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Changing hosts. Will it affect SERPS?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by qwestcommunications, Apr 21, 2007.

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    Got pretty good rankings and want to be sure the changeover won't negatively imapct on the SERPS.
     
    qwestcommunications, Apr 21, 2007 IP
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    butterfingers Well-Known Member

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    No impact. As long as you keep the URL intact.
    If you're using the .htaccess and mod rewrite, don't ever change it.
     
    butterfingers, Apr 21, 2007 IP
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    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    I dont think that should be a criteria for SERPs..
    People changes servers often..
     
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    butterfingers Well-Known Member

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    Ensure you new host is good enough with the uptime.
    don't let it down always.
     
    butterfingers, Apr 21, 2007 IP
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    Changing hosts doesn't affect SERPS, but the location of the servers can. You can use the DP geotargeting tool to check the location of the server.
     
    mjewel, Apr 22, 2007 IP
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    seojig Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    i dont think that will affect your site but u have to take care that your site must not go down during changing the name server and this procedure.other wise there is a chances of lost ranking if your site wil be down.
     
    seojig, Apr 22, 2007 IP
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    No, it shouldn't. I did this lately and this not changed anything in my positions.
     
    grg, Apr 22, 2007 IP
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    MarketingwInternecie Peon

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    Do you think the location of server has serious influence on rankings?
    I mean like: server in USA and site for one of European countries.
     
    MarketingwInternecie, Apr 22, 2007 IP
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    If you are targeting USA traffic yes it will effect
     
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    Hosting has nothing with SERP IMO :)
     
    ottodo, Apr 22, 2007 IP
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    It has never changed anything for me, there is no logical reason that it should change.
     
    login, Apr 22, 2007 IP
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    Try to make the chang as quick as possible, so if the site does go down, it only goes down for a small amount of time. Can I ask why you are changing hosts?
     
    James12513, Apr 22, 2007 IP
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    Geotargeting Website To Country Tool

    What is this good for? Maybe you want to know where your servers are physically located with your hosting company. Also, some search engines (such as Google) have the ability to filter search results based on their physical location (geotargeting). This could be used to determine why your site is showing in a certain country.

    http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/website-country/
     
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    changing the host will not effect your serp results or page rank.
     
    trichnosis, Apr 22, 2007 IP
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    Thanks a lot. What about the tld extension. I have site for Poland but my site www.ittechnology.us has us extension. Is is going to have serious impact on rankings?
     
    MarketingwInternecie, Apr 22, 2007 IP