Comments on: 5 Reasons To Use a Folder Name URL Structure http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/08/5-reasons-to-use-folder-name-url.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-reasons-to-use-folder-name-url SEO Blog & Search Engine Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/08/5-reasons-to-use-folder-name-url.html#comment-89818 Lisa Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:41:19 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=439#comment-89818 We have seen a marked improvement to SEO by changing the URL structure of folders to be more readable to the search engines and visitors to the site. So agree it is beneficial. LT We have seen a marked improvement to SEO by changing the URL structure of folders to be more readable to the search engines and visitors to the site. So agree it is beneficial. LT

]]> By: bt http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/08/5-reasons-to-use-folder-name-url.html#comment-52855 bt Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:13:52 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=439#comment-52855 Yeah but how do search engines view these structures? Is it more beneficial to use folders rather than have everything in the root? For example, if mywebcompany.com offers 4 main services, each with sub services, is it better to have: mywebcompany.com/service1/index.html mywebcompany.com/service1/subservice1.html ...and so on OR mywebcompany.com/service1.html mywebcompany.com/service1a.html mywebcompany.com/service2.html ...and so on Yeah but how do search engines view these structures? Is it more beneficial to use folders rather than have everything in the root?

For example, if mywebcompany.com offers 4 main services, each with sub services, is it better to have:

mywebcompany.com/service1/index.html
mywebcompany.com/service1/subservice1.html …and so on

OR

mywebcompany.com/service1.html
mywebcompany.com/service1a.html
mywebcompany.com/service2.html …and so on

]]> By: Kevin Gibbons http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/08/5-reasons-to-use-folder-name-url.html#comment-2968 Kevin Gibbons Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:05:52 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=439#comment-2968 Manny, the easy to do this is using .htaccess to automatically rewrite URL's. This works especially well for dynamic, database-driven websites which would use URL ID's by default, for example Wordpress does this but the URL structure can be changed easily with a small piece of .htaccess code. Manny, the easy to do this is using .htaccess to automatically rewrite URL’s. This works especially well for dynamic, database-driven websites which would use URL ID’s by default, for example WordPress does this but the URL structure can be changed easily with a small piece of .htaccess code.

]]> By: Manny http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/08/5-reasons-to-use-folder-name-url.html#comment-2915 Manny Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:33:32 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=439#comment-2915 If I have many web pages in one category, do I put them all in the same folder or each of them have a folder name? let's say my site has 200 webpages, do I make 200 folder names, one for each page? Manny If I have many web pages in one category, do I put them all in the same folder or each of them have a folder name? let’s say my site has 200 webpages, do I make 200 folder names, one for each page?

Manny

]]> By: mcrilf http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/08/5-reasons-to-use-folder-name-url.html#comment-217 mcrilf Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:48:00 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=439#comment-217 How are you handling the potential negative effect this re-structure will have on your search visibility?<br/><br/>With external links to old .asp pages, are you 301-redirecting to the new pages?<br/><br/>Is this the best way of handling a re-structure?<br/><br/>I'm about to re-structure a client's site in a major way and would love some tips on how to ensure there is no negative effect on search visibility. How are you handling the potential negative effect this re-structure will have on your search visibility?

With external links to old .asp pages, are you 301-redirecting to the new pages?

Is this the best way of handling a re-structure?

I’m about to re-structure a client’s site in a major way and would love some tips on how to ensure there is no negative effect on search visibility.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2007/08/5-reasons-to-use-folder-name-url.html#comment-181 Anonymous Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:34:00 +0000 http://blog.seoptimise.com/?p=439#comment-181 *** Another factor with this change was because it's possible the site will be moving from a Windows server to Linux in the near future. This means that the ASP file extensions would have to be changed to PHP. ***<br/><br/>In fact the extension does not matter. I run PHP sites that show .html URLs. There is a PHP-scripted site that shows .asp URLs. You can use any extension you like. It doesn't matter what it is. With apache it is a one-line job to set up each extension.<br/><br/>However I do agree that "folder URLs" are even better. *** Another factor with this change was because it’s possible the site will be moving from a Windows server to Linux in the near future. This means that the ASP file extensions would have to be changed to PHP. ***

In fact the extension does not matter. I run PHP sites that show .html URLs. There is a PHP-scripted site that shows .asp URLs. You can use any extension you like. It doesn’t matter what it is. With apache it is a one-line job to set up each extension.

However I do agree that “folder URLs” are even better.

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