Traditional Answer
According to 82% of experts surveyed, SEO takes 6 months to show an increase in traffic on average, while the full results of good SEO strategies are visible after 12 – 24 months. As the top 3 pages in Google receive 75.1% of traffic, expect your SEO results to grow over time as your rankings improve
We feel there are several things that are misleading about this insight. SEO can vary a lot by scope and industry also this statement ignores the immediate value that SEO tactics can deliver.
Our approach
Gain immediate value rather than waiting and hoping that website traffic increases in the long term. Some of these benefits are:
- Making your website fast, mobile responsive and easy to index, makes it better for users.
- Creating great website content improves the user experience and positions you as an industry authority.
- Building backlinks is a great way to connect with industry partners and it can result in immediate referral traffic.
These are examples of SEO tactics that are also good digital marketing tactics.
Do them now, these are worth investing because they are good for marketing while also being good for SEO and you do not have to wait for 6 months to see their effect.
What More!
Ever heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
It’s a theory of psychology that prioritizes the most fundamental human needs. The theory is that you can’t achieve the needs at the top without ensuring the more fundamental needs are met first. Love doesn’t matter if you don’t have food.
Here is a similar pyramid to explain the way one should go about Onpage SEO.
We hope this is helpful for companies who are putting in digital footprinting efforts in SEO.
Image credit: Moz
Now that we have talked about on page seo – We cannot finish this article without talking about offpage:
Ever heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
Here is a Problem statement which you might face after doing SEO for 6 months…
Problem statement: “We have 1500 backlinks from last 4 months but it is not helping us.”
Solution: “Quality over quantity.”
This is a common mistake done by many companies, to showcase backlink numbers we forget the 3 most important aspects:
Relevancy – The website from which you are trying to acquire backlinks should be relevant to your niche.
Authority – The website should have the authority in terms of how well the website is established, what is their backlink profile etc.,
Reputation – Reputation can be measured by how much traffic they are getting and what is the overall reviews for that brand etc.,
Save this if you are planning your SEO activities.
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