Domain Name Is A More Important SEO Factor Than IP Address?
Self-proclaimed SEO specialists abound nowadays, most of whom are unable to separate anecdotes and opinions from facts. If ever you encounter one who says sharing an IP address with low ranking sites would affect your site’s ranking, better look for another SEO consultant. Google itself confirmed that its SEO algorithm neither discriminates nor favors a website based on IP address. According to Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s Webspam team, a website with a unique IP address has no algorithmic advantage over sites with shared IP addresses. Cutt is straightforward in debunking the “unique IP theory” as a myth. You may like: Tips for Keeping Pace with Varying Google Algorithms Before the advent of the virtual private server (VPS), shared and dedicated hosting are the only two options for web publishers looking for managed server solutions. Signing up for shared hosting means publishing your website under an IP address used by other customers of your web host, whereas dedicat...