How Long Does it Take to Get Listed in Search Engines?

Here's the length of time it currently takes to get listed at each of the major search engines once you have submitted your web page.

MSN	Up to 2 months
Google	Up to 4 weeks
AltaVista	Up to 1 week
Fast	Up to 2 weeks
Excite	Up to 6 weeks
Northern Light	Up to 4 weeks
AOL	Up to 2 months
HotBot	Up to 2 months
iWon	Up to 2 months

You can get your site listed much faster if you use paid inclusion programs offered by some search engines.

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Information source: Bcentral