I've just manually edited all the page titles and meta descriptions on a site, when will this show in Google results?

[aoifep]

I've just manually edited all of the page titles, meta descriptions and optimised the copy on a client's site.  I submitted this for a new crawl on Google via Webmaster Tools but when I do a Google search the old versions are still showing.  Will it still take a few weeks for the new versions to show even though Google has crawled it via Webmaster?

[vmialik]

Hi Aoife,

Googles Response:

Q: My site isn't indexed yet!
A: Crawling and indexing are processes which can take some time and which rely on many factors. In general, we cannot make predictions or guarantees about when or if your URLs will be crawled or indexed. When looking at a site's indexing in Webmaster Tools, make sure that you have both the "www" and the "non-www" versions (like "www.example.com" and "example.com") verified and have a set a preferred domain. Keep in mind that while a Sitemap file can help us learn about your site, it does not guarantee indexing or increase your site's ranking.

We have several Help Center articles that explain these processes:

• Google Basics - explains how crawling, indexing and ranking works
• My site isn't doing well in search - explains common questions and issues
• Google-friendly sites - provides some information about how to create a website so that it can easily be crawled and indexed
• Google's Webmaster Guidelines - provide technical, content and quality guidelines for webmasters
• Adding a site to Google - for specific advice and additional tips
• Your site in Google's index - gives some simple ways to check your site's indexing

My response:

Generally few hours to couples of days to a week or so

Hope this helps

[donford]

Hi Aoife,

Vadim posted Google's official response. As a web developer who has worked on many sites over the years I can say it usually takes 1 to 3 weeks for those types of changes to be reflected in the SERP's.

What I have found to be true is the more traffic you site has, the more likely Google is to be crawling it. Once crawled however, it still takes time for Google to update the results.

Hope this helps,

Don