Poll Result: How Long Does It Take To Rank Well?

Apr 9, 2009 - 6:46 am 3 by

ranking-time-google.pngA week ago, we polled our audience asking How Long Should It Take To Rank Well in Google?

With over two-hundred responses, I thought it would be a good time to share the results with you all.

How Long Does it Take To Rank Well in Google Results:

:: 3 - 6 Months said 83 respondents or 35% :: 6 - 9 Months said 46 respondents or 19% :: 2 Months said 28 respondents or 12% :: A Year Plus said 24 respondents or 10% :: Weeks said 22 respondents or 9% :: A Year said 13 respondents or 5% :: A Month said 13 respondents or 5% :: Other answer... said 10 respondents or 4%

Forum discussion continued at WebmasterWorld.

This article was written earlier this week and scheduled to go live April 9th.

 

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