Redirect sub-domain to sub-directory

What are the pros and cons?

[lakr]

Dear gurus,

I have set up a sub-domain for about 3 months and aggressively built links for it, however, I found it more difficult to get the sub-domain on top than with the sub-directory.

Now I really want to redirect the sub-domain to a folder:

Abc.example.com redirect to Example.com/abc/

My questions are:

- Should I do that? what are the advantages and disadvantages?
- Will Google count all the backlinks pointing to Abc.example.com for Example.com/abc/?

I really need your help. So please reply.

Best regards,

Lakr

[tedster]

If you set up individual 301 redirects from each subdomain url to the new sub-directory version, then eventually most or all of the backlink power usually transfers over -- eventually being an important word here. Some people find it can take months and others find it happening in a few weeks. Probably depends on the strenght of your domain altogether, as well as how much trust Google gives it.

[lakr]

I appreciate your reply Tedster.

I finally decide not to redirect it at all, because I do not want to mess things out. I also have other domains, and it takes about 3 months for my Sub-domains to get out of the Google sandbox.

Thank you all, and lets end this topic here.

Lakr