With that in mind, it’s not surprising that this question should get asked on our SEO Chat forums. You can read the thread and join the conversation if you’re interested. The answer, in this case, seems to be a definite yes, if two Matt Cutts videos available on YouTube are any indication. Search for What impact does server location have on web rankings? on YouTube (without the quotes) and you’ll spot the videos pretty quickly. Of course, that answer raises other questions. The first question is, why should your web server’s location affect your ranking in Google? The search engine tends t…