≡ SEO using Social Networks
Search Engine Optimization is not a new niche in web development, but it is not the buzz word that it used to be. Most web site owners have received the email stating “could you use more business? get your site in front of 50,000 new viewers a day!” and it is followed by a detailed list of what your site is doing wrong and that you could fix it to get more visitors in an instant after paying a good ransom. This is they typical SEO letter that gives white hat SEO firms a very hard learning curve for new clients. We spend more time pitching and educating our credibility than deploying contracts, all at a hefty loss to the bottom line.
Web 2.0 is turning out to be another buzz word that clients are seeking out, right in front of Social Networking, and Social Marketing Optimization, and right behind Search Engine Optimization. Each of these things is a separate entity, yet highly necessary in a symbiotic relationship for increasing brand exposure and creating a buzz in a social setting. They all depend on constant content updates and popularity among users or subscribers.
Twitter offers the latest in buzz metrics with their Do you follow me slogan, seen here:
So in conclusion the elements of SEO that are powered by feeds, friends and links are never ending, thus proving a never ending learning curve for the newbie to the web development arena.
Good luck to those trying to harness them all, focus on the top 3 of each field and your successes will be more frequent than your failures.
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