
Spreading a network across multiple hosts separates the IP address and the server, and Google has said neither one sets your rankings. Most of the other things that connect your sites, from the registrar record to the analytics ID, move with you to every host. What multiple hosts really adds is admin: a login, a renewal and a PHP schedule per site. For three sites that is a fair trade. Past that, we think one SEO host with separate addresses and nameservers per site is the better one, and the calculator below lets you test that against your own numbers.

A bad neighborhood IP is mostly not a ranking problem: Google’s spam policies describe links and behavior, not addresses. What an address’s history really costs you is rejected mail, challenged traffic and a cleanup you run yourself. We scanned the 512 addresses around our own site against two blocklists to show what a real neighborhood looks like, and how to check yours in five minutes.
Let’s say you’re searching for information on how to set up a branded Facebook page. You type your query into Google and click on one of the results. It takes you to a website that immediately attempts to sell you social marketing services but gives you absolutely no information about how to do things yourself.
Looking to get started as a webmaster? That’s awesome – but before you get too gung-ho, there are a few steps you should take to prepare, particularly where search engine optimization is concerned. See, the search will likely be the primary means by which new customers discover your business.
Everyone eventually has a question they’re looking to have answered – and there’s no shortage of experts, informed and otherwise, on the Internet. Quora is a social network dedicated entirely to that dynamic. It’s a marvelously simple idea.