Does hosting determine the traffic you get?

[semka]

Hello Everyone?

Wanted to know; does hosting affect the traffic you get?

For instance, if I hosted my site in the US but wanted to target the UK market, would this affect my traffic?

Thanks guy

[Mario The Gambler]

Yes, hosting will have an impact on traffic. Why?

Because both users and Google like fast websites. And the speed of a website depends in part on the distance between the server (US webhost, for example) and the computer of the user who accesses this site (UK client).


But this is a problem that can easily be solved: First, several US hosts have servers in Britain and secondly, you can use a Content Delivery Network (CDN) as Cloud Flare.


That's what I suggest you do: use a CDN.


Good luck!

[Pokerface]

Definitely want quality hosting and a dedicated IP address is helpful ... you will get what you pay for. Agree with Mario The Gambler, use a CDN.

[thesamurai]

It's all about how fast is your hosting. If you are using shared hosting in UK which loads for 2 sec it's better to use VPS hosted in USA which loads for 1 sec or less than 1 sec. Its all about the speed (Time to first byte - TTFB).

[semka]

Thanks a lot guys for your feedback