What is the difference between a subdomain and a subdirectory?

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A subdirectory (or subfolder) is part of the main domain’s URL structure, while a subdomain is a separate section of the domain.

Subdirectory: domain.me/blog (where blog is a folder within domain.me).
Subdomain: blog.domain.me (where blog functions as a separate section of the site).

There is ongoing debate in SEO about which structure is better, as both have pros and cons.

Learn more about subdomains and subdirectories here.

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