Seperate IPs for SEO - Myth or Reality?

[nsawins]

If you own 5 websites and have them hosted on the same VPS is it necessary to have them all on their own IP address if you plan on inter-linking the sites for SEO? Or is it just a myth?

The system admin guy at my hosting company says I don't need them and says it's a myth but I'm wondering if he's just saying that because they have a scarcity of Ip's left and don't want to give them all out unless absolutely necessary.

[RyanTheRave]

Good question!

They will need to be on their own unique IP addresses but only to a certain extent.

You may of heard of a Unique C Class IP before? An IP Address is made up of 4 parts - aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd

The third part, so the "ccc" is the most important and this is the C Class part of the IP.

For what you are planning to do - it would be fair to say that you will need each site to be on its own unique C Class block.

I hope this helps.

[elgoog]

"yyy" = ccc ??

[FictionNet]

I received a Google penalty many, many years ago for excessive cross-linking between sites on the same host. Took a year or so to get those sites back up the rankings. Now, as I mentioned, this was quite some years ago now (eight years maybe) but I've never, ever done it since.

[RyanTheRave]

Thanks elgoog for pointing that out - I have changed it now!

[felku]

I was looking for someone that answer me that question. I have 3 sites in the same share hosting and i was thinkin it was a good move to get different ips and het a VPS plan

[RyanTheRave]

felku,

I have just answered a very similar question above - if you require further help then please PM me and I will be more than happy to help.

[casinobonuseslisting]

interlinking from the same ip address i not a good idea. its not a myth , its reality.

[robyroy]

If you own 5 websites and have them hosted on the same VPS is it necessary to have them all on their own IP address if you plan on inter-linking the sites for SEO? Or is it just a myth?

If your sites are clean, if you dont interlinking him, and if you dont make any tests (like agrressive linl building, and stuff) you will not need separate IP for each.

[Thom]

I have more than 100 websites. All of them have different IP's. It is very important parameter if you deal with advertising issues.

[nsawins]

Thanks for all the replies. I guess seperate IP's it is.