Subdomain vs Root Domain SEO

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elcappy

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Feb 4, 2011

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• Jan 20, 2012

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I have a question, I tried looking for the answer but I couldn't get anything clear on the big G.

Does a subdomain rank separately from a root domain.

For example, would blog.somedomain.com rank separately for the same keywords that somedomain.com is ranking for?

Thanks in advance

 

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adamgilchrist2012

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Jan 10, 2012

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• Jan 21, 2012

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Both rank is different because its a question of domain and sub-domain.

 

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ronmac321

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Nov 4, 2008

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• Jan 21, 2012

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Both are treated as independent sites.

 

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jerky

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May 27, 2008

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• Jan 21, 2012

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Yes both are treated as independent domains. I have observed it practically

 

bizroot

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• Jan 21, 2012

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subdomains are treated as different domain in principle.... Anyway why would you want to develop sub-domain and domain for same keyword....

 

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TrulyReal

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• Jan 21, 2012

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Yes it would be counted as a separate site. A lot of big companies like Yahoo and Google have subdomains. I've heard that it is even better if you host each subdomain on a seperate static IP.

 

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elcappy

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• Jan 21, 2012
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bizroot said:

subdomains are treated as different domain in principle.... Anyway why would you want to develop sub-domain and domain for same keyword....

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TrulyReal said:

Yes it would be counted as a separate site. A lot of big companies like Yahoo and Google have subdomains. I've heard that it is even better if you host each subdomain on a seperate static IP.

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Awesome and yes indeed both are hosted on completely different IP's.

Thanks all!