Using same IP for differenct country TLD versions

[AndersDK]

Hi

Will having a websites in several languages hosted on the same IP be a problem SEO wise if they are using different country TLD's?

In this case shopdomain.de, at and co.uk on the exact same server IP

[itineris_ltd]

The server ip address can help with regards to country ranking. I wouldn't say it would be a massive issue as shared hosting from companies such as 1&1 you have a choice of Germany or UK and thats it (half the time not even a choice).

If you can have the ip from each country it would help show that you are actually in that country but i wouldn't say Its the be all or end all it's probably more of a tip to optimise it further rather than a must. If you are that worried look at some of the websites that are ranking high for your chosen search terms and look at the IP's to see where they are hosted then you will know what you are up against.

Remember a lot of large corporate companies normally won't host in the country they are targeting they will normally have their hosting in either their IT department location or with whoever their managed services company is. (normally where the head office is based)