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    • Italianseolover
      Italianseolover last edited by

      Hi guys,

      some questions about host switching.

      Actually my blog is hosted on siteground growbig Plan.

      I was thinking about upgrading to gogeek Plan (their PRO shared hosting).

      Do you think that better technologies and server speed response can improve My ranking?

      Another question: if I switch server they will change ip. Does it affect My SEO negatively?

      And after the switch and ip changing Is too much if I re-change ip buying a dedicated ip?

      Will I risk to hurt My Raking?

      Sorry For my foreign english 🙂

      Thanks so much!

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      • Asjad
        Asjad last edited by

        1- Do you think that better technologies and server speed response can improve My ranking?

        Yes as  Google Loves fast loading Websites.

        2- Another question: if I switch server they will change ip. Does it affect My SEO negatively?

        No, It will Not effect your website negatively.

        3- And after the switch and ip changing Is too much if I re-change ip buying a dedicated ip?

        Cannot understand your Question.

        Simply:: Go ahead and Change your host with better Hosting provider.

        thanks

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        • Italianseolover
          Italianseolover last edited by

          Do you think that dedicated ip can help ranking?

          thank you 🙂

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          • Asjad
            Asjad last edited by

            Getting Rankings Involve different Parameters Like Onpage ; Off page Optimization.

            But Good Server speed and Website loading Speed will be beneficial But If you say only dedicated IP will help you in ranking then the answer is NO. Thanks

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            • KevinBudzynski
              KevinBudzynski last edited by

              I recommend getting a dedicated ip address (see video). Will you lose rankings by changing your IP address once? No (as long as the ip address isn't blacklisted and etc.).

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              • Italianseolover
                Italianseolover @KevinBudzynski last edited by

                Infact the problem is that I have to change two times the ip and not once.

                One time for changing from actual server to better server

                And the second time buying the dedicated ip

                Do you think that changing two times in a month the ip can be a problem?

                Even if I try to make the transfer as fast as I can?

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                • ThompsonPaul
                  ThompsonPaul last edited by

                  You shouldn't need to change the IP address twice. I'm pretty certain that if you tell the SiteGround folks you want to upgrade your plan and purchase a dedicated IP address at the same time, they'll apply the new IP address when they set up your new hosting. So you can move directly from your current IP address to the dedicated one.

                  Changing IP addresses will have no effect on your rankings, as long as both addresses are listed as hosted within the same country (as will be the case if yo're buying the new one from the same host as you currently use).

                  The one thing a dedicated IP can do for you is help insure you're not sharing an IP address with other potentially spammy sites. This can help protect you from "bad neighbours" and may also help protect your email from getting blacklisted due to sharing the IP address with other possible spammy senders.

                  Contrary to what many may wish to believe, having a faster site will have essentially no impact on your rankings, unless your old hosting was terribly slow. A lot was made of the announcement that page speed has become a ranking factor, but careful reading shows that it's only a minor factor that only applies to a small subset of queries and even then only when it's significantly slower than it's competitors.

                  The big reason to improve your site's speed is to improve your users' experience. This can lead to more engagement on your site, and higher conversion rates.

                  One last note - your English is terrific! My second language is French, but I sure couldn't do SEO research in that language. I'm always impressed by people who can do technical discussions in a second language.

                  Hope that helps. If anything's not clear, just ask and I'll try to go over it better.

                  Paul

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                  • Italianseolover
                    Italianseolover last edited by

                    Hi Paul,

                    your answer is Absolutely GREAT!!!

                    Thank u very much. Unfortunately I have already asked to siteground staff If there is the possibility to switch to better host and buying a dedicated IP in the same moment without changing IP two times.

                    Their answer was... NO 🙂

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                    • ThompsonPaul
                      ThompsonPaul @Italianseolover last edited by

                      Glad that helped Dario. I'm checking in with a connection I have at SiteGround to see if he can find a way to make your upgrade directly to a dedicated IP on the new account. Will let you know what I find out.

                      Paul

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                      • ThompsonPaul
                        ThompsonPaul @Italianseolover last edited by

                        I've confirmed with my senior source at SiteGround that you absolutely can upgrade directly to a Pro account with a dedicated IP all at the same time. Just order your IP address at the same time as you order your account upgrade.

                        If you have any further issue with this, just message me the contact you're dealing with at SiteGround and I'll have "my guy" help straighten it out.

                        Good luck!

                        Paul

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                        • Italianseolover
                          Italianseolover @ThompsonPaul last edited by

                          Ehi ehi Paul you are absolutely a GREAT person. Really thanks for all what you have don for me 🙂

                          I will write to siteground's staff to ask for!

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                          • ThompsonPaul
                            ThompsonPaul @Italianseolover last edited by

                            Happy to assist, Dario. I'm interested to know if you were finally able to make your upgrade directly to a dedicated IP address in your new account?

                            Paul

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