Moving IP Address - Can it Affect SEO?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by RFKSolutions, Dec 8, 2008.

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  1. #1
    Hi

    Needing some advice on IP addresses. We are in the process of looking to move our website www.johnnysinajiffy.com to a dedicated IP address with the same company its currently hosted with.

    By moving to a different IP address, can this in anyway affect our SERPS?

    Can anyone advise

    thanks in advance
     
    RFKSolutions, Dec 8, 2008 IP
  2. vansterdam

    vansterdam Notable Member

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    If you previously shared an ip with any bad neighborhood or spammy websites, this move may have a big effect. Most likely it won't make any difference though.
     
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  3. RFKSolutions

    RFKSolutions Active Member

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    the IP i was on before was fine, we have some really good SERPS, and I just dont want to do anything to affect those
     
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    If you are more concerned about losing rankings, I wouldn't worry about it much. Just make sure that the website is down as little as possible during the transfer. There is a chance that if the website is down at all, you could suffer a temporary drop in rankings. As long as your site hasn't had a history of server problems, those rankings should come right back fairly quickly.
     
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    RFKSolutions Active Member

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    ive been advised by host its normally very quick, however maximum time could be 48hrs depending on DNS propagation

    the reason why i was so worried, im sure i had read somewhere that it can affect your SERPS, so i just wanted to double check, before i got it moved over
     
    RFKSolutions, Dec 8, 2008 IP
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    Moving to a new Dedicated Class C IP from a Shared IP will surely benefit you in a great way

    But Moving with the Same Company won't give you much benefit in my view....as the Class C IP address will be the same....and thts what Google sees when it wants to know all websites hosted on current host, especially...if that host has a website that is punished in some way

    So, I will suggest, if you really want to move, Move to an Established Company asking them for a Dedicated IP

    Moving to a Dedicated IP within the same company will just provide you Speed Benefits as there is no Sharing on the IP address, so your site will load a bit faster than it used to be....
     
    tarunkumar_model, Dec 8, 2008 IP
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    Hi thanks for your comments, I am actually moving to a Dedicated IP, to get SSL setup on the website & also to have a dedicated IP has other benefits as mentioned above
     
    RFKSolutions, Dec 9, 2008 IP
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    you will be fine. i did this a few months back. the dns issue did affect my traffic for about 3 days but after a week i was back to normal.
     
    indyguidedotinfo, Dec 9, 2008 IP