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A "subdomain" is kinda like a domain name under a domain name. Here's an example of what a sub-domain looks like...

http://homes.chicago.com

"homes" is the subdomain. Here's another example...

http://www.chicago.com

"www" is the subdomain. Yes, all those "www" you see on website addresses are subdomains. But for all intents and purposes, Google doesn't really treat "www" as a true subdomain.

There are three advantages to using subdomains...

1. Google treats a subdomain as a totally different website from its main domain


2. You can use any keyword(s) as a subdomain


3. It doesn't cost you any extra money to set up a subdomain.

If you already have an agent website, you can set up a subdomain to create a totally new website. The company hosting your agent website has tools to let you set up subdomains.

So, if your agent website is hosted on a domain name like, "lasvegas-homes.com", you can set up an unlimited number of subdomains, such as...

• new.lasvegas-homes.com


• rental.lasvegas-homes.com


• nevada.lasvegas-homes.com


• henderson.lasvegas-homes.com


• realestate.lasvegas-homes.com

And so on. The good news is that the keywords in the subdomain name carry SEO importance, just like the keywords in the domain name. Combine that with the fact that Google sees each subdomain as a separate website, you've got a great way to create lots of backlinks.

Here's another Google advantage. As it is now, each search results page on Google will show a maximum of two listings from the same website. But if you set up subdomains, it's possible to dominate all 10 listings on the first results page of Google!