2+ Domains, 1 public_html: Indexing Issues?

[dbtbandit67]

The title is a bit confusing, let me clarify:

For those of us here that have web sites or have ever had a hosting plan, you'll know that to host web sites for several domains requires a certain type of package that allows you to create multiple public_html(s) through your cpanel. So each site on each domain you host has its own cpanel and public_html.

But some hosting companies like GoDaddy offer domain hosting on "unlimited" domains, which is technically true (or false). Here's why: On GoDaddy hosting, you are only given 1 public_html on the first (or primary) domain you host, and every add-on domain after that is a sub-folder of that public html. For example: if my primary domain was Domains.com and I also wanted to host Minisites.com, the location of the web files for Minisites.com is actually in Domains.com/minisites.com. When you visit Minisites.com it does a form of masking/forwarding that makes it appear to your browser that the files are hosted in that domain.

Question: How does this effect indexing? Does anyone have any experience with this? I am currently developing a company web site for an old family friend and noticed they had that type of setup, so I Google searched site:[domain] and didn't find any issues. Everything was where it was suppose to be.

I ask because I have about 6 minisites that are doing OK on Adsense but my Hostgator reseller package (or whatever its called that allows for multiple domains:multiple public_html) is eating up much of the earnings while GoDaddy with their weird setup has a hosting plan for as low as $7/mo. I tried it for a week almost a year ago but was concerned that it would have an effect on indexing and negatively impact my earnings. But since then I've been thinking twice and wanted to post the issue here.

Any help appreciated; thanks!

 

[alien51]

Question: How does this effect indexing? Does anyone have any experience with this?

I don't think the indexing algo penalizes domains in such manner. Otherwise, if you have 100 domains, it doesn't make sense to buy individual hosting packages on all of them.

I have more than 400 domains, all of them hosted on a single cpanel/public_html location provider. A couple of these domains are running websites, some have high traffic and doing well. While others are just minisites, and have fewer traffic.

I bought a 2nd hosting plan from another hosting provider, to serve as backup. In case, the 1st provider goes down, i can immediately switch the domain to the 2nd provider and install my website there.

I don't think indexing is an issue. In fact, i've seen Google Sites, Blogspots, Wordpress blogs, or even Tripod subdomains that rank well on search results..... because of quality content in them. These guys don't even own a domain name, but their websites rank well.

 

[liquidcherry]

or even Tripod subdomains that rank well on search results

I agree with you alien 100%, the only issue i could see with the OP setup(as a matter affect with ALL of the virtual hosting setups regardless of addon domains)
is the IP issue...all the domains have the same IP/ or range....they look like a server farm to the SE's....
(facing that sh!&& myself with my own dedi server)

So, but now you are probably asking yourself"why did liquid quote a part of my post"??

B/C it shows me that you are an old fart err seasoned....do you think these days the kids even know what tripod is/was???????

LOL

Cheers and good night

Liquid

 

[alien51]

B/C it shows me that you are an old fart err seasoned....do you think these days the kids even know what tripod is/was???????

I was contemplating between Geocities and Angelfire. I don't know why i typed Tripod instead. lol

---------- Post added at 11:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:43 PM ----------

the only issue i could see with the OP setup is the IP issue...all the domains have the same IP/ or range....they look like a server farm to the SE's....

I think shared IPs are commonplace nowadays. People who work for Google should understand that it's impractical (and impossible at the moment), to force all websites to have their own static IPs. What with IPs running out soon.

Shared IPs may not be an "indexing" issue, but a spamming issue. People tend to BLOCK entire IP ranges. And if your site is sharing the same IP with a domain selling Viagra.... you are toast.

 

[liquidcherry]

hahahah, it gets even better...angelfire....!!

:cy::cy::gn::sold::hehe::hi::bah::gl:

cheers

liquid

 

[dbtbandit67]

This is what I have right now because I wanted all my minisites to have their own unique cpanel:

.hostgator.com/resellers.shtml

But this is what I'm contemplating switching over to:

godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting.aspx

OR

hostgator.com/shared.shtml

I had the GoDaddy one for a week a year ago but I was horrified that you can access SecondaryDomain.com through PrimaryDomain.com/SecondaryDomain.com. I know there's a way to block people from viewing it, but I gave up in the middle of figuring it out and just switched servers. For a long time I thought it would have some effect on indexing but I just found out recently it probably doesn't because a family friend has a similar hosting plan (1 cpanel only) and his content across different domains index normally.

Will I see a temporary drop in traffic if I switch, during the switch?

Ugh, had I known then... I'm not looking forward to transferring all the files over, it's gonna be a pain in the butt. But at the same time I'm thinking: is there any benefit to having minisites with their own cpanel at all or is it really the same banana?

 

[ldcdc]

Godaddy for hosting is a bad idea, in my experience. Slow, slow servers, uptime decent but still worse than Hostgator's.

 

[cpios]

Godaddy for hosting is a bad idea, in my experience. Slow, slow servers, uptime decent but still worse than Hostgator's.

Have you changed them for something more decent?

 

[ldcdc]

I've been using Hostgator for years. I think I'm closing on 8 or 9 now. Out of 12 or so of the large hosts I've tried (shared hosting) I found that my initial host, HG, was still the one to go.

 

[AstoundingDesigns]

I have hostgator as well. I have 32 sites currently, and 3 are #1 on google for search terms of more than 1,000,000 results. Never saw a problem in SE ranking.