I stumbled upon some tips from Google about the best way to move your hosting without affecting your position in google search engine (if any ) Will switching hosting companies or changing my IP address affect my listing in Google? As long as your URL stays the same, your site's listing in Google shouldn't be affected if you switch hosting companies or change your IP address. We recommend migrating a site to a new IP address with the following steps: 1. Bring a copy of your site up at the new IP address. 2. Update your name server to point to the new IP address. 3. Once you see search engine spiders fetch pages from the new IP address (typically within 24-48 hours), it's safe to take down the copy of your site at the old IP address.