Site IP Address changes all the time, is this a factor in SEO

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by w3kit, Jan 17, 2008.

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    Posted the same request in another forum with no luck. DP seems to be more active, hoping for some answers.

    We are currently hosted on Amazon's EC2 webservice, people more familiar with EC2 will know that you can add/restart instances (servers) all the time. The downside of doing that is that you are assigned a new IP Address each time.

    So in our case, if we restart our Proxy server, the website gets a brand new IP Address. My question is will this have an impact on the way search engines rate a site ? If yes, what are my options ?

    I am sure many folks out there would be in a similar situation and would really like to hear how you go about mitigating an IP Address change.

    cheers,
     
    w3kit, Jan 17, 2008 IP
  2. sultanofseo

    sultanofseo Notable Member

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    almost all the sites are running on dynamic IPs. only a small fraction has dedicated servers with static IP. i don;t think that will be a problem
     
    sultanofseo, Jan 17, 2008 IP
  3. enous

    enous Well-Known Member

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    I think that the Dedicated IP is important for SEO.
    Because the DNS update not so rapidness, when you change IP, Googlebot may can't find ur new IP in a short period..
     
    enous, Jan 17, 2008 IP
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    amitbhalla Peon

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    yes IP is most important factor for Seo.
     
    amitbhalla, Jan 17, 2008 IP
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    I am assuming that the namesevers stay on the same IP all the time (they almost have to).

    Almost all hosting is name based now. I could be very wrong, but, I don't think it makes a difference.
     
    Colbyt, Jan 18, 2008 IP
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    I've heard dedicated is best and that shared hosting ip change doesn't matter. I wish I could find out too. I was considering getting deicated ip's from my provider ($1 per month per domain), but didn't want to add the exspense if it wasn't neccesary. I've got a site on page1 of G,Y and MSN on a non-static ip at a hosting service, but I'm not sure that the ip changes frequently. I beleive it only changes once every couple of months, not sure. I need to monitor it and see if when it changes, my sites do the normal fluctuations.
     
    budhanes, Jan 18, 2008 IP