How quick do you see google places rankings update
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We have submitted allot of citations over the last 60 days for a client. A very prominent business in their city. Pretty good SEO rankings considering we just started doing SEO a couple months ago.
Over the last several weeks we have fixed all listings and removed duplicates. Site is optimized properly and etc..
After how many weeks should I see a change in places rankings? Right now they are not moving up at all.
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Hello Waquid,
Thank you for coming to Q&A to ask your question. I'm the Local SEO Associate here in the forum. Members are doing a good job trying to share what they've personally seen in terms of updates. However, I don't believe that anyone can provide a simple answer to your question regarding if/when your client should see a change in his rankings. The reason for this is that while you are working on your client's properties, his competitors are working on theirs. So, for example, let's say that you have amassed some citations for your client over the past two weeks. During those same two weeks, a competitor has amassed a bunch of new reviews. None of this is occurring in a vacuum and the data is constantly changing. It appears to me that citation sources are updated at least once a month, but this is pure speculation. Also, you mention having had to remove duplicates and 'fix' listings - indicating that the business in question may have violated Google's policies in the past. If this is so, the degree of the violations may play a big role in how quickly Google may be willing to 'trust' the profile again.
So, as I've said, there just isn't a simple answer here. My advice to is to educate the client about the work you are doing and the vital nature of cleaning up his record so that he can work towards becoming trusted. I never make promises of high rankings or set specific dates with my own Local clients because this sets incorrect expectations for them. Instead, show that the what you have done to clean up records, amass reviews, citations, links, improve the geo hooks in their website, etc., and let them know that you are doing everything possible towards improving their standings. This is the most any Local SEO can do, giving the competitive, complex, changing and often buggy nature of Places.
Miriam
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I haven't done local seo in a while, but it used to take several weeks. You should watch this webinar to see if Rand can help you: http://www.seomoz.org/webinars/content-for-local-sites-and-local-search
OR watch the MozCon video: http://www.seomoz.org/videos/turning-google-places-pain-into-gain
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I usually see changes every 2 weeks or so. However, it all depends on your vertical. How many citations do you have compared to your competition?
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I can only answer from past experience, but I typically see major changes every 30 days or so.
-Dan
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