Subdomains - and how google interprets them?

sandis.viksna · #1 (**permalink**) 01-29-2005, 07:25 AM

For example, if I have domain health.com

and adding subdomain like

woman.health.com

how google treats them - I am specificaly interested in linking strategy. Will google consider

woman.health.com as a local (inner link) or it will count it as an external link from other website?

Any tests/results?

KimberlyBlogger · #2 (**permalink**) 01-29-2005, 02:50 PM

The subdomain is considered another site/domain. But the link will not have much value because it is coming from the same IP address.

- Kim

sandis.viksna · #3 (**permalink**) 01-30-2005, 06:36 AM

So, you're saying it matter the IP? so I'd better have each domain on seperate IP (Dedicated IP)?

KimberlyBlogger · #4 (**permalink**) 01-30-2005, 01:48 PM

Yes, you need a different IP... but also on a different Class-C network address.

You might have to go with another hosting provider to get another network address.

... and if you are going to go through all that trouble... you might as well just get another domain name.

- KB

sandis.viksna · #5 (**permalink**) 01-30-2005, 02:04 PM

Well, not very well perspective, but in nowadays everyone can get hosting account for 7-10bucks/mo.

anyway, thanks for your information, it means, that I have to work with diferent quality domains than subdomains or one ISP.

thanks, you helped me a lot, pal!

cyanide · #6 (**permalink**) 02-02-2005, 02:29 AM

Sandis, sorry but I have to disagree, somewhat, with Kimberly.

I agree that having a sub-domain is like having a separate domain, especially as far as pr and incoming links go.

Having another domain on another class-c block might help a bit, but if your plan is to network the 2 sites together, it won't be long before Google sees you doing that and devalue all those cross links.

Instead of doing woman.health.com, you should do health.com/woman
The links coming from woman to health.com will just strengthen your domain.

sandis.viksna · #7 (**permalink**) 02-02-2005, 08:11 AM

From you I understand, that crosslinking is not the best idea to do.

What about having sitaution like this:

i have domains
(A, B, C) that are tied together.
Then I have new domains D and E
they are seperate, and have a decent reciptorial links with other asside from (A, B, C)

and then i have the target domain X

all these A, B, C, D, E links to X but X don't links back to them.

Would this be a good strategy. And of course the idea of putting each domain in differenc C-Class/hosting place, so Search Engines would not be aware of domain being sort of network.