Comments on: Social Media Optimization

By: Mike@Web Marketing Denver

Mike@Web Marketing Denver — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:36:33 +0000

This sure is the new way forward.

I think this can lead to a lot of referrals and that is surely what we all want now.

The best part is that they are cost effective.

By: Robert@yacht charters

Robert@yacht charters — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:05:40 +0000

I have always got some good traffic from social medias. If you ca target the readers well, you will succeed. I think its more of an art, to encourage people to spread your contents virally.

By: Ian@Intellionics Seo Services

Ian@Intellionics Seo Services — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:16:05 +0000

Social media optimization is something that not many people are cashing in on and this is because of ignorance. I think this is one really good way to generate traffic and also brand value.

Rewarding helpful users is very effective because in the end referrals do matter more than search engines.

By: Wilson@Searh Engine Optimization

Wilson@Searh Engine Optimization — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:15:20 +0000

The rules were really good. I think I have a better perspective about Social Media Optimization now.

The point about content is very true, as we all know content is the king!

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:14:54 +0000

How and why will people visiting your site from this blogs give you links. Whatever happened to the old school reciprocal linking.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:15:39 +0000

That makes complete sense Mani. I find some sites are more forgiving than others too. When you look at the front page of Digg plenty of the articles are obvious linkbait, then again I think success on Digg for bloggers is more about who you know and how many friends you have, than how great your content is.

By: Mani Karthik

Mani Karthik — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:03:17 +0000

Simon, in all these articles, the focus is on numbers. How to get the maximum traffic by baiting the SU,Digg,Sphinn users. Well and good. I wish if I was an expert in it.

I’d also like to add that there’s another side to the whole thing. Whether the Digg/SU users are aware that you are baiting them or not.

As a result of increasingly baiting them, they are now aware of the strategies we SEO/SEM/Bloggers employ and has started fighting them.

Without real good content, that could even mean a photography or a glitter bunny (to them), they are not going to digg/thumbs up you.

It’s high time we SEO/SEO aware bloggers studied the situation and change our strategies.

Hope it all makes sense.

Cheers!
Mani

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:28:25 +0000

I don’t know that social media is all about writing. I mean, sure it helps, but I see people who can’t write, but are prepared to put in the hours and research topics, who create great…top 100 … type articles which tend to do very well on social media sites. You really don’t have to be able to write to make loads of top lists and resource posts.

By: Benjamin Sterling

Benjamin Sterling — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:13:52 +0000

I second, or is third, Joost and Richard, great post, but being able to write and write well, I think, is the hard part.

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