IP Addresses

[jctroy440]

If I use the same provider but have my accounts/websites on different servers with different IP addresses will Google still penalize me?

[Simmo!]

They are unlikely to penalise you per se, but if you do lots of inter-site linking then it could raise a flag. Google is also an ISP and has access to Whois data anyway so although hosting on different IP addresses is still a reasonable idea (see below) or even better, different Class C addresses, Google still probably has the wherewithall to recognise who owns what.

Regards IP addresses, one advantage of different IP's is if a site gets heavily penalised and you share an IP, it''s *posisble* that might have some sort of knock -on effect. I say possible, because I have never seen any proof but one or two people have speculated as such. I'd say the country you host in is probably more important.

Lots of inter-site linking is the thing to be careful about. There's no harm in linking over but try to keep links relevant and don't constantly use the same or similar spammy anchor text. Make it look natural - in fact, just make it natural.

[catchingsmoke]

like simmo! says you should be fine as long as you don't overdo things, but I have to say that I am in some respects in the camp of the whole IP being penalised on occasion and some respects not, it's quite complicated to explain, but I do tend to speculate about freehosts and how they tend to be spam magnets and then there are also these "SEO Hosting Providers" one has to wonder whether there will be flags up for those either now or in the future as regards link worth.

Just something to think about I'm not claiming that anything happens definitively either way on this one.

[LiveCasinoPartners]

I agree with Simmo as well.
If you plan on having many sites with the same subject matter all interlinking from the same IP address then Google will most likely discount the relevance of the links. They are pretty sofisticated when it comes to detecting webmaster networks.
They cross reference IP addresses, registration data, and link patterns to determine associations.

A few sites will be fine using the same IP. Make sure to get links from external sites more than depending on interlinking in your own network.

[jctroy440]

If I have one deluxe account with Go Daddy then all of the sites will have the same IP. If I have 5 different hosting accounts they will put each site on a different server and a different IP as well.

If Google discounts similar servers, then as webmasters we would have to check the address of every server link before we even tried to establish a back link.

Also if that were true then mega web sites like Delta or American Airlines would be banned under Goggles cross link rules as they cross link tens of thousands of pages.

Adrian, you have multiple sites. Are you saying you don't cross link any of them?

You are also assuming similar content which I never mentioned. If I have a poker site, sports book site, casino site, UK Europe site, casino travel site, etc; there will be some similar content but if designed properly could be quite different.

Too much conflicting data to suite me no matter which strategy you choose

[thepokerkeep]

I think "common sense" is the catchword of the day. There is nothing wrong with interlinking your sites - as long as you don't go crazy with the links. For example, if you are reviewing a casino on your casino site and the casino also offers a poker room, you can certainly link to the poker room review on your poker site.

I link to my other sites from my "about us" pages. I think the benefits out weigh the miniscule risks.

Just use common sense. If it looks spammy to you, it will look spammy to the SE's.

[TravG]

Totally agree. If the link makes sense then go ahead and make the link. Personally I started using a dedictaed IP address for every one of my sites. I recently realized that my one site was on the same server as many other websites, eventhough it was not a free host.

I called the hosting company and got a dedictaed IP because all the work I do on these sites, I dont want to take the risk of being penalized for someone elses work even if its only a small chance.

BTW - some of the other sites hosted on the same server and IP actually had explicit content. Who knnows how long this going on and much it hurt me if any.

[jctroy440]

I talked with Danica today (not really) and she said that I can specifically request a different server to make sure I am not added to an existing IP.

Go Daddy did offhandedly mention to me that IP addresses were getting thin. Not quite sure what that comment meant but I did read that (unofficially) the world is running out of IP addresses.

But then again, the year 2000 all computers were to cease operating, Elvis was spotted in an online casino somewhere in Michigan and Paris Hilton denies any use of cocaine..........................................G o fish

[RHayes]

The number of IPv4 addresses is coming close to being taken up. Many hosting providers that offer additional IP addresses for your server will ask for justification if you want more then what comes with your dedicated.

IPv6 is on it way in soon enough though. YAY!

I talked with Danica today (not really) and she said that I can specifically request a different server to make sure I am not added to an existing IP.

Go Daddy did offhandedly mention to me that IP addresses were getting thin. Not quite sure what that comment meant but I did read that (unofficially) the world is running out of IP addresses.

But then again, the year 2000 all computers were to cease operating, Elvis was spotted in an online casino somewhere in Michigan and Paris Hilton denies any use of cocaine..........................................G o fish

[universal4]

This is quite true.

And in fact, IPV4 addresses can not be acquired by hosts without justification forms to be filled out and approved.

I don't think IPV6 will be in use half as fast as was originally planned. (in fact isn't it already way behind schedule?)

Rick
Universal4

[EugeneK]

do not link them until they will grow

[ocmseo]

Absolutely no, Google wont penalize you cause your account/website IP address is not the same.