Does Your Hosting Location Matter?

I admit that I am a serial shopper. I shop around and try to find ways to save money. I have done that with hosting, books, and everything else you can name. But one thing that you should know about is your hosting location does matter. So what do I mean by that?

Let’s say you live in the U.S. and you decide to host your .com domain in England. Obviously, there is nothing wrong with that. However, using an England IP for your site can throw search engines off a bit. After all, if your site is hosted in England, there is a good chance that it targets that area only. Now, I admit that search engines have gotten better with this, and you don’t get penalized as often as a few years ago, but this is still an issue that you should be aware of before choosing a hosting service.

I would personally stay away from messing with my hosting plans. Nobody knows what Google is exactly thinking when it comes to ranking sites, but you don’t want to take any chances, do you?