Effect on Search Engines When Using VPS Host

[philksr]

I have a client that wants to utilize 22 separate domain names to increase their exposure with the web search engines. We want to put up a separate optimized home page for each domain name with the navigation linked to our master company website.

My hosting company is telling me I can do this with a Virtual Private Server. With a VPS all the domains will have the same IP.

Does anyone know if the search engines will pick up the separate domains and index them as separate websites or will I have to go with 22 separate hosting accounts?

 

[ChrisHirst]

The hosting company is talking crap!
Having 22 domain names as 'doorway' pages on the same IP will get your client penalized or banned at most of the SEs in a very short time.
Your client can have 22 domain names if you wish, no doubt they will be keyword-keyword-keyword.tld which just happen to be one of the very things that has been devalued in the last Google update.
Your client would be better served having a main domain name that is memorable by visitors (they have credit cards not the spiders) then building one good site and promoting it properly.
In a well designed and optimized site every page can be an entry page with no risk of penalty.



Chris.

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