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How long does an SEO campaign take?

We are often asked by potential clients, how long will SEO take?  

To that question I am often reminded of the phrase “How long is a piece of string?

The real question is how long does marketing take?  When does your company decide you have marketed enough, you have enough customers and growing any further really isn’t necessary.  

I think you get my point, SEO, like marketing really never ends.  There are always new goals and competitive pressures to address in an ongoing basis.

For SEO to work properly it should be viewed as a long-term strategy that needs to be a permanent part of how you operate on the web.

Patience is required when embarking on the journey known as SEO.  Things take time, even the best executed strategies take time to work, we don’t own the search engines or the competition.  

Gaining a first page ranking is huge for business but to get there, customers must realize that persistence and testing are keys to the strategy.  Best practices must be leveraged over and over all the while testing and tuning to gain the best results for your business.

Ultimately you will be rewarded for executing your strategy properly and being committed to your goals.  Select a vendor that will take the time to understand your business and will commit to being a partner for the long haul.

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