Preparing To Rank 10 Affiliate Sites, Am I At Risk Of Being Sandboxed?

Nick Garcia · 03-07-2011, 08:31 PM

Hey Warriors,

All ten sites will be hosted with HostGator. I'm pretty sure they'll have the same/similar IP. I don't have my own server or anything.

I'm going to be implementing some pretty aggressive SEO strategies for each.

Since they are all on the same server and all ten will have hundreds of backlinks heading their way am I better off switching to a VPS so they can all have different IPs? I've been thinking about switching anyways. This is the first of several 'waves' of sites I'm launching and I don't know how big of a deal the whole "similar IP" thing is.

Thanks!
Nick

vsky · 03-07-2011, 08:57 PM

Why don't you just do SEO the safe way? There is very little chance of you being sandboxed, it will look natural and you will have a good position in the SERPS for longer. Only thing is it'll take longer - but far worth it.

As for same ID, if your doing it blackhat google will see the same IP, and if your doing the same thing with all the websites you very well may get sandboxed. Even with a vps there is still a chance. Don't risk it imo.

Nick Garcia · 03-07-2011, 09:01 PM

Nothing shady on my end, unless UAW (set to 50/day) is shady.

I can't remember where but I heard that if one server suddenly starts getting tons of backlinks (we're talking thousands overall...hundreds per site...but definitely not tens of thousands) then some of the sites start looking sketchy in the eyes of Google.

If I'm only doing a few thousand backlinks total, using UAW as well as multiple other natural backlinking techniques like blogs and whatnot, do I have anything to worry about? These will all be spread over the next month or two.

Thanks for your response! I'm hoping to stay away from shady linking.

Nick

vsky · 03-07-2011, 09:03 PM

Are they brand new domains you'll be using?

Nick Garcia · 03-07-2011, 09:05 PM

Yes. They were all bought within the past 24 hours.

Hmm...should I trickle in the links instead? Start off light and then transition to aggressive?

vsky · 03-07-2011, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Garcia

Yes. They were all bought within the past 24 hours.

Hmm...should I trickle in the links instead? Start off light and then transition to aggressive?

I think that would be a lot better plan, looks so much more natural for Google

Google is like a little kitten that you don't want to scare off by being too aggressive Lol

Alan

Nick Garcia · 03-07-2011, 09:18 PM

Awesome! Thanks for the responses, vsky. I just needed someone to bounce a few questions off of.

Cheers!
Nick

03-07-2011, 08:31 PM	#1
Nick Garcia Part FireSpinner,Part SEO War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Earth (on the left side next to a tree) Posts: 65 Thanks: 23 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Preparing To Rank 10 Affiliate Sites, Am I At Risk Of Being Sandboxed? Hey Warriors, All ten sites will be hosted with HostGator. I'm pretty sure they'll have the same/similar IP. I don't have my own server or anything. I'm going to be implementing some pretty aggressive SEO strategies for each. Since they are all on the same server and all ten will have hundreds of backlinks heading their way am I better off switching to a VPS so they can all have different IPs? I've been thinking about switching anyways. This is the first of several 'waves' of sites I'm launching and I don't know how big of a deal the whole "similar IP" thing is. Thanks! Nick

03-07-2011, 08:57 PM	#2
vsky Doesn't post much Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Posts: 40 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Preparing To Rank 10 Affiliate Sites, Am I At Risk Of Being Sandboxed? Why don't you just do SEO the safe way? There is very little chance of you being sandboxed, it will look natural and you will have a good position in the SERPS for longer. Only thing is it'll take longer - but far worth it. As for same ID, if your doing it blackhat google will see the same IP, and if your doing the same thing with all the websites you very well may get sandboxed. Even with a vps there is still a chance. Don't risk it imo.

03-07-2011, 09:01 PM	#3
Nick Garcia Part FireSpinner,Part SEO War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Earth (on the left side next to a tree) Posts: 65 Thanks: 23 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Preparing To Rank 10 Affiliate Sites, Am I At Risk Of Being Sandboxed? Nothing shady on my end, unless UAW (set to 50/day) is shady. I can't remember where but I heard that if one server suddenly starts getting tons of backlinks (we're talking thousands overall...hundreds per site...but definitely not tens of thousands) then some of the sites start looking sketchy in the eyes of Google. If I'm only doing a few thousand backlinks total, using UAW as well as multiple other natural backlinking techniques like blogs and whatnot, do I have anything to worry about? These will all be spread over the next month or two. Thanks for your response! I'm hoping to stay away from shady linking. Nick

03-07-2011, 09:03 PM	#4
vsky Doesn't post much Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Posts: 40 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Preparing To Rank 10 Affiliate Sites, Am I At Risk Of Being Sandboxed? Are they brand new domains you'll be using?

03-07-2011, 09:05 PM	#5
Nick Garcia Part FireSpinner,Part SEO War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Earth (on the left side next to a tree) Posts: 65 Thanks: 23 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Preparing To Rank 10 Affiliate Sites, Am I At Risk Of Being Sandboxed? Yes. They were all bought within the past 24 hours. Hmm...should I trickle in the links instead? Start off light and then transition to aggressive?

03-07-2011, 09:18 PM	#7
Nick Garcia Part FireSpinner,Part SEO War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Earth (on the left side next to a tree) Posts: 65 Thanks: 23 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Preparing To Rank 10 Affiliate Sites, Am I At Risk Of Being Sandboxed? Awesome! Thanks for the responses, vsky. I just needed someone to bounce a few questions off of. Cheers! Nick