Make Your Subdomains Work For You

By Irwin Stevens


In any hosting plan, you will see that subdomains are considered as part of the package's features. If you choose a low-priced account, your host may set a limit on the the number of subdomains you can create. However, if you subscribe to a higher plan, you are usually given the chance to create as many subdomains as you want. Some website owners tend to ignore this particular hosting feature due to the fact that they still haven't recognize the numerous benefits of using subdomains.

Naturally, before you can take advantage of any particular feature your web hosting company offers, you'll need to understand what it is. A subdomain is the word or word group that comes before the main domain name. The URL mathdepartment.university.edu is a good example of this concept. "mathdepartment" is the subdomain, while "university.edu" is the main domain. You need to think again if you're under the impression that you create different subdomains just so you can name your website's subpages. Instead, they have many purposes and can be used in many ways, including the following

1. When Short Is Better

Have you ever found a webpage that's jam-packed with useful information but you can't find it again, even though you'd like to? You just can't remember its precise website address, possibly because it's too long, or maybe because it has a name that's easy to forget. http//coolwebsite.com/uz9980tyy/newuser99/mypage/informativepage.html is an example of this type of website URL. Most visitors on your site won't bother to take notes or memorize a long address like that. Subdomains can help you create a simpler, shorter website address - infofull.coolwebpage.com, for example.

2. Play Of Words

Easy-to-remember subdomains are the key to making your website's address more memorable. In addition to being short, your site's address must catch people's attention. If you have a photo gallery website, avoid boring captions like "onlinephotoalbum" or "myphotogallery." Instead, try something that's different but still easy to remember, like "captured memories" or "framed faces."

3. Cluttered Website? Get Organized!

Subdomains can make your website addresses shorter and more interesting, but you can also use them to improve your website's organization. You'll need to add content to your site as time passes. If your content discusses several topics, you can put it into different categories based on those topics.

So, if you have a website dedicated to sports, you can create subdomains to help you arrange the sports articles. For example basketball.sportspage.com for basketball-related articles, tennis.sportspage.com for tennis-related articles, and so on. This way, you are helping your visitors find their way through your website. Updating your website will be a lot easier, too.

4. Share Your Subdomains

If you still don't understand how important having unlimited subdomains can be, why not give some to your friends? If you're willing to share your web hosting space, give your friends access to your server and allot some of your disk space to them. Then have your friends choose some subdomains. That way you can use your webhosting to expand the community you're developing and allow its members to interact.




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