomain of that website. The content on the subdomain ranked very well whereas content on the main website would not rank at all, whether it was new or old.

      Hey but don't believe me:

      Rand Fishkin says that Google treats subdomains as a separate website.

      Brian Dean says the same thing - https://www.livechatinc.com/podcast/...-architecture/.

      Bottom Line: Believe people who have actually tested these things and industry leaders in SEO or don't. Your choice.
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  • Profile picture of the author jamie3000
    Do you have to separate them? What are the niches?
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    We've known it for years - Dave is not wrong.

    If you want to get 'juice' from the main site you need to create folders instead of sub-domains. That was popular for a while - doesn't seem to be as common now that I've noticed.
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  • Profile picture of the author hrishivardhan
    If I have option I always choose the subdomain instead of new website. best thing is that my domain has already built in authority. So I do not have to work from zero. I will surely get some benefit from that.
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    Personally, I would put them on new domain names if they have nothing at all to do with the other website.
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