Hello,

I have approximately 130 sites. I like to cross link them all to receive a higher page rank. However I have been told that having the same server it does not do any good for your page rank. Is there any hosts out there that allow you to split up your reseller across multiple servers? I believe Hostnine offers something like this, does anyone else?

Thanks in advance,
Brad

Hello,

I have approximately 130 sites. I like to cross link them all to receive a higher page rank. However I have been told that having the same server it does not do any good for your page rank. Is there any hosts out there that allow you to split up your reseller across multiple servers? I believe Hostnine offers something like this, does anyone else?

Thanks in advance,
Brad

I am sure that any host would allow you todo this, It may be a extra fee though.

The real question here is if it is true, maybe another IP might do the trick, and if the rumors are true, it should be even in another subnet, which would in a lot of cases also mean you need an another server in antoher Datacenter.

However it is not unwise to split your accounts up over servers, even if it is just for spreading risks :)

I also believe there are many providers who can work with you on your request, did you contact your current host?

I'm currently on a VPS but may be going back to reseller (less work). Thanks for everyones suggestions so far. Hostnine has what I'm looking for I think with the multiple datacenters, but have seen so many negative reviews as of late.

Maybe the solution is to buy several small resellers from the same host or even other hosts? We have customers who do exactly as you described and they have multiple accounts with us and dozens of other hosts.

With other hosts you now have things spread out quite a bit so the chance of it all going down are slim. If one host turns out to be an issue at least you're not having problems with every site. So it'll be easier to migrate to say another host later one.

Another solution is to use a reseller account on a clustered host, such as one using hsphere, that have multiple servers open for usage by resellers. Though isn't this same IP hurts page rankings a bit old and outdated as shared hosting has changed that? I'm sure I've heard that Google had changed that because of shared hosting.

Another solution is to use a reseller account on a clustered host, such as one using hsphere, that have multiple servers open for usage by resellers. Though isn't this same IP hurts page rankings a bit old and outdated as shared hosting has changed that? I'm sure I've heard that Google had changed that because of shared hosting.

Nice comments :)

Any hsphere reseller will automatically spread your accounts across multiple servers. No extra fees and no custom configs. Over time, you can have your accounts spread across 10-100 different servers.

As for the SEO advantages - meh - this has been argued to death. Google is not supposed to give any benefit - positive or negative to IP ranges. ARIN is dead set against this as IP's are limited and SEO consultants are wasting 1000's upon 1000's of IP's by recommending their clients spread their sites onto dedicated IP's across different Class C's. I havent seen any legitimate proof eitherway, but, many SEO consultants still preach this like its gospel, so, maybe there is something to it - I dont think so - but, that doesnt mean much either :)

Thanks for all the input so far. This thread from DP is what got me thinking about this: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=620770 I still have some time to think :)

many SEO consultants still preach this like its gospel, so, maybe there is something to itSure has the characteristics of a religion. Proof is not required for the truth to be known. :P

That being said, SEO is all about tweaking things to your advantage while maintaining the appearance of no tweaking being done. :)

From what I have read, having them on different class c IP's is best for SEO purposes.

Dan_the_Snowman is right, SEO is not an exact science, it's really just trial and error until you find the right configuration for your site and keyword(s). The problem is finding that perfect configuration!

Another option for doing this (if you prefer WHM/CPanel to H-Sphere) would be to go with HostNine. I have got my sites across various servers for the same reason (and for spreading the effect of server downtimes). Also, even if Google does not take IPs into account for cross linking, they do for country targeting, so by having my UK focused sites on UK servers it has done well for my seo.

They had some teething problems with their initial implementation, but it seems to have been sorted for a little while now. You can choose where your sites are to be located.

-Tim