Moving the linkspage to a subdomain.

Is it wise to move the linkpage to a subdomain?

[Sami_boy]

Hello,

I am new to link-development, but still I hope this question isn't to silly.

I have a small website with about 75 pages. I have divided
the site into three seperate parts each targeting a special aspect of the website theme. I have the following parts (except that my site is in Norwegian):

www.widget.com (only the index.html file)
history.widget.com
people.widget.com
culture.widget.com

Lately I have recived a ton of link requests, since the website has a nice pagerank. Should I put some of the links on a seperate subdomain (eg. links.widget.com), should I have seperate linkpages under each theme or should I place the linkpage under www? What is the best thing to do? I feel that I can't refuse to make a link page since one of the requests are from a department of the Norwegian goverment.

[Oaf357]

I would place a link page under each subdomain.

There are hundreds of different ways to look at it though. It depends on how it would best help YOUR site.

Remember that a lot of search engines treat subdomains as a seperate site.

[spherica]

I personally try and stay away from links pages all together. You might start thinking about dividing your links to go throught-out your site/s.

Go for this approach:
When you find a site that has a page of relevant information that matches similar information on one of your pages these 2 pages should link together, ask that site to put a link on that page rather then on a links page.

This is how relavancy is shown, when links get put on a links page the relevance in now lowered with inappropriate topics, keywords and phrases.

IMHO I thinks links pages pull away from the sites, Putting links on each of your pages helps visitors at what they are looking for, and tending to their needs not just yours.

[Sami_boy]

What is I add a subdomain directory.widget.com, and add all links relevant to the topics of my site?

Could my use of subdomains be aproblem for my site?

[dvduval]

If you are trying to exchange links with others, you may find fewer people are interested when they realize you are not linking from your main site. Personally, I would feel I was getting the short end of the stick if I was linking from my main site and you were linking from your subdomain. I also would displeased if I found you had moved my link to domain after we exchanged links. If you have so many people linking to you already, that a links page makes little difference, then I say go for it. If not, I think you should reconsider.

[Sami_boy]

The thing is that I only have one page (the index page) om my main domain. Should I still add the link page(s) under www?

[requiem]

What is the page rank of your domain, and subdomains?
If I had been your link partner I would have wanted a link from the subdomain with the highest pagerank.

[Sami_boy]

All of my pages have the same toolbar PR.

[requiem]

In that case, you could place the links on any or all subdomains. If you add a new subdomin for the links make sure you have a linking structure that give the links its fair share of the page rank, if you place the links on a low pagerank subdomain some of your smarter linking parters would become unhappy. If you have a good linking policy it will become easier for you to recrute more partners.

The best of luck.