Subdomains vs ccTLD in International SEO
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I'm interested to see if anyone has any additional thoughts or recent experience on subdomains vs ccTLD for International SEO.
An article I found on this site is from March 2011, so just wanted to check if this is still relevant?
http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/folders-vs-subdomains-vs-cctld-in-international-seo-an-overview
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Thanks for the links.. some new bedtime reading
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Edward,
On the whole this is ok, but there are newer things to consider like the change for targeting multiple languages using hreflang: From GWMT.
The best for Folders/subdomains/ccTLD's is the chart (near end of page) with pros and cons in GWMT here
I think you will find both up to date and exceedingly helpful.
Best to you,
Robert
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