Thread: How Long to get Local SEO Ranking Results? Answers Inside

Here is a follow up post to Phil's 2 posts from another Local search consultant with interesting viewpoints.

Jonathon Monk asks WHY SO MUCH BS around the question of how long local SEO takes.

How Long Does Local SEO Take and why so much BS? - Max Your Web

Why is it that there is so much BS surrounding what is really a very simple question – how long will my local SEO take?

This post was inspired by two amazing posts by Phil Rozek of LocalVisibilitySystem.com/...

The reason I am writing this post as it was some very poor answers to this very question that inspired me to enter into the world of SEO and set up Max Your Web.

Thoughts about his comments?

My answer to the Q "how long does local SEO take?" The answer HAS to be varied and has to be
"it depends". If you truly understand local search and the 200+ factors that are currently at play in the local algo, then you realize there truly is no SINGLE easy or correct answer.

That's not snake oil SEO, that's honesty in my opinion.

Now I agree there are some shady SEOs that try to baffle and bamboozle SMBs with funky answers to the the question.

However the honest answer I believe is to quote a time range and explain that it totally varies based on the situation and even often varies based on things the SEO can't control like domain age, page speed, previous organic Panda or Penguin penalties, etc., etc., etc.

Originally Posted by David Deering

Glad to have helped you out, Phil. Just my way of saying thanks for all of the help that you and all of the other local pros such as Linda have given to me. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us.

NP, David - and thanks again for your fancy footwork on the design!

Originally Posted by Phil Rozek

NP, David - and thanks again for your fancy footwork on the design!

"Fancy" is not the word I would use. lol But glad I could help. Next time, we'll unleash the Adobe Creative Suite beast! lol And thanks again for doing that, for all of us.

Great information! And it is the $10 million dollar question! I tend to give the "it depends" answer a lot....I will put a rough time line to each project but let them know it depends. It can be faster or longer...it depends. Some people aren't happy with it depends and want it yesterday but that's what gets them into trouble with the other companies......

Originally Posted by David Deering

"Fancy" is not the word I would use.

Ah, but you forget; for us non-design blokes, it's all relative

Originally Posted by David Deering

"Fancy" is not the word I would use.

Phil I'm one of those designed challenged folks.
So count me in the David Deering fan club too!

Sheesh we better be careful with all the praise or David's gonna drop local and start doing design full-time.

Originally Posted by Linda Buquet

Phil I'm one of those designed challenged folks.
So count me in the David Deering fan club too!

Sheesh we better be careful with all the praise or David's gonna drop local and start doing design full-time.

It's really not a bad fan club to be in. I actually pay YOU to be in it. Its a win-win situation. And Linda, I'll take whatever work I can get! lol

Seems all clients ask this question...I suppose if I was a Local SEO, I would'nt know any better but to ask it too!

great job,
gregory smith