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View Full Version : Page rank?? Will Server Move and Ip change effect? Stupid Question :)


ebizcraftsman
07-18-2005, 09:14 PM
Hello,

This may sound dumb, but does your IP and server affect your page rank in google?

If I was to change server locations and IPs would that affect my site. I know its a dumb question, but I am not to familiar with SEO and I have worked hard to make my main site www.ebizcraftsman.com a STRONG page rank 6.

ldcdc
07-18-2005, 09:29 PM
No, it won't affect your PageRank. Be careful that the move doesn't translate into prolonged downtime, as this might cause temporary problems like loss of high rankings in the search engine results pages. Temporary is the key word though, so even if something happens, it won't be the end of the world. :)

ebizcraftsman
07-18-2005, 09:54 PM
Thanks.. I will move all sites, then change ip settings. So the change will be instant..

JayC
07-21-2005, 04:30 PM
Originally posted by ebizcraftsman
Thanks.. I will move all sites, then change ip settings. So the change will be instant.. It'd be a good idea if you can to leave the sites up at both IP addresses until you confirm through the logs that Google is visiting the new one. Google is known to cache IP data, so what is an "instant" change to you may not be to them.

etechsupport2
07-22-2005, 06:28 AM
The IP change most probably is not going to affect that, but perhaps, you might experience a temporary downtime.