Importance of a dedicated IP Address to Google?

[Vitallywell]

Does anyone have any current knowledge and or real life experience with the importance or lack of, having a dedicated IP address for your hosting account as far as Google Page Rank and other search engines are concerned? If you have 1 IP address and you add on domains, does that dilute page rank or trust? If it is shared and someone else's website that shares the IP address gets Google slapped, does that impact my website or blog?

I am looking at new hosting providers and dedicated IP address options are making me wonder if they are worth it. If a website or blog takes off, will I regret not having a dedicated IP address tied to a domain name (it is tied to the domain name right?)?

[renoir]

No a dedicated IP address is not required for SEO (http://www.netpaths.net/blog/seo-with-virtual-hosting/).


Rest assured, you do not need a unique IP address to rank well in search engines. Anyone who tells you otherwise is misinformed or wants profit from selling you expensive dedicated web hosting or funky SEO services.

[SEOBusiness]

IF you have to many domain with one ip address, google might think that your site is a blog net farm.

[soniqhost.com]

If you have a lot of sites on one IP and your inter link them then you would get any value out of those links

[dhana_space1]

Google knows that, (may be...)99% of the websites in the world are hosted using shared hosting.
So...It really does not matter.

[dpking]

I think Dedicated IP VS Shared IP for SEO (http://ankitrawat.com/blog/dedicated-ip-vs-shared-ip-for-seo/) will be useful for you !!

[shanaka]

it is correct. 99% sites using shared hosting. So no different

[Vitallywell]

Thanks all. Great feedback. Looks like you saved me at least $30 a year on a new hosting account and domain.

BTW - Current Google update, my site dropped from a Google PR 2 to a 1 after a campaign to increase high (PR 3+) backlinks (not paid links - organic). Prior to the previous update, it was a PR3. I made on-page and off page changes for the better I thought. WTF? Do I just have to wait until the dust settles?

I am no expert, but I am not stupid either (I think). This is a total website revamp... (majority of backlinks to index page which has no name change and better on-page SEO and additional "authority" backlinks) Any insight?

http://www.vitallywell.net (I also NOW own .com - long story, .NET has most backlinks)

Thanks in advance.

[mhmdkhamis]

No a dedicated IP address is not required for SEO (http://www.netpaths.net/blog/seo-with-virtual-hosting/).


Rest assured, you do not need a unique IP address to rank well in search engines. Anyone who tells you otherwise is misinformed or wants profit from selling you expensive dedicated web hosting or funky SEO services.
i suggest that too :)

[EGS]

There's no importance with a dedicated IP associated with SEO, though it is better for site uptime and dedicated connection.

[cathaylist.com]

I have some websites on the same IP address. They still have good rank on Yahoo or Google search results.
I think the content and backlinks of a website is much important than a unique IP address.

[angilina]

You dont need a unique IP to get rank higher in search results.

You can use shared hosting and get on top

[wragge11]

If you want to gain value from linking them toghether, you need separate IP's!

[login]

If you want to gain value from linking them toghether, you need separate IP's!

That would be wise, but you would never need unique IP`s.

[trichnosis]

if you hosting company can provide you a hosting with a high uptime, decided is not necessary. i also suggest you to read http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/myth-busting-virtual-hosts-vs-dedicated-ip-addresses/

[rena]

no need dedicated IP. Its doesnt matter . Google considering only the url

[PS_of_Carramba.net]

If you're setting up some kind of link exchange scheme between your domains to rank higher in G you should take separate/one IP factor into consideration. In case of one site's position in SERP's it really doesn't matter. You could rank high even on shared hosting.

[net4earning]

good quality content and on page SEO plus Back links thts wht required. all other things r waste of time.