Is it necessary to have multiple hosting accounts for SEO?
 

If I have 20 different websites linking to one site, do I need to have them spread out over several different hosting accounts for SEO reasons? How many is enough?

Thanks!! Advice is always appreciated.

No, but I always put them on their own IP if I'm going to interlink everything.

it might not be a matter of "need" so much as for what is optimal

optimal would be to have many completely unrelated and spread out sites linking to you

there is a lot of work involved in doing it right if you think you will be able to fool google though, proxies, clean browsers, etc etc etc :2 cents:

Nope. However, make sure you set up all your shit correctly.

1. Different Name Servers
2. Different C-Block IP's
3. A-B-C Linking Strategies
4. Different Registrars
5. Do Not Use Same Analytics Account (yes, people have done this)

Good luck fine sire.

agree with all this, but taking step 5 further, you don't want to use google toolbar either, or chrome for that matter when working on your sites, and of course adsense is impossible too (if mainstream)

I guess it's time to learn what the hell a C-block IP is!

Thanks to all for the input. More opinions are welcome :thumbsup

And be sure to get domain privacy (yes, people mess that up as well) :2 cents:

Contact Gerard at Webair. He can assist you I am sure. :2 cents:

Weed has been known to help ease the "edge" from severe cases of SeoParanoia :2 cents:

but then if all your backlinks come from the same exact domain privacy, that won't look natural to google either, I often wonder if the only smart way to do it is to take the chance of using completely different completely fake whois on each and every domain, and also make sure your domain registration dates are not all the same

it is not an easy task at all to pull off well enough to pass manual review scrutiny if your network ever gets enough traffic to attract attention

I already use Webair! But I don't know that guy...

Why is domain privacy important? Does google compare whois records too?? Geeezzzz

and it is easy to attract attention, just get high rank for any half decent traffic keywords and there will be many webmasters picking apart your site and links, and reporting you if they want your serp position themselves

why bother. just build out links to sites other than your own and forget about it.

Yes, absolutely an absolute necessity in an absolute way. Absolutely!

Easier said than done... it's like that old problem, "it takes money to make money". I don't have money (traffic), so who's gonna want to trade links with me? Gotta start somewhere. :(

I'd be willing to pay for hardlinks (that's what they're called right?) but I need to get pricing info.

The c-block is the third number in your IP. Google will presumably devalue links from the same c-block IP.

As for the analytics / adwords / adsense thing: I'm not entirely sure if your links will be devalued because of that. I've never been able to find reliable documentation on the topic. I guess you might as well to be safe.

go to linkspun, you will find people willing to trade links with you

Linkspun works for you? I've heard of it, will give it a try.

Thanks James! I'll get on it.

You do not "need" different hosting accounts, but spreading your domains around on various IPs with different C's definitely helps if you are interlinking.

GotWebHost.com can provide dedicated IPs on different C's with a different nameserver for each IP, or you can use private nameservers.

yes just build a bunch of sites and do link trades at linkspun. since you are new to this don't bother with any of this seo hosting shit yet.

there is some truth in there

there is also some truth on needing to hide what you do from google.

Contradictory iddn't it?

I'll tell you the 2 best reasons to spread out your sites across multiple c classes.

reason 1: linktrading on linkspun. Many people will not trade with you OR trade as MUCH with you if all your sites are on the same ip. If I were starting over, I'd put one site per niche per ip. Example, a stockings site, a big tit site, a gay site, a bbw site, a bdsm site etc etc all on one ip - rinse repeat. There are multiple benefits to doing that

reason 2: future paid links sales when you have many many sites.

that is all

You guys are awesome! I can't believe I used to sit around for days waiting for some wisdom from Ynot. The people there know their shit, but there just aren't enough of them.