One Website - multiple domains - whats the best?
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- Chris Cundy
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Hello,
I am working on a clients website - they are a mobile locksmith and they have a main central website but they are working in different locations in the local area and depending on which area they are advertising in they want the domain to be different:
Main domain: www.asflocksmiths.com
Example sub-domain: www.asflocksmiths.com/axbridge
The only thing that will change in terms of content of these sites will be the front-page welcome information and there will be different banners shown on each site depending on the area, all the rest of the site content will remain the same.
The question I have, should I use the Joomla Multi-Sites component (seems pretty annoying to configure) or just point the subdomains to a home page for a section/area article?
Any advise would be really helpful.
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Chris Cundy
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- FreshIdeas
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- With new SEO guidelines, I would recommend unique content for every page of the localized sites or you may run into duplicate content issues.
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- OK, but which method should I use as I originally asked?
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Chris Cundy
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- I would point the domains to the interior pages and optimize those pages for locality.
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- Eoin
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Regardless of SEO guidelines, I've seen this technique work. I'm not saying it's a good idea, or it's future proof, I'm just saying test theories before blindly accepting them.
If you're doing it for a site and nobody else is optimising for locality, you'll probably still win. - Owner of Square Balloon
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- Gene Page
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If I were doing this job, I would create a page of content for each region. I would use tagging, or a dropdown list to separate the various regions. Maybe even a form with redirect functions.
But I wouldn't build a separate site unless it were 80% different content-wise.
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- Gene Page
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also this is a great instance of where advanced module manager from nonumber.nl will really come in handy.
www.nonumber.nl/extensions/advancedmodulemanager
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