Hosting a blog on your main domain

[skinner]

Hi everyone. I hope this is the right place for this!

I recently started a new blog. Before it went live a friend of mine, who is a developer, advised me to host it on my main domain, and on thinking about it, I could see the benefits.

So I created a sub-domain and the blog is now live. Since then I've seen this technique being recommended in a few places.

But a nagging doubt has crept in. Should I have loaded it on my main site without creating a sub-domain? Or is the sub-domain plan the best one? I should imagine that having the whole WordPress shebang with my other pages would be a source of problems, to say the least (hence my choice of sub-domain).

Thanks for any input on this.

[Quadrille]

Originally posted by skinner
Before it went live a friend of mine, who is a developer, advised me to host it on my main domain ... So I created a sub-domain and the blog is now live.He was right, but you misinterpreted his advice.

SEs see subdomains as no different to a completely different domain.

For your site to get any direct benefit (in SEO terms), the blog would need to be on your main domain - not on another domain.

That way all links point to one domain, all directory entires refer visitors to one site, you only need to promote one site ... etc., etc.

Unless the blog has taken off big time already, I'd move it to your main domain, and 301 from the subdomain to the folder of the main domain where it lives (www.domain.com/blog/ or whatever).

[skinner]

I really appreciate that Quadrille, but am unhappy that I have all that work to do :( I'll let you all know how I get on.

[WebSavvy]

Hi Patricia :hi:

I was just thinking about you the other day. :)
Good to see you again.

[skinner]

Thank you! I've been in and taken a look from time to time, but life takes you all over the place you know? Good to see all of you too! :hi: :hi: