Changing Web Developers and Hosting Package

Things to watch out for

[Clearc01]

Hi

I have a Zencart site and it ranks No 1 on Google for it's choosen keywords

My current web developers are very slow to respond to requests and I want to change to another development company.

can anyone tell me if
1. The change of developers / hosting service will have an impact on my google rankings
2 What pitfalls I should look out for when changing

many Thanks

[bill]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld Clearc01.

In most cases changing developers should have little or no impact on your site's rankings. However, who's to say what your new developers might do? I think your question might be a bit too vague to elicit much of a detailed response.

[Marshall]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it! That is not to say don't change developers or hosting, but if there are elements in the page that get you ranked as you say, don't let a new developer play with it.

Marshall

[andyll]

If the content and domain stays the same changing hosts should not matter.

I just moved a site to a new IP and nameservers without missing a beat.

Changing developers of course depends on what the new developers do.

Andy