Having grown dozens of brand new websites, we’ve never seen a smooth up-and-to-the-right chart of organic traffic growth. Our theory is that this has to do with the Critical Authority Threshold, a threshold you cross after some combination of publishing regularly, link building, and patience. It usually takes six months. Learn more about this theory in our 8-minute audio version of our blog post, “The Critical Authority Threshold: Why Patience Pays in SEO,” read by Amanda Natividad, Head of Marketing for Growth Machine. Show Notes: 1:09 - The Critical Authority Threshold 2:10 - How to Cross the Critical Authority Threshold 4:39 - Why "No Results" Isn't "No Results" 5:29 - Quitting Early and the Critical Authority Threshold 6:46 - Analyzing Your Strategy: Is the CAT Holding You Back? Links: The Critical Authority Threshold: Why Patience Pays in SEO  Link Building (2:16) Tracking Metrics (4:59) Publishing Cadence (5:05) SEO Strategy (7:53) Contact Growth Machine (8:25) Find us on Twitter: Amanda Natividad: @amandanat Growth Machine: @growthmachine__