Suppose I have this friend who has two domains and two sites running. And my friend has two or three more ideas for new sites that he could create. But once again he only has two domains. Now do you recommend that this "friend" of mine do some freelancing to save up for more domains, or just build the sites in subdomains of the original sites without waiting. Thanks, Exaro o )
if your friend is going to go through all the trouble of submiting to directorys and other link building he should just get a domain imo if its just a piss off site then go cname
That depends what are the new sites for... If they are for experimental, then just subdomain would be sufficient. Otherwise get new domains.
Well, yes, a domain can be registered for < $10 per year but to be fair to the question you also have to add on the cost of hosting -- that wouldn't be true for a subdomain. It also may depend on whethe the new sites are related to existing domains, in which case a subdomain may be quite appropriate, or totally unrelated, in which case you shouldn't even be considering trying to plonk it into a subdomain -- it really does need it's own domain in that case.
I agree, but don't most hosting plans now allow parking and add on domains? My personal site is a subdomain and it's worked well for me. I have no problem with them. They also help with branding so I've used them on client sites. Sarah
Better in what respect? From an SEO perspective, sometimes one is better and sometimes the other (see article cited above -- did you read it?). From a marketing/branding perspective, sometimes one is better, sometimes the other is better. Like most things on the net, it's not one size fits all. And speaking of one size fits all, could you make that sig of yours any bigger, louder, or more spammy looking? Yeeks!
domains are better then sub domains because users can easily remmember them. they look fancy. they are short. and i think search engines likes TLD's much more then sub domains.
As I said, it's a matter of branding sometimes. If people already know about DigitalPoint.com, then putting a forum at forums.digitalpoint.com may make a lot more sense in terms of brand9ing and recognizability (and perhaps in terms of SEO) than putting it at digitalforums.com -- and search engines don't care one way or the other what the URL is as long as they can find it.
Oh, really? Then why do you suppose so many successful corporations use subdomains, glocon? Are they just too stupid to know any better?
I have found a solution, I'm just hosting them on subdomains, buying a domain, and setting it up as an add-on domain. I have a 100 add-on domain limit so theres no fee or anything.
I agree with Minstrel. If the sub domain IS related to the domain itself then sure use a subdomain if not then just get a new domain and yes cheaper than gas hosting is pretty damn cheap too