How long does it take for link to count towards DA?

[lauratagdigital]

We got a link for a client this week from a 93DA website .. how long will it take to actually show up in DA or will it affect it at all?

http://www.electric-heatingcompany.co.uk/

We have a problem with a site, ranking above our client with a very spammy link profile - so I'm hoping this could help to bump them back up to #1

Thanks,

Laura

[davidangotti]

Hey Laura,

SEOmoz uses data from OSE for its DA, PA, and other link metrics. Since SEOmoz only updates the index every four weeks (lately it has been more like every two weeks), the data is a little bit delayed and not instantaneous. In addition, the actual crawl takes two to three weeks to complete meaning the data will not necessarily be included in the next update. Basically, the link should show up in OSE and impact your DA/PA within six weeks or so. One thing to keep in mind -- the delay in OSE will not impact the timeframe in which Google considers the link for rankings.

I would definitely spend the next couple of weeks building additional high-quality links and cleaning up the backlink profile. It is rare for one authority link to 'undo' all of the problems that a spammy backlink profile has caused.

[KarlBantleman]

Hi Laura,

Just to add to what David said...if the company above you has a spammy backlink profile then there is a good chance that the Penguin refresh that is coming "in the next few weeks" will hit them hard and your client will be back to number 1! Keep building these high quality links and you will be fine.

Good luck!

[davidangotti]

Great point Karl! Added incentive to make sure our client's backlinks are authoritative and squeaky clean.

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[lauratagdigital]

Just re read how I wrote the question - it's actually a competing site that has the spammy link profile - that is why I was frustrated they were ranking higher.

But hopefully Penguin refresh will impact them.

Thanks