A somewhat silly analysis I know, but I’m curious to hear from people who have more experience than me. My sites seem to be able to rank very well on MSN but they haven’t been around long enough to start ranking well in Google. They are only a matter months old. So my question is, have people seen that ranking well in MSN is a good sign that you will start to rank well in Google and Yahoo? If not then what are the signs, other than increased traffic, that begin to appear and tell you that you are doing things right?
MSN doesn't use a sandbox like google and is easier to manipulate. Its not a clear indicator of things to come in google though.