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How Long Does It Take To Get On The First Page Of Google?
- Categorized in: Search Engine Ranking
It's a question we get asked all the time - how long will it take for my site to start showing in Google (on the first page of results)?
The answer? It depends.
If you really want to be on the first page of Google, you can be there in 15 minutes. This can only be done, however, through their Sponsored Links (Google Adwords). Your site is listed there for free, and then you pay "per click", with all the control you need over things like what position in the rankings, what keywords to show for, what countries/states to show in, how much to spend, and more.
Google Adwords provides a cost effective way for small businesses to compete with any large business, and your ads can be up and running within minutes.
However, most people (quite rightly) want to be showing in the main "organic" results. This is much harder, and a much longer process. There are many factors involved in how Google and other search engines rank your site, including the text and coding that's in your site, but also another major factor is the amount of links you have pointing to your site (known as your "link popularity"). This is a main reason why when you do a search in Google, the top sites are usually very popular sites, because they often have thousands of other websites linkiing to them.
Ranking high in the free/organic results, then, takes a much longer time, because you need to adjust your site to match the search engine's preferences, and you have to build links into your site. Lots and lots and lots of links. It's a long term process, and often sites we work with don't start seeing real results for many months or even years. The length of time is also greatly affected by the number of sites that are also competing for your keyword.
But both approaches are definitely possible, and some businesses even choose to do both - taking out Sponsored Ads while they work on their organic rankings.
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After your answer I feel much better. Namely I created a website 2 months ago and it got stacked on the top of 2. Googles result page. For a lot of optimized keywords I get positions 11 - 20. Just not good enough because this is not 1. page. If It realy takes months than I might be just impatient =)
Organic search results are better anyways. For one, you are not paying for every click. Second, I think people tend to click on the first few real search results because they know the sponsored listings are just ads. I know some people just tune out those sponsored ads.
The way I look at it the long way is better, more cost efficient, and more rewarding. Thats not to say sponsored results are not a bad idea sometimes, especially if the PPC price is right. The important thing to remember when using that option is to constantly track your campaign to know how much you are spending per click and whether or not the money you are investing is translating into results.