If you're doing client SEO, new clients will likely ask you this question:
"How long till my website/page ranks on top of Google?"
The standard response: it depends.
But is there a better answer?
We did a study in 2017 to find out.
A thread 👇
"How long till my website/page ranks on top of Google?"
The standard response: it depends.
But is there a better answer?
We did a study in 2017 to find out.
A thread 👇
We randomly selected 2 million pages that were 1st seen by AhrefsBot a year ago. We tracked the position history of each page for any keyword it ranked for.
The result 🔽
Only 5.7% of all studied pages ranked in the Top 10 search results within 1 year for at least 1 keyword.
The result 🔽
Only 5.7% of all studied pages ranked in the Top 10 search results within 1 year for at least 1 keyword.
We then zoomed into this 5.7% of “lucky” pages to see how quickly they got from nowhere to the Top 10.
The majority of them managed to achieve that in approximately 61 to 182 days.
The majority of them managed to achieve that in approximately 61 to 182 days.
Does this mean we found a definite answer to the “how long does it take to rank” question?
Unfortunately, no.
But we did show that almost 95% of newly published pages don’t get to the Top 10 within a year.
And the "lucky" ones? They do it in about 2-6 months.
Unfortunately, no.
But we did show that almost 95% of newly published pages don’t get to the Top 10 within a year.
And the "lucky" ones? They do it in about 2-6 months.
Actually, we shouldn't call them "lucky", because the reason they got to the Top 10 in less than a year is most likely hard work and great knowledge of SEO, not luck.
Interested in the full study? Read it here 🔽
ahrefs.com/blog/how-long-…
Interested in the full study? Read it here 🔽
ahrefs.com/blog/how-long-…
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