How long does it take you to typically rank a site?

I've just launched a site 2 weeks ago and I've got some page one rankings for very low search volume terms however I don't get caught up in rankings and just focus on making my site as good as possible - look after the visitors and SEO should fall into place (apart from technical aspects).

 

Just want to add that the rankings may be the honeymoon period too - if you are curious the search term is Amaya Gaming Slots for the UK version of Google.

 

It's getting harder and harder to rank on google these days. With a decent number of links pointing to your site, it shouldn't take more than a few months.

 

I would say that its a waste of time these days to start an affiliate site.
Even the old and first affiliate sites are having a dificult time with googles algoritms changes and penalties.
Problems we all face are google's monoply and the affiliate programs that are changing deals wile they go.
I see a dark future for affiliates because of the constant takovers by criminal zionist companies and hackers.
If by any chance you get some grinders or high rollers then they seem to disapair as fast as they came.
Maybe the smart way to go is to start your own adroid/mobile casino.

 

I have found that once a site is dead, it is harder to bring it back to life, it is easier to start fresh and rank a new site then to clean up an old one.

 

It really depends on niche and quality of the website. If you have a good idea in an easy niche, by implementing it in a functional, graphic-appealing site, you can go viral through social networks, get authoritative links naturally and be sure your site will be ranked in short time. Different is in complicate niches like gambling, you need to have a good idea and make a perfect site to entertain visitors, entice them to explore the site deeply, pay attention to bounce rate and analytics parameters, work with geo-targeting and conversions, exclude rogue brands, be active in forums ..and so on. Do not expect easy/natural links, almost nobody will give you for free.

 

Many said that in 2006 as well. I mean about the gambling affiliate stuff, not the racist comment in the middle

 

I've seen some solid improvement in rankings when I shift my focus to adding value as opposed to rank checking. It comes in useful to engage how well your changes have been received but your focus should always be on the user and consider search engines.

 

There are also some pretty decent White Board Friday's from SEOMoz who offer better insights into how search algorithms work and certainly food for thought in relation to future updates.

 

It all depends on different criteria and link building but for me it takes 2-3 months to get in top 20 then take 1 months more to get in top 10.

 

4 months to get on page 1 is amazing ,i can hardly belief it

 

It all depends on the keyword or phrase. I highly doubt he's talking about reaching that with say "online casino" for example It's not hard to rank for non-competitive phrases/keywords. But honestly ranking for the highly competitive phrases as "online casino" can be too generic.

The money phrases are the long tails. The more targeted the search results, the more likely of bagging players who want to signup and deposit!

 

Bit too late for that now.

 

agreed! I was on page 3 and moving up for 'online casinos' a while back.. Super excited about it, until I disappeared completely for the phrase. Site still ranks well, just not for that... The top 3 spots are what you want to aim for if you want to see good traffic (assuming the phrase gets some searches) Page 2 gets you almost nothing at all while everything under spot 3 on page 1 will get you a little of the leftovers lol

Thats been my experience with 'competitive phrases' anyway.

 

I have been working on my website now for 2-3 months and I see some results. Rankings are going up all the time.. Trying to keep my motivation in good level

 

Such questions always foreshadow debates and disputes as it has not straight answers.. Read the other articles about SEO to understand the main principles and also you shuld understand that the search enginees are inert enogh so you can no predict how fast your optimization will bring results. The main principle - the faster+qualitative - the better)