Well ... here's another question. What is the view/opinion of the crowd concerning the importance of having a dedicated IP for your website rather than a shared hosting plan? I have strong opinions about it ... and would like others to chime in.
you should get as many different IP´s as possible (if you have a lot of websites) If you only got a few websites then dont worry about fixing different IP´s... Here is a tool I use sometime that will come in handy every now and then for checking iP´s easily: Check Class C IP
Sorry , I disagree, I run 100 webistes of one ip and have no problems with seo, serps , etc So basiclly with your theory ...a shared hosting plan would not work for seo.. Just my experience, The whole different ip thing doesnt matter much on my sites I think quality incoming links and fresh content daily will get you what you need.
I can support you in this matter, i also have 90 websites on the very same IP, some interlinked too. Basically all of them get good backlinsk from others istes, so this IP thing is not so important.
Thanks amit Matt cutts also talks about that myth here as well --------->>>>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3583760678227172395&q=matt+cutts On google Video
I have to run my directories on differant IP's though but not personally for me, but my link buying clients who are in that myth that buying links from differant Ip's helps them.
I have about 20 IPs spread across 3 different class C networks. I put multiple sites on a single IP address only if they aren't really linking anywhere within my network. If it's a site I want linking back to my main site or another site on my network, I put it on it's own IP address or on an IP within another class C. I think that links are devalued if they are coming from the same IP, so I go the extra mile and use different IPs for my sites. I think it's worth it.
Of course! If your incoming links are coming from sites from outside your shared IP network then it´s not a problem.
I have 0 problems with only 1 IP for about 35 sites. I have 1 that has a dedicated IP and i cant say it does any better because of that
Well the issue with IPs only really arises when you talk about cross linking sites on the same IP. But that's a whole other debate..
I think it's more myth than fact... to an extent. If the ONLY links you have are coming from your own sites on the SAME IP then they might get devalued a bit, it makes sense. However, if you have real backlinks from several other websites, blogs, directories, etc... then the links you give yourself on that same IP are probably not going to be frowned upon. Of course I haven't tested and can't provide solid proof so take my opinion with a grain of salt... but it would be logical that if you are the ONLY one linking to your sites for an extended period of time, they must be spammy. If however there are many others linking to your site it's probably worth seeing, and therefore YOUR links are for the benefit of your visitors and will also recieve normal weight. My guess is that it's a statistical thing, if a certain % is from random sites then it's ok, if not then you might get screwed. Hope that made sense.
It won't hurt your site. Only problem is interlink will be devalue... i have a funny question though. If you own a company and you have your own Matt Cutts giving out information like that, will you chop him?
Has anyone ever realised that Google can easily figure out that site x on abc hosting and site y on xyz hosting, and site z on def hosting are all owned by the same person. So if interlinking your own sites hurts SEO, then there is no point in trying to hide your ownership of sites from Google by getting different ip's etc....
So far shared hosting hasn't been a problem for me. If your worried about your neigborhood you can always look at other domains on your ip. I would use this tool http://www.seologs.com/ip-domains.html