Magento 2.1 Multi Store / SEO

[moon-boots]

This is quite technical but I'm hoping a Magento expert can clear this up for me. Currently my company has two websites on separate Opencart platforms. What I'm doing now is building a Magento website and using the multi store function as well as a few modules to combine the two sites, the aim being that the link juice is shared and I can focus my SEO efforts on the one site instead of two, thus reducing my workload while maintaining the benefits.

This is the intended layout:

www.domain.com

www.domain.com/us

I have created a sub-folder (not a subdomain) as this seems to be the best way to share link juice between the new, combined sites (as well as 301s from the old, redundant site).

At the moment I have created 2 separate websites, stores and store views (see attached) and have configured it according to the Magento guide, so I know that technically this is correct but I need to make sure that I have done it correctly in relation to SEO.

Is the sub-folder set up correctly for instance? Currently the only files to populate that sub-folder are a htaccess, error log and index.php (see attached). Also, is there anything I could be missing in relation to SEO within the parameters of what I am trying to achieve?

Additionally, only one store view appears in the "change store view" section of the home page. This is causing me to question if I have set it up correctly, because I had assumed both store views would appear even if they were under different websites (attached). OR do I simply use the same website and create two stores and store views?

Do I also need to create a separate database for each website/store/store view?

I would very much appreciate if someone could help out here. Thank you.

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[willcritchlow]

Hi there. It's a little hard to be certain based on the screenshots you've provided - the best way of verifying this yourself (or for getting me to help) would be to evaluate the actual website from the "outside" - i.e. when not logged into the admin area. I would suggest reviewing what that looks like and ensuring it operates how you expect and want it to. If you would like me to take a look, please share a link and I'll see if I can help some more.

Thanks

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