Google: Give SEOs 4-12 Months To See Positive Ranking Benefits

Feb 16, 2017 - 7:53 am 38 by

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Yesterday I reported that Maile Ohye of Google posted a how to hire an SEO video. Right into the video she said that you really need to give the SEO company or consultant you hire four months to a year to see their black magic work - okay, not black magic as she said but their optimization efforts.

She said, "in most cases, SEOs need four months to a year to help your business first implement improvements and then see potential benefit."

Alan Bleiweiss, an SEO consultant, said that aligns with most of his work.

Here is an another SEO:

Does the four to twelve month timeline align with your work as an SEO as well?

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