New URL : Which is best
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Which is best:
www.domainname.com/category-subcategory
or
www.domainname.com/subcategory-category
or
www.domainname.com/category/subcategory
or
www.domain.com/subcategory/category
I am going to have 12 different subcategories under the category
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I'm biased towards a flattened architecture with fewer directories. I think it can help with click-through and makes more sense from an organizational point of view.
To be fair, with the exception of #4, I've seen real-world examples of all of these that rank and perform very well.
If this were a vote, I'd vote for #2. Consider how Yelp organizes their URLs using the following example listing for a dentist in Seattle.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/randall-broom-dds-seattle
The above example is actually a hybrid, because the /biz directory is actually a category, but so is "seattle" which is appended to the end of the URL.
Whatever you choose, make sure it's consistent and follow a logical navigation and linking structure, so that both search engines and users understand where they are at all times.
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I don't think I have had any problems with my pages getting crawled. I only have about 500.
I was thinking more along the lines of Click-ability and if it had any bearing on the google rankings.
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www.domainname.com/category/subcategory
ALL THE WAY! You want to be crawled from the top down.
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I've always had better luck and an easier time ranking with less trailing slashes.
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Really?
I'd have gone for www.domainname.com/category/subcategory
Have you done any testing on this? Would be really interested in hearing your results.
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