Does changing between servers effect page rank?

Discussion in 'Google' started by gringo, Oct 3, 2007.

  1. #1
    I was told that if I change my server from one to another it would affect my google ranking because the IP address would change,

    is that correct?
     
    gringo, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  2. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    No it's not correct. Just ensure you have little downtime during the move.
     
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  3. mixke

    mixke Prominent Member

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    Nopes! As far as I know, it wont affect but try to keep the downtime as low as possible as dcristo have already mentioned.
     
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  4. Bagi Zoltán

    Bagi Zoltán Well-Known Member

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    I would have a suggestion to you. Make sure that you follow these steps and everything will be fine.
     
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  5. mdvaldosta

    mdvaldosta Peon

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    #5
    Pagerank is about links, nothing else.
     
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  6. steel77

    steel77 Peon

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    I changed servers and my PR still the same (PR4)...I wish it went up !!
     
    steel77, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  7. supercoltsfan

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    As long as your downtime is low, you should be fine. It's possible that if you move to a server that has a large number of websites that violate Google's ToS, you may have a problem, but that isn't likely.
     
    supercoltsfan, Oct 3, 2007 IP
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    ezkl Peon

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    Technical issues aside, I've never had trouble with Google when migrating domains to different servers.
     
    ezkl, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  9. gringo

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    what an overwhelming response thanks so much guys ;) I really appreciate it
     
    gringo, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  10. njoker555

    njoker555 Notable Member

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    no google bans you if you moved servers lol - if that happened, no one would get a new host and most hosts wouldnt shut down for that reason

    and PR is updated every 3-4 months (or as it used to be) so it doesnt really matter that anything will happen with PR but if you have downtime, it could affect SERPs a bit, i've seen that happen with my forum when i moved, had 24+ hr downtime cuz of the huge database and my slow internet lol

    good luck
     
    njoker555, Oct 3, 2007 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    it may effect your serp but it will not effect your pr
     
    trichnosis, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  12. Sg4

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    #12
    I was wondering the same thing as well ... if a change of IP would negatively effect things. It appears that it does not! Good answers ...
     
    Sg4, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  13. excaliburwebdesigners

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    I recently changed from a UK hosted server to a US server and my serps went up on google.com it may just be a coincidence but i think server location can play a part in serps
     
    excaliburwebdesigners, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  14. rainborick

    rainborick Well-Known Member

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    No, its not a coincidence. You're just seeing the effects of geo-location. Your site is now seen as being in the US, so it performs better in Google.com. You will, however, probably see a drop in your rankings on Google.co.uk in the near future.

    But back to the topic of the thread, changing your IP address will not damage your rankings. The post on Matt Cutt's blog is good advice and its pretty much repeated in the Google help system. The key is to leave the old hosting service running until the changes in your domain's DNS settings have had time to propagate throughout the Internet (48-72 hours is usually more than enough time). When the time's up, you can shut down the old service and there won't have been any interruption in service. On ecommerce sites, its often a good idea to close the shopping cart system on the old host and make sure all emails on the old host are being forwarded to an email address that is not tied to the same domain - like a gmail or hotmail mailbox.
     
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  15. Swirleigh

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    Set up your new site and change DNS before shutting off your old site. No down time that way.
     
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  16. boyponga

    boyponga Banned

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    Nope, PR changes when a site changes its URL. PR depends on the url name of the backlink.
     
    boyponga, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  17. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    The only factor that may play part on SEO as far as switching servers are.
    1. any downtime you may have, minimize this as much as possible.
    2. changing IP's can sometimes throw things off for some search engines, You may get on the same class C IP class as some of the back-links you have.
     
    Brandon Sheley, Oct 3, 2007 IP
  18. host07

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    Thank you for the information, very helpful to know.
     
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  19. speedster

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    Nope, dont think it affects page rank, unless it takes days to change servers
     
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  20. grg

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    Server IP has nothing to do with your PR, completely.
     
    grg, Oct 3, 2007 IP