Translated Site Question

[haynesey]

What would be better for a site's translated version to have as an address.

www.sitename.com/de

or

www.de.sitename.com

Thanks,
Haynesey

[themike537]

I see all the big sites using www.de.sitename.com, so I'd imagine that's best.

Just speculating though...

[GregK]

Been thinking about the same thing myself lately?

I pretty sure the www.de.sitename isn't valid, it would be htp p://de.sitename.com

www. is a sub-directory like any other, ie. your de. above.

I've been waiting until I really get into the nuts & bolts of my localized versions to decide?
Still figuring out how to have the content change, along with the site language template. I see some hackin' ahead

I've noticed a few lately that are using the sub method ie. de.sitename.com & they're not doing as well as they should be IMO, so...

Anyone else have any hard evidence, one way or another?

[ProPokerMedia]

go with the subdomain and put links from each location on the english (or main) version to its corresponding translated version on the "subdomain site"

[Randy]

Actually the best option wasn't mentioned above. sitename.de would be the best option, if you can get it.

[Catfish]

I have a domain www.sitename.net, which is PR2, but the subdomain www.sitename.net/de is still zero PR, although it has the keywords, regularly added content and all. So when I buy a text link add, should I add the subdomain in the text, or the "root" domain?
But generally, I think getting the .de domain would be better I guess. What about Joomla / Joomfish ? Does Google go to the language sub-domains , and does it evaluate the different language "sections" in a different way ?

[Randy]

www.sitename.net/de isn't a subdomain. It's just a page on your website. The only thing that page needs in order to get PR is a link from one of the other pages on your website. (Or multiple pages on your website.) Most people already do that, so you've got nothing to worry about really.