URL Blog Question

[buyithere]

Hi all,

I hope that you are all well. I was wondering if you guys could help me. I am currently in the process of setting up my own shop and I want to run a blog along side it. I was wondering what the best please to put my blog. To get most exsposure. Here is ways that I can see to you it:

1. www.mydomainname.co.uk/myblogname
2. www.myblogname.mydomainname.co.uk
3. or have it on a completely different url

What is going to be the best.

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

From
Doug

[KingPin]

One and two are more of a personal choice. As far as SEO goes I don't think it makes any difference.

If the blog is about the shop, you should really keep it on the same URL, this way you can blend the blog into the site theme and link from the blog back to your shop and even incorporate "deep link".

This will help your pages get indexed better seeing as when you post on a blog it pings spiders.

KP

[buyithere]

Hi there,

Thank you very much for your quick reply. I was looking into number 2 myself so will have to see, as I own the domain name but the DNS is directed to another server (which i don't own) will have to see if I can have a subdomain?

From
Doug

[KingPin]

You own the domain but its redirected to another server?

Explain.

KP

[headdown]

There was talk a while back that Google treated a sub-domain as a different site, not sure whether that holds true today.

[livetech]

I'd probably put it on another domain, and here's why.

Your shop will be your main source of income, right? If it is, then any vulnerabilities with the blogging software could compromise your shop. This could be a hack which will knock your shop down for a couple of hours, or worse credit card details could be compromised.

I know it's me being paranoid, but it's not worth the risk. I know there was an exploit in the last but one version of wordpress which allowed access to the entire database. If your shop is on the same database, then clients details could be in trouble. If it isn't, they can still knock your site down.

[KingPin]

They are valid points, however, why use WP? TypePad is just as good in my opinion. If not better for things like this.

Plus a blog is a blog, you can simply create a separate DB from the e-commerce store.

It will act as a stand alone element just like another web page.

KP

[tecktalk]

You can write you blog at blogger.com as this site offres more traffic and visitors....
my blog get 1000 visitiors daily... and i m happy enuf with this site...provided by google

[KingPin]

Originally Posted by tecktalk

You can write you blog at blogger.com as this site offres more traffic and visitors....

Lol, I had to read that twice. I didn't think I was out drinking last night

Seriously, whoever told that needs their head testing.

You could use blogger I guess but it wouldn't be my first choice.

KP

[buyithere]

Hi there,

Thank you for all your replies. I think that I will read it through wordpress. But put it on a different domain name. Will let you know how I get on.

Thanks for all your advise.

From
Doug