Discussion Ask HN: Why is the support website traditionally hosted on a subdomain? I thought that using a subdomain hurts SEO and couldn’t find an answer that justified this pattern:support.google.comsupport.microsoft.comsupport.apple.comEDIT: I should clarify that none of my examples use a ticket system. Instead, they have support articles and search. The content is very SEO-able.https://support.apple.com/billinghttps://support.google.com/a/answer/1224185?hl=enhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-store-and-billing 5 points zkirill 4 years ago 6 comments
support.google.com
support.microsoft.com
support.apple.com
EDIT: I should clarify that none of my examples use a ticket system. Instead, they have support articles and search. The content is very SEO-able.
https://support.apple.com/billing
https://support.google.com/a/answer/1224185?hl=en
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-store-and-billing