Change hosts, get sandboxed???

Sometimes, it's easier to disprove a hypothesis than to prove a theory, so...

Has anyone changed web hosts within the last 2-3 months and not seen their SERPs disappear?

See this thread for background.

 

i just did for one site last month - no changes in serps for the keywords that i track...

 

I change back and forth all the time and have had no problems. I will be moving Article Depot as the end of the week as part of a new feature rollout. I will post back if I notice any irregularities.

I expect my opinion to be biased however because many of the new features are SEO friendly meaning my evaluation could be flawed. (If there was a dip, the changes would more than make up for it)

 

I also frequently move websites between hosts and between servers on the same host. I've never seen any out of the ordinary SE changes.

 

I moved in February - nothing out of the ordinary. Maybe that's too long ago for you - you said 2-3 months, was there an algo change around that time?

 

could it be that someone else on your new IP block has gotten the whole IP block banned/sandboxed for bad google practises?

VG

 

A couple of months ago I moved a dozen or so domains to a new host without any change in the SERPs.

 

The SERP changes occurred around June 14-16 for sites that changed hosts within the previous months (in my case in March). I've lost about two dozen page one SERPs ranging from competitive to non-competitive. I'm still exploring possible explanations, but it looks like a sandbox effect and not a ban (which would really surprise me as I'm not aware of any possible guideline violation).

Based upon responses here, it would appear that my hypothesis is not the answer...

 

I hope you're wrong! Will find out over the next few weeks.

 

Bernard, have you completely dropped out of site or only dropped a few spots?

 

If Google was a hosting company that would be an evil ploy. hehehe

We moved a site that ranks well back in April. No changes at all. Somebody is trying to find an excuse for their sites dropping.

 

There are currently about 5 or 6 such threads going. Total waste of effort and time for the folks that get dragged in when looking for a reason as well.

 

dcristo, completely wiped out. Google traffic flatlined.

I checked today and one SERP has somewhat recovered (#9 - used to be anywhere from 1-4). Hopefully all my SERPs will return.

smindsrt,

if excuse == reason {
   you are correct
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noppid, I'm sure you would feel different if you had ever discovered something new by sharing experiences on forums before.

 

Bernard,

Reason == You are overlooking the obvious  
<find real reason> <p> don't buy the BS <p>
 

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lol

 

I'll add myself to the bandwagon of sites that moved without any negative effects. When you think about it, why would you lose rankings for moving to a new host?

 

WOW for once we agree.

I would also add I moved hosting companies back in April and it had zero effect.

 

Please, Think Before Posting Rubbish! This link made me laugh and I thought it fits here. (just for fun Bernard...... no offense )