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              Types of Domain Name Systems                

Subdomains are domains that exist within a root domain.

Example:

Root Domain: www.yourwebsite.com

Subdomain: www.subdomain.yourwebsite.com

In this example, "yourwebsite" is the root domain, and "subdomain" is the subdomain. Even though the subdomain name precedes the root domain name, it is an autonomous website. Creating a new website on a subdomain provides many benefits to a website owner. The subdomain has the same functionality as the root domain, but requires less cost and maintenance.

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Create New Websites with Less Money
Using a subdomain for a new website is a way to reduce cost. If a website owner has a registered domain and is hosting it through an Internet hosting company, he can create subdomains for free. Many Internet hosting companies allow website owners to create an unlimited number of subdomains.

If a website owner were to set up a new website on a new domain, he would have to purchase and register a new domain name. He would also possibly get a new hosting plan. Using subdomains is a way to expand without running into budget problems.

Set Up New Products
Even though a subdomain appears to share the name of the root domain, it is actually an autonomous website. This autonomy allows a website owner to use subdomains to cover completely different niche areas or specific product lines. Separating niche areas makes it easier for consumers and visitors to interpret information being presented.

Example:

Root domain: www.yourpet.dog.com

Subdomain: www.dogfood.yourpetdog.com

In the example, the root domain of "yourpetdog" is the main website. By creating a subdomain called "dogfood," a visitor will know that this website is specific to only dog food. The root domain of "yourpetdog" can continue to provide general information on pet dogs.

Target More Keywords
Determining a domain name is often dependent on the keywords a website owner is targeting. The keywords are the words that are triggered during a search engine query. If a website URL contains the keywords being searched, it has a higher chance of showing up prominently in the search engine result page.

Popular keywords are often already reserved by other website owners. A subdomain allows a website owner to create a URL using the keywords she wants. Since the subdomain exists within the root domain, there is no keyword competition and everything is available.

Gain More SEO Options
Subdomains allow a Webmaster more control with search engine optimization (SEO). SEO is the practice of getting websites to show up prominently on search engine queries.

Search engine queries or search engine result pages (SERP) will not display more than two websites from the same domain unless the websites are autonomous of each other. By creating additional websites as subdomains, a website owner will get all his websites to appear on a SERP.

Avoid Unnecessary Maintenance
Creating a new website on a subdomain is a way to cut down on maintenance. A website owner can make all the edits to a subdomain from the current cpanel he is using. The cpanel is the control panel that all the adjustments are done from.

Creating a new domain can require using new login information, passwords and possibly a new cpanel. A subdomain centralizes all activities into one account and with the same login information.