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03-Dec-10 09:38

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pcstokes

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I have 3 websites I'm trying to promote, each similar but with different content. I link from one to the other with anchor text. I host all 3 domains with one hosting account and use domain name alias/forwarding so I can save on hosting costs.

What I'm wondering is does this hurt SEO peformance? Does google know these sites are all owned by one company?

Thanks in advance for any input.

By the way, the content is different, and the sites are different, but related.

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06-Dec-10 20:42

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matt

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Hi Paul,

I'm a bit rusty on this topic, but I believe Google does look at things like server IPs and networks to determine if sites are related. Not sure what impact this has on SEO though.

I think Google also detects sites that cross-link amongst each other.

I find the important thing is to get good inbound links from other domains that are not on your network. This will give your sites more "google juice" and make any cross-links more effective.

Hope that helps!

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13-Dec-10 15:57

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chrishirst

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Basically no it isn't.

AS Matt says

If you treat the sites as you would if they were hosted thousands of miles apart and owned by different people there will not be a problem.

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18-Dec-10 01:28

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ashoka

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I really don't think that its may the reason of affecting of SERP's

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09-May-11 01:37

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sara martin

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I think this is one of the major factor of getting higher rank.if you are targeting US Market and your server is kept there then you have more chances to win the game.

09-May-11 02:48

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chrishirst

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It CAN be a factor but NOT a major factor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXt23AXlJJU

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09-May-11 09:15

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pcstokes

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Thanks for the input everybody. I'm doing an experiment with about 20 domains, all hosted on the same account. I'll keep you posted about two months down the road as I'll be keeping a close eye on my SERPS. Hopefully, it will be a positive thing.

By the way, I read somewhere that as long as you do the linking where one site links to another, but not back, it's OK. In other words, have Site 1 link to Site 2; Site 2 link to Site 3; Site 3 link to Site 4; and then Site 4 could link back to Site 1.

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09-May-11 16:05

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chrishirst

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don't believe all you read! Especially when it's about search engines.

Search engines can detect the footprint of any devised linking scheme.

And with 20 domains to cross link you are thinking too small, it probably won't even create a blip on Google's radar.

Google deals with hundreds of millions of websites, billions of pages, untold billions of links.

We run three servers on nine IPs and most of our clients are in the same sector of Artistes and management agencies, and they link back and forth to each others pages all the time with no thought of search engines, which of course is the best way.

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