Sites interlinked on same ip, is there a benefit to moving to different ips?

by droog
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I have 4 sites on the same ip built around a very narrow niche that's hard to get backlinks for. The 4 sites are interlinked through a script so the links are something like this:

http://domain1.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?...://domain2.com

I'm getting rid of the script and just going to interlink them with normal links instead of through the script (don't know if that makes a difference if they're currently interlinked through a script so I mentioned it). I'm changing the sites over to WP blogs using content that is spun for each site and posted in different order. So each post on each site will have a unique version but they are all based on the same original content.

1. Since right now these are all on the same ip will I see any SEO benefit by interlinking them if I move them to different ips since google knows they were originally on the same ip?

2. I can get additional ips through my host but they can't guarantee different c-class ips. Is that sufficient or should I move to a host that offers different c-class ips?

3. I'm going to add three new WP blogs like those above and link them with the current four. Should I leave my current four on the same ip and just put the new three on different ips?

I appreciate any advice...
#benefit #interlinked #ips #moving #sites
  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    I dont think it makes sense to change IPs *afterwards*, Google likely already knows about the relationship of your sites.

    Furthermore you would NEED to have different C-classes, eg. with hosting like from hostnine reseller hosting where you have different IPs, subnet.

    Dont even think about "interlinking" any of your sites on the same IP (or same subnet for that matter)...would surely do more harm than good, or in the best case it wouldnt benefit you.
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonmorgan
    My network of sites is all on 4 IP's

    My linking scheme is something like...

    A B C

    A B C D


    B C D


    A


    With each tier of sites all linking down to the next.

    I'm running this with around 50 domains in little clusters of 8 - 12 sites each. I also have a buffer site that links back up to the top tier and also links down to the next cluster keeping everything working in a circular manner and keeps the juice flowing.

    A also have 3 sites that I'm trying to boost up as authority sites and they are each linked to from around 25 of my sites and they are also running along just fine.

    I haven't noticed any problems or penalties but I'm not doing extensive cross-linking.

    With 4 sites I think you are fine. When I've read about cross-linking issues in the past it's always been something along the lines of hundreds of sites all on the same IP all linking to each other.

    Something to keep in mind, when a site has 1,000+ backlinks, 4 backlinks from the same IP aren't going to stand out or raise any red flags as far as google is concerned.
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    • Profile picture of the author Wayfatwhitey
      Yeah, he's right, don't even worry about it unless you are going to have them on different class c's.
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      • Profile picture of the author FrankBowman
        Not only different c-blocks, but non sequential also. Google can tell where geographically the ips are hosted. They actually prefer different geographic ip hosting.

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        • Profile picture of the author paulgl
          we've got a zillion squidoo pages, all interlinked, and they rock.
          Same IP as a zillion others. In fact, squidoo encourages linking
          together and linking to other people's.

          All my domains are on the same IP, all interlocked, and they rock.

          All my monetized blogs are on blogspot, which as of last check
          are on the same IP as 3,000 other blogs. Mine are all interlocked.

          I don't know who started this. Must have been some webhost
          who wanted to make money by scaring people.

          If you are not doing the right things, different IPs will not help you.

          If you are doing the right things, different IPs are not an issue.

          Paul
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          • Profile picture of the author kevinflatt
            Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

            we've got a zillion squidoo pages, all interlinked, and they rock.
            Same IP as a zillion others. In fact, squidoo encourages linking
            together and linking to other people's.

            All my domains are on the same IP, all interlocked, and they rock.

            All my monetized blogs are on blogspot, which as of last check
            are on the same IP as 3,000 other blogs. Mine are all interlocked.

            I don't know who started this. Must have been some webhost
            who wanted to make money by scaring people.

            If you are not doing the right things, different IPs will not help you.

            If you are doing the right things, different IPs are not an issue.

            Paul
            I agree with that. A number of my sites are interlinked and are on the same IP and also increase traffic between them which is an extra traffic source.

            Kevin
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          • Profile picture of the author Piscola
            Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

            we've got a zillion squidoo pages, all interlinked, and they rock.
            Same IP as a zillion others. In fact, squidoo encourages linking
            together and linking to other people's.

            All my domains are on the same IP, all interlocked, and they rock.

            All my monetized blogs are on blogspot, which as of last check
            are on the same IP as 3,000 other blogs. Mine are all interlocked.

            I don't know who started this. Must have been some webhost
            who wanted to make money by scaring people.

            If you are not doing the right things, different IPs will not help you.

            If you are doing the right things, different IPs are not an issue.

            Paul
            I think this only apply to websites like squidoo, that are all in the same platform, but for websites u think not.
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            • Profile picture of the author paulgl
              The nail in the coffin is subdomains. Subdomains are treated
              as separate domains. So, delete all of your subdomains or
              don't have them, because google is going to slap you.
              (blogspot, anyone?) This forum shares hosting with 7 other
              websites.

              Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author edmltw
    Answer to your question: YES

    Now start doing and stop thinking

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