want definitive answer for interlinked sites on same ip

Bill · 2006-10-04, 01:56 PM

SirMoby, I've been interested in the question for a long time, and looked for opinions and information about it, but after all the examination, I still end up with the conclusion that nobody knows for sure.

The effect of having domains on seperate IPs, for instance, has gotten weaker over time. 4 years ago it was a noticably strong effect, but now it's a fairly mild effect.

And, 4 years ago if you were doing SE building, it was commonly accepted that spreading your domains over several servers was good practice. Nowadays, I can say with some certainty that the effect of having multiple servers is also a weak effect.

I could list all the different opinions you'll hear in this or that place, but it all boils down to this - people just don't know.

If I had to sum it up, I'd say the slight majority opinion - I'll estimate and say that about 60% of the people studying the question seem to believe this - is that google doesn't notice or care that it's on the same box.

You have to contrast this, however, with the well known and fairly commonly agreed principle that google can see and judge pages based on their "neighborhood".

2006-10-04, 01:56 PM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	SirMoby, I've been interested in the question for a long time, and looked for opinions and information about it, but after all the examination, I still end up with the conclusion that nobody knows for sure. The effect of having domains on seperate IPs, for instance, has gotten weaker over time. 4 years ago it was a noticably strong effect, but now it's a fairly mild effect. And, 4 years ago if you were doing SE building, it was commonly accepted that spreading your domains over several servers was good practice. Nowadays, I can say with some certainty that the effect of having multiple servers is also a weak effect. I could list all the different opinions you'll hear in this or that place, but it all boils down to this - people just don't know. If I had to sum it up, I'd say the slight majority opinion - I'll estimate and say that about 60% of the people studying the question seem to believe this - is that google doesn't notice or care that it's on the same box. You have to contrast this, however, with the well known and fairly commonly agreed principle that google can see and judge pages based on their "neighborhood".