Forum Moderators: Robert Charlton & goodroi
eg widgetdealers.cityname.example.com (this is a fake url)
good?
bad?
[edited by: Robert_Charlton at 4:39 am (utc) on Dec. 3, 2007]
[edit reason] examplified [/edit]
such as citysearch
then make it local
cityname.citysearch.com
then split it off into categories
gizmodealers.cityname.citysearch.com
[edited by: Robert_Charlton at 4:41 am (utc) on Dec. 3, 2007]
[edit reason] removed specifics [/edit]
no one done it?
I certainly have not and, to be honest, I can't see why I would!
You must remember that a sub-domain is precisely what it says, it's a standalone site, therefore, I'm taking an educated guess here, when all the sub-domains have been spidered and you have, say 2,000 cities, then it would be viewed as 2,000 sites, not one site encompassing 2,000 cities.
I had this argument with myself some 10 years ago when reconstructing a directory site and I had to decide between:
1. example.com/country/product
or
2. example.com/product/country
Even though several said it ought to be #2 I went for #1 because it meant I could add or remove a country with ease whereas #2 meant much more complications.
It never crossed my mind to do:
country.product.example.com because, as I wrote above, they would all be seen as separate sites.
Does this help?
YMMV!
