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Does that mean that Moz believes backlinks to a subdomain are counted by search engines as backlinks to the main domain.

SOrry I keep asking but to get the blog in a subfolder will require a ton of work on IT's part so I am trying to see if the subdomain will work just as well.

I am hoping if we put out good content we will get many backlink from reputable sources so spammy links are not a concern.

Does SEOMoz count backlinks to subdomain as backlinks to main site in their reports?

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Thank you for the response.

• The main thing we will be using the blog for is creating compelling content that our target audience will find useful and then hopefully link to or share.  I don't want to put on the subdomain if these earned links are not going to benefit the whole site as it would if I had the blog in a subfolder

SO just to confirm you are saying in 2011 or so this stopped being an issue and now any link I get to pages in the subdomain will benefit the whole site as far as backlinks?

Thanks

I want to put blog on my site.  The IT department is asking that I use a subdomain (myblog.mysite.com) instead of a subfolder (mysite.com/myblog).  I am worried b/c it was my understanding that any links I get to my blog posts (if on subdomain) will not count toward the main site (search engines would view almost as other website).   The main purpose of this blog is to attract backlinks.  That is why I prefer the subfolder location for the Blog.

Can anyone tell me if I am thinking about this right?

Another solution I am being offered is to use a reverse proxy.

Thoughts?

Thank you for your time.

Does that mean that Moz believes backlinks to a subdomain are counted by search engines as backlinks to the main domain.

SOrry I keep asking but to get the blog in a subfolder will require a ton of work on IT's part so I am trying to see if the subdomain will work just as well.