IP Address

[amplify]

My server load just got too much (Google is penalizing me for having slow speeds), so I decided to upgrade my server. However, my money sites are on a primary IP address... which can't be carried over.

If I stick them on a new IP address, will I be penalized in rankings?

...or will the increased speeds make up for it? :?:

(Not putting anything on a primary anymore... pain in the ass tomorrow for migration changing DNS.)

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

You worry too much with your search engine standing. Just do it.

Happy 4th.

 

[Theo]

An IP change does not penalize rankings. However, cross-linking is best done between domains/sites that don't share the same IP address.

 

[amplify]

You worry too much with your search engine standing. Just do it.

Happy 4th.

Well, when you're trying to rank an internet acronym to be #1 above all the other "acronym" sites, you have to.

In addition to that, the other acronym is a movie. I need to get ahead of movie reviews and possibly above IMDB in order to make more money from these 2 sites that got penalized.

I've been in Japan for about 8 years now and I haven't celebrated the 4th but once, though I am patriotic (obviously), it's just not culture to celebrate the 4th. I even lost track it was a holiday... good thing I got the upgrade going today (3rd), they may be off tomorrow.

Happy 4th to the people in the States though and enjoy your BBQ's & day off!

Thanks for the replies!

Also, unrelated, the 4th wasn't mean't for this type of thing to happen: http://rt.com/usa/california-police-kill-dog-557/
(I donate to humane societies & it's made me lose a little faith in the law which we were fighting against. Warning: Graphic video at bottom.)

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

I don't really spend time on SEO.
Smart phone, apps and it's marketplace doesn't care about SEO.

Yeah, I watched that video through CNN. Sad ending.
I'm also a dog lover, with my maltese.

 

[amplify]

I don't really spend time on SEO.
Smart phone, apps and it's marketplace doesn't care about SEO.

Yeah, I watched that video through CNN. Sad ending.
I'm also a dog lover, with my maltese.

Sad ending in deed. I've just made a $100 donation because of it (I know, small, but I spread around charities)... I know you can't plug a site or whatever, so a mod can edit it out if they want: https://www.facebook.com/djwnetwork

...Though I don't think it should, this should get the most exposure ever (not my donation), but the rights we're losing on a daily basis...

 

[angel69]

If worse comes to worst get a few wieners and buns and cook 'em on a gas stove inside the kitchen (add mustard of course) lol, the spirit is what counts LOL, I hear space (square footage) in Japan is so precious (and that's inside, outside there is NONE) that when people host others in their places they show them to their sleeping quarters.... a closet.... as in a coat closet, not a walk-in thing..... and it must be true enough

As for tomorrow's celebration there may not be many Americans in your city but I bet in Tokyo for ex, there are lots who must together for July 4th, maybe you can get there in time lol ?..... and if not it's still not as bad as Thanksgiving, there you feel weird that day. I've spent both those days abroad a few times... there must be an equivalent for Independence Day in most/all countries but not for good old TG...

:hungry:

.....I've been in Japan for about 8 years now and I haven't celebrated the 4th but once, though I am patriotic (obviously), it's just not culture to celebrate the 4th. I even lost track it was a holiday... good thing I got the upgrade going today (3rd), they may be off tomorrow Happy 4th to the people in the States though and enjoy your BBQ's & day off!.....

 

[amplify]

Yes, it's not that big. I would have double to triple size (and another half or even full bathroom) for what I'm paying now and closets are ridiculous, I want to remodel some of this, but would have to pay to make it Japanese again when I move.

It'll be a surprise when I get to Colorado (possible option because of their MBA program) and have a 6 bedroom / 4 bathroom house for the same monthly mortgage payment. I think I'll be stuck in master bedroom until I'm comfortable to "get out" into SPACE.

 

[EarlGrey]

changing ips is a signal
a signal that says to google, keep an eye on this site.
if thats all you do then it will be fine.

same as changing ownership of a domain is a signal.
a signal that dosent really mean anything unless there are other factors come into play.

But
if you want to be really myopic and anal about it and you have a site about new york on a new york ip and you move it to a boston ip there can be some negative effects.
way over most peoples heads though and nothing to worry about.
but still a signal.

stability and consistency are good for seo so any change is something that needs to be thought about and you were right to ask instead of blindly diving in.

 

[amplify]

Thanks for your input Earl. It was that I was unaware I was able to keep my primary IP address when migrating to a new server in the same data center. It is still a Virginia IP, but different. I no longer make use of the primary IP address on the new server as it was a pain in the ass to change DNS for everything. I've been up and running for about 2 weeks now and because of the faster server, I've gained an average of 2 spots on all of my sites (I can't account that for a 10mbit port to 100mbit port alone, possibly a faster server overall or just new content spidered).

 

[katherine]

Site speed and SEO:

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/04/using-site-speed-in-web-search-ranking.html

 

[amplify]

Site speed and SEO:

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/04/using-site-speed-in-web-search-ranking.html

I wasn't aware of the actual percentage of site speed being only 1% of a factor, however, I do know that in Webmaster Tools I received a message that my site was running slow (~70/100) and did see a negative impact. That made me go through and compress everything I could using gzip headers, JavaScript/HTML minimization, asynch, etc. It improved by 1-3 points doing so, but wasn't good enough to Google. I had a dinosaur server (dual core with 1 HDD). I upgraded to a quad core w/ hyper-threading and 2 HDD's on RAID 1 to improve read/write speeds. I was able to then achieve 79-81 on multiple tests with the same settings, which in turn gave me a boost in rankings.

I highly doubt that it's as minimal as 1%. It could be 1% overall, though if you're targeting a keyword such as [shoes] and there is high competition, Google will want to deliver the most optimal and authority websites for that keyword.

For instance, Amazon has a website that is 1.8MB (2 times larger than one of mine), but receives a 96 of 100. Who would rank higher for [shoes], someone with 96 or 70? I don't believe that statement is entirely true (1%).

 

[EarlGrey]

Its not a deal breaker having a slower site.
Google wont just put you at no.100 because your site dosent load rediculosly fast.

But it is a signal and its just general good practise to make sites load fast.
Especially now that much of the traffic we get is mobile or non fixed line.

But it stil is a factor that needs to be attended to as should any problems.
So you are right to do everything to make them as fast as possible.

I am obsessed with making my sites load crazy quick but i dont see any crazy increase in traffic or income.

 

[amplify]

Owning well known acronyms are hard to rank for as there are a ton of acronym sites that people want to find. However, the acronyms I own are authority websites and not an explanation of the acronym, rather a brand. Most acronym websites have high incoming links and fast page loading which is a downside. However, it's relatively easy to rank in the top 10 for the acronym if you own the dot com of it (I had difficulties for one as it's also an authority website to see if a website is down in addition to that it's a movie... both of which have hundreds of reviews and blog posts. I was able to overcome it and rank low top 10 for it though).

These are just examples of 2 of my 2013 projects, but has consumed 3 months longer than expected to get where I am today. Quite possibly, they will be #1 with enough social interaction and marketing.

I do see the need to migrate again in the short-run to an enterprise solution of 2 six core CPU's and 32GB memory on a 1000mbit connection. I'm sure at that point (assuming I placed all compiled scripts in RAM) I would achieve high 80s, possibly hit the 90s and be prepared for that 1% change to a higher figure as we are going mobile at a quick rate (my LTE plan is capped at 7GB, I don't want to load 2mb webpages over and over when after 7GB it's $30/GB).

At least this time, it'll be a lot easier as the primary IP is no longer being used.

 

[EarlGrey]

high 80s is bad
i can get as much as 99

you must be doing something wrong.
try cutting the calls down to a minimum
use lazyload
defer parsing any javascript whenever possible and set a good cache day way into the future if the sites dont change often.

html5 is making it all really easy

 

[amplify]

Sites are dynamic, I cache the text a couple hours and images a month out. PM your site.

 

[grace5]

Changing host does not draws any type of penalty.

 

[amplify]

Oh, ok. I didn't exactly change host, I just migrated to another dedicated server. Good information provided for those with shared hosting though!

 

[seoexperttools]

By the way, what is the dedicated hosting that you are using? I am also thinking about changing my hosting because the speed of my website was slow.