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How Long Does It Take to Show Up in Google
If you're getting a new or improved website for your salon or day spa, you may be wondering how long does it take to get found on the Internet? Since there are literally hundreds of places to get found, I wanted to address the most likely place that your prospects will use: Google.
Contrary to what many people think, Google does not know everything that's on the Internet instantly. If you goto Google and search for a "salon in Nashville," Google does not actually look at salon websites at that moment. They simply check their own database at that moment. Their database is essentially a copy of what they've found on the Internet. To build their copy of the Internet, Google has robots (sometimes called spiders) that wander around the web, looking for new websites, new web pages and changes to existing web pages. Once they find something new, they add it to their database.
Google usually takes between a few days and a few weeks to find new information on the Internet. They check important, established websites like cnn.com and usatoday.com every few minutes but they might check a typical salon website only 1-2 times per month.
Here's 3 major factors that can make Google check your website more often and will get new changes into Google more quickly:
You've had an existing website.
Your website has been updated more frequently, for a longer period of time
Many other websites (blogs, TV/News sites, Business Association sites...) link to your website.
And here's some things that can make Google check less frequently:
You've got no existing website and have just started a new one.
You've got a website that is unreadable by Google (like a Flash website).
You've got a website that contains little or no personalized text & information.
You've got a website that doesn't get updated with new info on it regularly.
Few or no other established websites link to your website.
So what's the short answer to how long does it take to show up in Google? Typical is a couple weeks to a couple months but if you don't have the right website, you might NEVER show up in Google.
If you've got a StyleNet website, we've done alot of things to help you show up quickly in search engines. It can still take some patience but you will get found and you will start getting new customers from your website. And it's all because you had the vision to get an effective, affordable salon website form StyleNet!
