If you run multiple directories, do you believe that hosting each directory under a different C class IP makes a difference.
no difference in fact no difference on same IP as long as you don't interlink the only reason submitters ask for it is that they would rather not risk it I would like to see some evidence of the benefits of different c classes the only people who benefit from it are the hosting companies who exploit it and charge like $5 per c class IP I think Malcolm went this route and I would like to know of his experiences
I'm with you on this. I certainly can't find any concrete evidence that G favours links from multiple classes over links from single classes.
Might not be worth the extra cost, for what you might pay for the multi c class will it result in enough extra submissions to make it profitable. Can cost a bomb depending on how you do it.
Extra IPs at my hosting are $2 per month. It can soon stack up with the costs. Seen as I only run niche directories the IP doesn't really matter.
No. The use of multiple class C's IP's is a complete and utter myth perpetuated by the hosting industry to sell you more IP's. It makes absolutely NO difference, none, nada... To do so would be counter to ARIN's guidelines which encourage and suggest strongly using Name Based Virtual Hosting, vs. IP based in order to continual conserve IP space which will be gone in about 2 years. Probably sooner if it is continually wasted in this manner. There is absolutely no reason to have more than one IP, unless you are dealing with SSL certificates, or VPNs, and in a few other remote circumstances. Google does not care if you have more than one site, directory or whatever on the same IP.
I actually remember being in an ICT lesson where new teachers were being interviewed. One of them was talking about IPs and how we'll run out of them eventually - and it made me wonder if things like SEO hosting etc was a waste of IPs.
It is a ridiculous waste of IP space, yes. And yes, we will run out, and like in under 2 years. Maybe even one. However, there is something that will help to ease up the limited space. The prices of IP's will be going WAY up. It will not be uncommon to pay over $50 per IP at some point.
It's a highly debatable topic in SEO industry in fact. But many people do not know the origin of this concept and at the same time they state it useless and all. Everything starts with a Google's Patent which states.. Original Source : http://blog.v7n.com/2007/10/02/seo-and-web-hosting/ If your directories are hosted on different c-classes, it is roughly considered to be in different networks. Some SEO believe that using different nameservers and domain privacy helps in this technique as well. So, the links coming from these different c-class directories will surely help to get more link counts IMO And, really the prices quoted above by some members (upto $5/c-class) are not exactly true. It can be availed for the prices of general shared hosting. Thanks, Vijay
Thanks, I was also looking for that link. Most of the SEO advice I see handed out on DP is way out of date or total BS. You also do not need a static URL anymore. Google can deal with dynamic url's just fine.
Nothing is debatable about it. It has been a fact for quite some time now. As for the Google patent; Google has improved upon many old patent technologies.
Hello... We are using it and paying threw the nose... If we had to do it again we would just go with every 3 sites gets a new IP. Needless to say paying $385 monthly for hosting is a bit much in this economy but not worth the effort of paying someone to move them again and/or losing submissions from SEOs whom like submitting under different ips. laterz malcolm
and you notice in that post is a link to the same sub division of hostgator who profited off this rumour the patent may have been real but it doesn't mean it was used in the way shown matt cutts has said in the post already mentioned that being on the same IP means nothing
If you host a whole directory network under the same IP, it can be harmful, but, the problem isn't the IP per se. The problem is that some directory networks share IP, template, database and category tree...the conjunct converts it in a undesirable network, full of duplicated content. Make a directory network as an alternative to domain parking isn't a good decision. If each directory has its own niche and run independently, the IP doesn't matter. Howewer, I think that a dedicated IP and a own SSL can be considered as a good sign by search engines...