@dnbhatt posted a new topic, subject "Estimating time for the SEO process (was: Online Website Review)". It read:

   Is it possible to estimate time duration of SEO Process for any given website?

To which @fromthe5 replied

    The process for SEO is never ending. In a competitive market if you stand still you go backwards.

@bluebelt91 replied

    I guess 3-6 month is enough.i recently heard of a contest in promojunkie where you need to get a website on top 3 (first page of google) based on a keyword in 3 months.

So @highlyrelevant replied

    seo is like fitness and exercise, best results are had over time, not a quick fix

Then @seowebsitetraffi said

    To maintain top position you must do the seo regular.

Then @highlyrelevant said

    This is a rough timeline for ranking to show you how long rankings can take. It is assumed you use a proper backlink strategy and a site that already is optimized.
    
    Timeline for Ranking Process  
    100 Compeoto  
    <5,000 Competitors (1-2 Week Ranking)  
    <50,000 Competitors (Few weeks to a Month)  
    <100,000 Competitors (Few weeks to Months)  
    <500,000+ Competitors (Several Months or longer) 
    
    Note:Competition is based on exact results for a keyword in Google.com

Then @seopro91 said

    NO! It goes on and on and on… It will never end.
    
    You need to constantly be working on SEO on your site, no matter what!

Then @highlyrelevant said

    yes, but to get into the top 10 initially, that is the time

To which @stateless replied

    It's a neveerending process

After which, @altax added

    SEO is like breathing. You should carry on with that process till your website exists.

After which, @dorothykinder added

    Its a never ending process and thus requires continuous promotions so as to stay in top positions for the targeted keywords.

To which @system replied

    SEO is a daily process,it should be done everyday.We cant sleep for one day.


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