: Dilemma: Structure of Similar Websites I have created music and movies knowledge sites for use locally in my country (think of Genius and IMDb). Both were built differently (by different people)

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I have created music and movies knowledge sites for use locally in my country (think of Genius and IMDb). Both were built differently (by different people) and do not share anything.

But I am in a dilemma on how to structure the links in a way that wouldn't have a negative impact on branding and SEO. My choices are (examples):

Structure 1: Subdirectories

Music: msite.co/music/
Movies: msite.co/movies/
Stronger domain authority? They'd each have their own homepage, then I'd grab contents from both sites to display on the frontpage. Frontpage clutter?

Structure 2: Subdomains

Music: music.msite.co
Movies: movies.msite.co
Same as 1?

Structure 3: Separate sites, Same name

Music: msite.co
Movies: msite.tv
The M in the name can stand for either music or movies (or just media).

Structure 4: Separate sites, Different names

Music: Msite.co
Movies: Fsite.co
M for music and F for films.

PS: I had chosen the current name because the M might stand for both music and movies (or I could just call it Media).

Things that worry me are: User experience, Niche sites, SEO, Link juice, Branding, Concentrated promotional efforts.

Advice?