Proximity is preferable when it comes to so many aspects of operating a business or a venture. There are benefits when you or one of the resources you need for your operations is close by and more readily accessible because of it. This can be in reference to tangible resources, but it can also be referring to ones that you’re not able to put your hands on. Web hosting is an infinitely valuable resource for any business or venture these days given the predominant nature of the Web when it comes to generating business and clientele. As you’d expect we’re talking about Linux web hosting, and if you are able to have your web host’s servers physically near to you then there are a number of significant benefits that come with that. It’s the reason that the best Canadian web hosting providers will have more than one physical data center, and for us here at 4GoodHosting it’s why we established ones in Vancouver and Toronto many years ago. Sites hosted through us will have one of them reasonably close depending on whether they’re found on the East or West side of what is a very large and very wide country. Whether that’s for the ultimate Linux hosting with cPanel Vancouver or for the same type of hosting in Halifax or St. John’s the benefits are extended the same way. Uptime guarantees are going to be front and center with all of this, but what fewer people will know is that server proximity factors into SEO too. We don’t need to explain how SEO is everything if you are in business online and having yourself be clearly and prominently visible in front of people who may be looking for a retailer or service provider like you online. Server location certainly does play a role in website performance and SEO, and no one should be assuming that these proximity effects won’t also be benefiting Linux shared hosting plan members. You don’t need to be on a VPS to enjoy server proximity benefits. Geographical Distance Server location is a term for the physical location of the data center or server where your website’s...
