How soon should links show up in OSE?
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Just wondering, in general, how quickly newly placed inbound links should get indexed by Google, and show up in OSE?
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I don't know how frequently Google will index new links. For OSE, the linkscape release date was the 25th, but the crawl was done probably a couple of weeks before that. It takes some time to crawl, then some time to process those results.
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Thanks, Keri. Any idea how frequently Google will index new links? I see that linkscape was updated on the 25th and as of today I don't see the links being reflected in OSE. Is there a chance Google hasn't gotten to it yet?
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Linkscape is updated about every four weeks (rather than the more frequent crawl of Google), so it can take a bit longer to show up in OSE. You can check the release dates for the Linkscape crawl at http://apiwiki.seomoz.org/w/page/25141119/Linkscape-Schedule. It might take a couple of cycles to show up in OSE, and keep in mind that Linkscape only crawls about 1/4 of the web that is out there.
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My experience has been that links show up in Google before they show up in OSE. The time can vary but usually not more than about 6 weeks. (Often not that long, but does take time). If your links are not showing after that time and you have checked to insure you are indexed, headers ok, etc. I would suggest digging a bit deeper on the site to discover what is happening. Expecting links to show before a month is usually wishful thinking, though I have found links showing up in Yahoo site explorer sooner.
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