Can choice of ISP affect position SERP's

[tombo]

Hello,

I have a website that has been online for three years and is still generating little traffic from google. The site is in the google index but I believe it may be penalized for some reason I have yet to figure out.

So here is my question...

Can the choice of ISP (the provider of our T1) have a negative affect on postition in google SERPs?

Any help would be appreciated.

tombo

[Stefan]

It's unlikely that the ISP is the problem, really. The low position in the serps might be more a result of not enough links, not enough content, not updated often, etc.

Why don't you try adding some new pages, (with lots of text, and basic SEO stuff done), and try searching for new inbound links, and see if that helps?

[annej]

Does how often you update affect how a page does in the serps? I hadn't heard that before.

[Stefan]

It sure keeps the bots interested, anyway.

[annej]

True. It appears to me that higher PR keeps them interested as well.

[shrimp]

What everyone above says is true but,
I purposely choose a hosting co in the beginning that hosted no porn and no
gambling. Ask on the phone before you pay--you will be surprised. Better not
to have your small(or big) sites share an IP address with a bad
neighborhood. Just a thought. Just happened that I chose a great co and have
been extreemly happy w/ them. Sticky me if you want the name.

[Stefan]

True. It appears to me that higher PR keeps them interested as well.

For sure, Anne. Perhaps if you had a site with a PR3, you could update hourly and it wouldn't make any difference. I guess I was mostly just trying to suggest that he try some changes/improvements that should be of some help. You'd think that if it were a problem with the hosting company, and their IP blocks, that he wouldn't appear in the index at all.

Added: Reread the first post. He's running his own server then, eh. Sorry. You wouldn't think the ISP itself would be a factor as long as it stays alive most of the time, (but what do I know).