directory named using keywords - any point

should i name my directories using my keywords?

[Aberdeen]

All my competitors have got in professional web design companies, and all use directories which contain the keywords. i.e /stag_night_nights/ and then use a index page of that directory. I know it's not good to have deep directories, but all these are off the main page, so only one deep.

Are there advantages to be had by doing this?

Cheers

[SlyGuy]

Hello Aberdeen,

I tend to keep all webpages in the root directory. If it is a large website and needs sub directories for organizational purposes, I do use keywords in the directory names.

However, I don't believe the weight put on keywords in the directory names outweigh having webpages located in the root directory.

I could be wrong, just speaking from experience. Hope this helps.

- Chad

[John_Caius]

From an SEO perspective, there's probably no effect and if there is one then it's likely to be vanishingly small.

[mattur]

I agree, it's probably a small difference, if any. However organising your content into approp. directories can be useful e.g. easily monitor popularity of sections, circulate short, neat urls like www.somewhere.com/widgets etc.

I think you may want to avoid spammy directory names www.somewhere.com/widgets-for-sale-online which do not really inspire confidence. Keep 'em short and sweet - aim for a user centred design and your SEO should naturally follow. HTH.