: Google dosnt value links from same ip, what if i change my sites ip? Our site is currently on shared hosting. The site has some strong links to it, but after doing some digging through

@BetL925

Yes, IP adresses / C block is an important metric, usable by Google to make clear relations between sites. But even if you change your IP (there are shared hostings, which offer dedicated IP-adresses), you will not be able to realize, whether Google values your backlinks more or less. If your site will go up or down, you will not be able to explain it with "yes, now G values my links higher, and thats the cause why my site goes up in SERP". Going up or down in SERP isn't just related to this one factor.

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@Harper822

The site has some strong links to it, but after doing some digging through the links i noticed that two of our highest authoritative links back to our site happen to come from the same ip address as our site.


My website is on a dedicated server and contains sub-domains of all which are connected to the same IP address. I bet you have either a similar setup.

Also, you may have a link to your home page from various sections of your site and some random robot from the same server you're on keeps accessing it. I'd suggest checking your server logs to see what IP addresses access your site and block anything that looks too suspicious (for example: constantly attempting to access the same set of files that don't exist).


My thought was to change the hosting of our site to a VPS with its own dedicated ip


Get a 100% permanent IP address. I'd go with a dedicated server. The other day, I found one for /month. With a dedicated server, nothing goes fishy in the background (or even in the access logs) if others link to your site since they won't have your server IP address at all. This makes it easier to block fishy IP addresses.


Or does Google keep a mark by your sites name forever linking the sites on the same ip, even after they change ip


Search engines keep a mark on websites by their ability to access them as well as what content they have when accessed and this is done frequently.

They will attempt to access the site using the URLs you supplied to them in a sitemap or through other webpages outside of yours they have access to that contain links to URLs that are part of your site.

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