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jfj3rd
396 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.searchenginewatch.com)
Category: Google SEO
I however still have a question that I don't feel is being addressed by Matt, Eric or anyone else writing about the topic of choosing sub domains or sub directories.
Eric writes, "I do think that there is a slightly greater risk that a subdomain will be treated as a separate site by Google. While this risk is fairly low, I don't think that there is zero risk of this."
My question is this...
What if I WANT Google to treat sub domains as if they were owned and operated by separate users?
I'm set to launch a new niche site that is largely geared around user contribution. While at the beginning it may be possible to police the network, eventually that won't be possible.
I don't want my hard work and invested money into this project to be killed just because some yahoo or other unknowing baboon does something to their section of the network which creates a penalty for everyone.
One great example of a mega site that will have problems with this is Wordpress.com. They create hosted blogs as an option for their users using sub domains.
Wordpress.com is a well known established and trusted site so surely sub domains won't be a problem for them according to Eric. However what about Joe Smoe or John Jones (me) who is just launching?
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I decided to take the plunge and ask the question via comment on Matt's blog.
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/subdomains-and-subdirectories/#comment-118553