When do my links show up?

[EcommerceSite]

For the last two weeks I have been working on linkbuilding. I have downloaded competitors link reports and started contacting or submitting links. In the last two weeks I have gotten about 50-60 or so. In the newest report it shows I went up four c-blocks. Why is that? It is kind of discouraging.

[ChrisDyson]

Hi Niners

Are you referring to links in your OSE report?

Unfortunately the way in which Mozscape crawls the web means that not all web pages are added into the database.

The other reason is that your links are too new. It normally takes a good 4-6 weeks for SEOmoz to find the latest links to your website - although they are getting quicker at finding new links.

Have you access to any other link analysis packages such as MajesticSEO or ahrefs? It's better to have access to as many link reporting tools as possible to make sure all your links are being reported.

If you know the pages you have obtained links from are indexed by Google then that is a good indicator they have been discovered.

[EcommerceSite]

I don't use any other tools currently. Knowing it can take awhile makes me feel a little better. Is there a feature that lets you know what is new since the last scan?

[ChrisDyson]

I'm nerdy so I download a CSV after every update & keep track of them in a big ol' spreadsheet