Video and SERP

[petrospan]

Hi, 3 weeks ago I uploaded a video to my page using wistia. Does anyone know how long google needs to get the video _snippet _in SERP?

Thanks!!!

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[ThompsonPaul]

Did you activate the Video SEO settings within Wistia to generate a video sitemap, Petros? (Once the video sitemap has been created by Wistia you also need to ensure it's been added to the Robots.txt file on your own site.)

It's pretty unusual for a video to earn a video snippet without a video sitemap in place, especially for a relatively low-authority site.

Paul

[petrospan]

Yes i have done all the above!

[ThompsonPaul]

Then I think it's just a matter of waiting, Petros. There's actually no guarantee of even getting a rich snippet, but you've done the things that make it more likely.

The other thing I'd try to do is get a few good quality links to the new video page, and some social media mentions if possible. Building up some authority for the page will also help make it more likely that a rich snippet will be assigned.

Lastly, is there some good quality text on the page along with the video? Content will help the Search Engines understand better what the page is about, which can also help the video's ranking.

Paul

[PhilNottingham]

For a strong site (SEOmoz sort of size) you're looking at a week or two.

For weaker sites, it could be a anything up to a few months.