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If we do the directory submission, bookmarking submissions on the same IP address websites, then is it effects to current rankings or not. Is it spaming ? Please discuss your views here. Thanks in advance.

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This thread raised the familiar worry (thanks ) about doing directory/bookmark submissions from sites that share an IP. Replies from , , , and touched the right topics but stopped short of a practical checklist. Short version: simply sharing an IP is not, by itself, a reliable ranking signal; the real risks are host-wide abuse and manipulative link patterns. (searchenginejournal.com)

Quick, practical checklist (audit → mitigate → prevent):

  • Audit links first: export the “Links to your site” from Google Search Console and scan for bulk directory/bookmark patterns or identical anchor text; problematic link patterns are what trigger link spam/manual actions. (developers.google.com)
  • Check hosting neighbors: run a reverse‑IP lookup (DNS/Reverse‑IP tools) to see which domains share the server — look for obvious spam clusters or dozens of low‑quality domains. (dnslytics.com)
  • If many bad neighbors or a GSC “spammy free host”/manual action appears, contact the host and document requests to remove abusive accounts; moving hosts is preferable to buying IPs as a first fix — Google has said dedicated IPs are usually unnecessary for SEO. ()
  • Clean link hygiene: remove links that can be taken down, then use Google’s disavow tool only for leftover, unremovable links; keep anchor text natural and avoid mass, identical directory submissions. (developers.google.com)

Handy checks (quick): resolve the site IP with dig +short example.com, run a reverse‑IP lookup on that IP, and curl -I http://IP/ to confirm the IP isn’t serving content without redirecting to the hostname.

Conclusion: the issue is not “same IP” directory submissions per se but patterns that look manipulative or a host that tolerates large-scale spam. Follow the audit → remove → disavow workflow, document actions (for a GSC reconsideration if needed), and prefer diversified, editorial link building. (developers.google.com)

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You can do directory submissions for different websites even if they are on the same IP. This is perfectly fine. The problem is that if one of the sites with the IP does black hat SEO (buying text links, having links in bad neighborhoods, etc) then the other sites on the same IP can get penalized as well. Additionally, if the sites are linking to each other, it might not count as much towards page rank.

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Always try to get back links for different site than other . Because more links from a site may spamming

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in my opinion submitting directories in same site(same IP)give only one backlinks and also consider as its better to submit in different sites having different IPs

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It is always preferred to have different ip addresses. However if you use white hat methods you will be ok and get top placement.

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Just use whitehat tecniques and normal backlinking strategies and you should be fine

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