Can the Hosting location of image files have a negative effect if on the developers own media server rather than on client site server ?
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Hi
Can the Hosting location of image files have a negative effect if on the developers own media server as opposed to on the actual websites server ?
In the case i'm looking at the image files are hosted on a totally separate server (a media subdomain of the developers site server) from the subject sites dedicated server.
Will engines still attribute the properties of files hosted in this manner to the main website (such as file name or should they really be on the subject sites server own media folder ?
Cheers
Dan
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There are varied opinions with regards to using CDN for media. But the general rule of thumb is to use CDN only if you have a massive number of images or media on your site. In that case, using CDN will certainly increase your site load speed, and as we know, loading speed is a ranking factor for SEO. However, if you do not have too many images in your site, setting up a CDN shouldn't be a priority of yours.
Even if you were to set up a CDN, you should take note of how to set it up properly on a self-hosted sub domain. Here's a guide that will be relevant to setting up a CDN: http://seo-hacker.com/implement-selfhosted-cdn-site-speed/
Hope that helps!
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I don't think. Many sites uses CDN services (like Amazon S3), is it plausible that these sites get negative effects on rankings? (By the way, I'm not sure at 100%). Probably other 'mozers' can go deeply in the question.
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