SEO hosting enables webmasters to have websites with unique IP addresses. If you are using a shared IP address, it means there are many websites using the same IP address as you are. On the other hand, if you are using a dedicated IP address, it means you are the only website on that IP address.
Using a dedicated IP address can have a positive influence on your site's search engine rankings. We have seen many cases where we move sites from a shared environment to a dedicated IP environment and within weeks, there is a 5-6 placement difference with no other changes.
If you are not sure whether you are using a shared or dedicated IP address, you can either call your hosting company and ask them, or type the IP address into the browser, and see what comes up. If you see your website, it means you are using a dedicated IP address. If you see someone else's website, it means you are using a shared IP address. Some hosting companies provide add-on dedicated IP service, which assigns a dedicated IP address to your website. In my opinion, it's always worth the money to have a dedicated IP address.
Normally, you can only have dedicated IP addresses on dedicated servers. However, a few hosting companies enable you to have dedicated IP addresses even on shared hosting accounts. Below are some companies we've found:
