Lost in SERP after switching host!

Discussion in 'Google' started by Mr.Submit, Apr 15, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hi,
    My site had good ranking in SERPs for few very competitive keywords.
    I just moved the site to another hosting and now I can't find my site anywhere in SERP for all keywords :( .
    Do you have any experiences with it and how long to be recovered?
    Thanks.
     
    Mr.Submit, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  2. newlogo

    newlogo Peon

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    #2
    no its not affect in ranking
     
    newlogo, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  3. fishfinder

    fishfinder Active Member

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    #3
    This happened to me back in January with a site. The site still hasn't recovered as of today. No idea how to fix it at all.
     
    fishfinder, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  4. asbestos

    asbestos Active Member

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    #4
    It happened to my friend with Cosmetic Surgery page too.
    Mainly some hosts have high spammy ips and google doesnt like it.
    In worst cases it can think the 'new ip' is dupe of old one [if dbs will somehow not connect] and kick it out of index for duplicate. It sometimes reads by ip not by domain.
     
    asbestos, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  5. Mr.Submit

    Mr.Submit Active Member

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    Just found that home page of my site is no longer in Google index :( .
     
    Mr.Submit, Apr 15, 2009 IP
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    merlinseo Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Well if you were having a dedicated IP in your previous host and now if its a shared IP then it does makes a difference. I have experienced it so try to have a dedicated IP for your website, check with your host
     
    merlinseo, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  7. SEO_WatchDog

    SEO_WatchDog Well-Known Member

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    #7
    It could be just because your site was offline for some time))
     
    SEO_WatchDog, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  8. rollingsta

    rollingsta Peon

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    #8
    This has just happened to me today. I want to kill myself.

    My page http://www.freegiftgrab.co.uk/ has just gone from page 1 on 5 keywords to nowhere
    from pr2 to N/A WTF is going on? Help me please.
     
    rollingsta, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  9. angilina

    angilina Notable Member

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    #9
    I once moved to a new host that caused all my SERPs to fall. It was because there was lot of down time involved. When changing hosts, down time should be minimum.

    Anyway, I think your site will gain its previous SERPs position in few weeks.
     
    angilina, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  10. gsv13

    gsv13 Well-Known Member

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    #10
    is the new host in diff country?
     
    gsv13, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  11. dapper

    dapper Active Member

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    #11
    Just same situation with me. But I didn't change my host, they(company where I've hosted my site) changed the server.

    5 weeks gone and I am still surviving.
     
    dapper, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  12. Mr.Submit

    Mr.Submit Active Member

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    #12
    Thanks for your input.
    I switched my sites from Economic to Delux hosting at Godaddy only.
    The downtime was minimum, about few hours.
    Hope my rankings will recover soon.
     
    Mr.Submit, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  13. cool_78

    cool_78 Guest

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    #13
    A few hours downtime would not affect ranking. Maybe it's just a coincidence and there is a Google dance going on.
     
    cool_78, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  14. Bear Grylls

    Bear Grylls Banned

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    #14
    No.. It don't effect your rankings... (maybe it can effect a few hours..but not much).
     
    Bear Grylls, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  15. spaghett1

    spaghett1 Peon

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    #15
    I suggest you should make a new thread for your case, to avoid hijacking of thread and also more DP members can help about your problem..:cool:
     
    spaghett1, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  16. spaghett1

    spaghett1 Peon

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    #16
    Since your using same host only changed the hosting plan, I guess what caused your problem is due to Google Dance that also hits me for several weeks or 16days to be exact. BTW can you tell us your site URL?
     
    spaghett1, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  17. tmsfactory.com

    tmsfactory.com Banned

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    #17
    Yes it is possible but you will gain your rank after weeks of permanent host
     
    tmsfactory.com, Apr 15, 2009 IP
  18. Komicwords

    Komicwords Well-Known Member

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    #18
    I have been like that too,.my site was indexed well and I was switching my hosting so that my old link get "404 page not found"but It was oke until I add wordpress redirection plug in ,all site back to the "real result"
     
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    gsv13 Well-Known Member

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    #19
    What a shit host! Ask them why a downtime between change of plan?
     
    gsv13, Apr 16, 2009 IP
  20. Mr.Submit

    Mr.Submit Active Member

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    No, this was not their fault.
    I bought new package then moved site by myself from old one to new. This caused the downtime.
    To be honest, I don't know the way how to upgrade without downtime.
     
    Mr.Submit, Apr 16, 2009 IP