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[jo2jo]

I understand that for large websites using a cluster to host your site or using a cloud service that is also clustered across multiple zones or locations, can greatly improve your SEO, as the site will respond very quickly to multiple search engine bot requests.

Considering I'd like to improve my SEO, I currently have a site that is hosted on a very powerful server on a very good data center with, excellent peerinh in new york. Pages loads very quickly and load average is .25,

I'm considering moving the hosting of the site and thus it's PHP sql and image serving to either a cluster of servers or using Amazon or some kind of cloud with a Linux VPS type host for the site and then via multiple availability zones as it's described by Amazon.

The goal being to have five or so servers or five different cloud locations via Amazon cloud serving the site depending on the users geographic location, for example someone from Seattle will load from a colo or cloud server close to them in the Northwest.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that this can be accomplished using Amazon EC2 and multiple availability zones, which will provide me with a single Linux vps that will be served from different locations based on the users geographic location, if I configure the DNS properly. Is that correct?

Also would it be more cost-effective just to create my own cluster of $100 colocated one u servers? The site doesn't do much processing power in terms of PHP it has a pretty basic 15 megabyte SQL database, and serves about 10-20 megabits of images depending on the time of day for about 80,000 unique visitors a day.

Thanks for any input.

[SPINIKR-RO]

While page load time has some* general effect on ranking its not a big factor, you can monitor it in Google Webmaster tools. Anything else will have little to no effect on "seo".

Page load times are a optimization issue more than any thing less than a cluttered server.

You sound like you are looking for a CDN.

[dediserve]

What you describe is a CDN, not a cloud.

Google for CDN services, or ask here for recommendations, but cloud IAAS wot' resolve your requirement.

[Luc - Servulous]

A CDN isn't going to make a difference either. CDN provider just like to advertise how you'll be missing out from Google traffic unless you buy their CDN.

That said I use a CDN to slightly speed up my page load because it's cheap and I like the extra performance. I'd suggest MaxCDN, I think they've even got a free account going on.

[BestServerSupport]

As you described with CDN hosting, your website’s contents to be accessed from the closest geographical location of the request. Also, better rankings in Google.

[IGobyTerry]

Originally Posted by HC-Ro

While page load time has some* general effect on ranking its not a big factor, you can monitor it in Google Webmaster tools. Anything else will have little to no effect on "seo".

Page load times are a optimization issue more than any thing less than a cluttered server.

You sound like you are looking for a CDN.

According to SEO Moz, now that Google considers usability one of the biggest aspects for SEO ranking, site speed is a HUGE factor - http://www.seomoz.org/blog/site-spee...does-it-matter

[Luc - Servulous]

Originally Posted by IGobyTerry

According to SEO Moz, now that Google considers usability one of the biggest aspects for SEO ranking, site speed is a HUGE factor - http://www.seomoz.org/blog/site-spee...does-it-matter

That post proved it is not an important factor and even quoted Matt Cutts from Google saying it counts for less than 1% of the evaluation.

[HostingGenius]

Yeah it sounds like you're talking about is a CDN. Maybe you can get one that delivers your html too

[Luc - Servulous]

Originally Posted by HostingGenius

Yeah it sounds like you're talking about is a CDN. Maybe you can get one that delivers your html too

Most likely he/she has a PHP application however there are services that will cache snapshots of your dynamic site.

[aldragon]

Originally Posted by BestServerSupport

As you described with CDN hosting, your website’s contents to be accessed from the closest geographical location of the request. Also, better rankings in Google.

Well , not my experience I have a news website in Spanish we were looking for better speed due to its wordpress cms but the CDN justs Cache's your site, that's why loads faster, but it has nothing to do with Google serps.

[snickn]

Originally Posted by IGobyTerry

According to SEO Moz, now that Google considers usability one of the biggest aspects for SEO ranking, site speed is a HUGE factor - http://www.seomoz.org/blog/site-spee...does-it-matter

Agreed. Joost De Valk has been saying the same thing for years. Speed is a factor. CDN is good. GTMetrix is a good test of this..though I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't yet made it a priority to get Comcure's page up there...maybe that's why we don't compete for the proper terms.