Comments on: Has Social Media Made SEO Irrelevant? https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/has-social-media-made-seo-irrelevant/ A look at how trends in communication technology impact individuals and organizations. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:26:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: PaulSteinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/has-social-media-made-seo-irrelevant/#comment-206477 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:31:06 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-206477 In reply to NEC.

That's a good point about different types of organizations. Some by their nature have more potential for success using SEO others have more potential for success using social media. All organizations can benefit to some extent from both.

]]> By: PaulSteinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/has-social-media-made-seo-irrelevant/#comment-206475 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:26:43 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-206475 In reply to Mark .

Mark, that's a great analogy. I think we often underestimate the skill, experience, tools, and know-how that professionals have and can provide for us.

]]> By: NEC https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/has-social-media-made-seo-irrelevant/#comment-206443 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:21:46 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-206443 Hi,
I guess SEO and Social Media Marketing are only partially direct competitors. SEO also covers stuff like on-site factors which make a site both user- and search engine-friendly. But in the long run, social media marketing has more potential, you just have to tap that potential.
On the other hand: there are companies which offer products and/or services which are not really community-friendly (highly specialized medical technology and know-how comes to mind). For them SEO is propably the easier solution. Than again, SMM has not been around too long and there are still a lot of people out there who have heard the term but do not know what it means, so let's see where the development goes.
As the line from this 70's song goes: You ain't seen nothing yet.

]]> By: Have Facebook and Twitter Made SEM Irrelevant? | twittersRus.info https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/has-social-media-made-seo-irrelevant/#comment-206417 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:17:49 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-206417 […] See the original post: Have Facebook and Twitter Made SEM Irrelevant? […]

]]> By: Mark https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/has-social-media-made-seo-irrelevant/#comment-206354 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:49:11 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-206354 Scott & Paul, great comments. One other thing to consider when doing it yourself are the results that you get when doing it yourself in comparison to hiring a professional.

A couple year's ago, I tried to install lighted crown molding in my master bedroom. I thought I had the right tools and working with my father-in-law (who is does great job building wood shelving, etc) it seemed like it would be a easy project. We'll after 4 hours of frustration and only getting one wall done, I called up a friend who grew up in the wood-working industry. He knocked out the other 3 walls in under 90 minutes (and corrected my mistakes on wall #1). Hindsight is always 20/20, but I wish I would have hired him from the start.

]]> By: PaulSteinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/has-social-media-made-seo-irrelevant/#comment-206347 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:16:02 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-206347 In reply to ScottWAyres.

Scott, I hear what you're saying. Ultimately it comes down to prioritizing limited marketing resources. I certainly think blogging and social media can be very productive ways to market a small business online. Two additional things I think are worth noting:

1) Small start-ups in competitive markets usually can't compete for the most popular search keywords related to their market, but with keyword research they can almost always find productive 2nd & 3rd tier keywords they can compete for with a little bit of work.

2) When figuring out what marketing to do, it's important to consider the value of one's own time. People often talk about blogging, social media, and even optimizing their own sites as being "free" marketing, but doing that ignores the value of their time.

Keep up the good work Scott!

]]> By: ScottWAyres https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/has-social-media-made-seo-irrelevant/#comment-206334 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:36:01 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-206334 Great article.. As a new small business I struggle with whether or not I should pay a company a few hundred per month to do SEO if in the long run it doesn't amount to anything in such a competitive market as car shipping and with the ever changing internet.

So far I have focused on multiple blogs, a solid website and lots of social media.. We'll see.

http://www.iqtransport.com

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