New site - when will it rank?

[jj3434]

We changed our domain 6 weeks ago as we had a penalty we couldn't shake off...

My question is:

How long will it take to rank for our keywords. I appreciate this is a difficult questions as there are a lot of factors that will effect our ranking. Do Google wait a period of time before allowing a new site to rank well?

[TomRayner]

As you say Jason it's almost impossible to say when it will rank without knowing your keywords, competition, content links etc.

But in terms of a period of time to wait before Google ranks new sites, there isn't any threshold for this.  Quite the opposite actually - there is a freshness factor in Google's algorithm so a new site could feasibly benefit from inflated rankings straight away.

Do things the right way and the rankings will follow, but by all means start doing them now - Google won't limit your progress based on your domain age.

[jj3434]

We started as soon as the site was live, and now have a number for good quality links - but no ranking as such...

[jesse-landry]

these keywords might be more competitive than you realize. what's the site, what are the keywords, what seo tactics have you implemented, etc..

Honestly it sounds like you just need to keep on optimizing and building organic links with great content to me.

[jj3434]

site is www.help-my-mobility.org - we focus on building good content, vids, reviews etc and have already gained some relevant links.

[jesse-landry]

well your site is definitely being indexed by google... without doing a full seo profile on your site regarding competitors, keywords, competition in keywords, etc I couldn't really tell you the scope of the endeavor you are undertaking.

All I can say is continue your link building efforts and popularize that site. Your rankings are not being slowed or delayed by Google, only by other sites beating you out. So keep working at it!

Unfortunately, there simply isn't any amount of time that will guarantee page 1 results. It's all up to you and your SEO tactics and will definitely take some time to accomplish.

Good luck!