Is Social Media Important for SEO?

Social media has become so integrated into the search engines, that those that don’t understand the important part it plays in search engine optimization (SEO) are literally being left behind. While Google keeps a tight wrap on the exact algorithms that it uses to provide relevant results for those using its search engines, a quick search reveals that social networking sights are coming up in the searches. Additionally, Google has put out statements that confirm that part of what they “judge” a website by is the use of social media references. In other words, if multiple...

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What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Let’s go over some basics here to make sure everyone is on the same page. Many of  you already know the basics, but some of you don’t. First, let’s make sure we all know what “SEO” is Search engine optimization (SEO) is the method that helps boost organic traffic from internet search engines to your site.  This equates to the ability to be “found” when people search for certain key words.  Good SEO comes from both on-site and off-site methods and generally consists of backlinks, content, title tags, and to a lesser extent your META information. Both on-site and off-site SEO...

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