There is however a measurable difference when you have the correct IP geolocation for your domain.
i.e. yourdomain.de with a German IP, yourdomain.es with a Spanish IP, yourdomain.fr with a French IP etc.
It makes sense however I am yet to see any real statistical proof of this statement.Yes that makes sense.
Okay, so 'SEO Hosting' is a marketing term for a hosting plan that allows you to utilize many "unique" IP addresses - typically giving you a handful of IPs from unique /24's.
What someone would use SEO Hosting for is when they have multiple sites they control being used to link back to another site they own. There's no inherent ranking benefit by throwing your sites on one of these hosts, the ranking benefit comes from being able to easily manage a bunch of sites you own and have it look like they're all controlled by different people on different IPs so the links back hold a bit more weight.
So that's a primer on 'SEO Hosting' - now here's why it's a complete load of ****: The point of this hosting is to avoid footprints. You don't want Google to know that you own X, Y and Z domains and are using their link equity to rank your Domain A.
The biggest footprint these types of hosts leave is actually IP related. Generally these guys will offer "unique" IPs - but what they fail to mention is that all of those diverse looking ranges are sitting on the same ASN. So it takes a Google search quality team member to look at the ASN for a 'SEO Host' and immediately devalue any of the links from sites hosted on those ranges, pointing to other sites on those ranges.
If you want to do this smart and safely the name of the game is to blend. Go to the offers section on this forum and pick up a handful of decently priced shared accounts/VPS's for true diversity - don't waste your money on an overpriced package that will create more problems for you.
Just to chime in on this (since I work in SEO daily),
IPs mean very little any more - I'll even go so far as to say they mean nothing!
The location of a server also is minimal in terms of SEO, however speed of a website is important, so if your target audience is in California, get a server in that region with fast responses (or use a cloud service if you're national).
SEO used to be all about links - multiple links from multiple sites pushes you up the list on Google & Bing's results pages. This is not longer the case.
Today, it's about content (much like it was back in the 90's). Unique content gets a higher rating. Of course, people must know about your content and link to it, so links become a factor again. Links are only important from those sites that are in the same industry or niche. Getting a link from a pet toy shop linking to an auto mechanic is going to do nothing in terms of value. Now getting a link from a body shop to a mechanic - those are in a similar industry, and thus carry much more weight.
Unique IPs - forget about it. SEO Hosting is a gimmick. It's about as useful as getting a bunch of links from fivver, or building a link wheel. Actually, those will likely get you penalized!
Google doesn't care about IPs or hosting companies, they only care about unique and relevant content between sites. Everything else is just smoke & mirrors.
Just to chime in on this (since I work in SEO daily),
IPs mean very little any more - I'll even go so far as to say they mean nothing!
The location of a server also is minimal in terms of SEO, however speed of a website is important, so if your target audience is in California, get a server in that region with fast responses (or use a cloud service if you're national).
SEO used to be all about links - multiple links from multiple sites pushes you up the list on Google & Bing's results pages. This is not longer the case.
Today, it's about content (much like it was back in the 90's). Unique content gets a higher rating. Of course, people must know about your content and link to it, so links become a factor again. Links are only important from those sites that are in the same industry or niche. Getting a link from a pet toy shop linking to an auto mechanic is going to do nothing in terms of value. Now getting a link from a body shop to a mechanic - those are in a similar industry, and thus carry much more weight.
Unique IPs - forget about it. SEO Hosting is a gimmick. It's about as useful as getting a bunch of links from fivver, or building a link wheel. Actually, those will likely get you penalized!
Google doesn't care about IPs or hosting companies, they only care about unique and relevant content between sites. Everything else is just smoke & mirrors.
Count me in as another person who completely agrees with Conor. If anyone knows SEO, it's him. :agree:Just to chime in on this (since I work in SEO daily),
IPs mean very little any more - I'll even go so far as to say they mean nothing!
The location of a server also is minimal in terms of SEO, however speed of a website is important, so if your target audience is in California, get a server in that region with fast responses (or use a cloud service if you're national).
SEO used to be all about links - multiple links from multiple sites pushes you up the list on Google & Bing's results pages. This is not longer the case.
Today, it's about content (much like it was back in the 90's). Unique content gets a higher rating. Of course, people must know about your content and link to it, so links become a factor again. Links are only important from those sites that are in the same industry or niche. Getting a link from a pet toy shop linking to an auto mechanic is going to do nothing in terms of value. Now getting a link from a body shop to a mechanic - those are in a similar industry, and thus carry much more weight.
Unique IPs - forget about it. SEO Hosting is a gimmick. It's about as useful as getting a bunch of links from fivver, or building a link wheel. Actually, those will likely get you penalized!
Google doesn't care about IPs or hosting companies, they only care about unique and relevant content between sites. Everything else is just smoke & mirrors.