If you create a new text link say a PR6 and it is showing up as active in a backlinks search software such as SEO spyglass. How long does it take to affect the SE results ?
A day or so? Lots of other factors such as the anchor text you used for the link, and how much competition there already is for that search term need to be taken into account however.
thanks Its more a question of seeing how much more to do (always lots more of course) but I have one search phrase which I have at no 7 with 3 x PR2-3 links not yet showing and one other search phrase at 144 with a PR6 link not showing yet. they were both not in first 1000 when I started so I am trying to determine how many more links I will need to get them to no 1 If the links have their effect within a couple of days it will make it easier to see what effect my efforts are having