076 - Why Does SEO Take So Long

In episode 76 of the SEOLeverage Podcast, Gert Mellak explores why SEO results often take a long time, discussing the impact of competition, content quality, and Google's evolving algorithms. He emphasizes the importance of patience and consistent effort in achieving SEO success.

Some people think that if they tweak and optimize their SEO campaign they will get almost instant results. The truth is, so many factors need to be considered why it takes quite some time, even months before an SEO campaign to get positive results. You cannot simply push out content and expect it to rank instantly on page one. To a very few, it can happen, but it just shows that they have a very high authority status already, and have undoubtedly been doing quite a few things right. So to make sure that you are doing things right, make sure to listen until the end to get some guidelines and steps to ensure that SEO doesn't take longer than it has to.

Podcast Highlights:

00:01 Prologue

00:42 SEO Intro

00:52 Introduction of the topic

01:45 Beginning CTA

02:28 What happens when you push new content on your website? (...What do we need to consider when writing new content?)

03:51 How does Google process newly discovered contents?

04:30 Why is it important that your content is correctly linked to the relevant context within your website?

05:19 Why does competition play a big part on why SEO takes longer to see results?

06:07 What are the other external factors that can impact Google's algorithm as they pick up signals from all over the world?

07:48 The three ways in order to make sure that SEO does not take longer than it has to be.

09:59 Ending CTA

10:43 End

Resources:

The ERICA SEO Framework:

https://seoleverage.com/seo-consulting/

Connect with Gert Mellak:

Website: https://seoleverage.com/

Email: info@seoleverage.com