Updating Old Content - Should I update In Search Console?
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Hey Mozzers
If I'm updating old content on a site (for example adding some copy and adding some new links in the page) - Is it important to get Google to recrawl with the feature in webmaster tools? If you didn't do this, could you be waiting a long time for google to recrawl the URL?
Cheers!
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Hi Radi,
The time it takes for Google to crawl your website very rarely fluctuates. It will typically take about 2 weeks for a crawl regardless of whether you use the Console to request a recrawl or not.
You may save a day or two of waiting with the request but realistically it is probably best to just let Google do its thing and crawl your site when it comes around. It's a much better idea to focus on your content and to make the most of each crawl you make rather than to make small changes and demand a recrawl to determine if it has had any effect.
That's a good way to drive yourself insane!
Hope this answers your question,
Rob