Does Virtual Hosting vs. Stand Alone IP Harm SE Results

Is it myth or reality?

[mjtaylor]

I've been a reseller for 8 years, and my host moved all my sites to a new server with virutal hosting in early July. All my sites now share the same IP address.

Over the years I have heard that virutal hosting is a no-no for SEO, especially if you have multiple sites linked to one another, which I do in some cases, as many of my sites are related thematically.

I have not yet seen any detrimental effect on any of my sites' positions. I talked to my host about it - one of the larger hosting companies - and they said they have yet to hear about this being a problem. They also informed me that more than 50% of all hosting worldwide is now done on virtual, shared servers.

Does anyone know whether this issue is myth or reality?'

Thanks,
MJ

[Webwork]

It's simply one of many factors that can come into play, for instance, in the case of heavy cross-linking of sites.

Just one of many, but can be a confirming or telltale sign of sites deliberately networked and cross-linked to game a SE.

[anallawalla]

I think you should be comparing:

* Virtual hosting vs dedicated hosting vs shared hosting

or

* Fixed IP vs shared IP

I have found that getting a dedicated server is better than a shared host because its CPU is not working for other people and tends to keep the spiders on site longer. In practical terms, my earnings increased from 2 sales a quarter to several dozen each month for one site. My sites on the dedicated server use just one IP.