Did you know that social media helps your search engine optimization (SEO)?
If you are on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube or have a blog, link these sites to your website and you will notice within a week or so, your company name will be higher on the search results on Google, Yahoo and Bing. And the best part is, this all happens organically.
So what’s your best bet in terms of increasing SEO?
- Blogs — For starters, have a blog. Search engines love blogs. Blogs are a wonderful tool for marketing and getting your message out there. Since they are technically authentic and raw, they are believable.
- Facebook — There are thousands of social networking sites on the Internet — some created specifically for a particular area of interest and others more general. Facebook attracts people young and old and has wide spread popularity across the US and internationally. If you don’t have a Facebook page, open one up. You’ll notice how high up on the search engine Facebook gets you.
- Twitter — Not only can you get valuable information about trends in any industry but by having a Twitter account, your name will appear higher on the search results. It also enables you to communicate effectively with your target market.
- LinkedIn — By having a LinkedIn account, your rankings will certainly increase. Search engines love the site and your company will certainly appear higher if you on this site. LinkedIn is great to connect with your contact’s connections and there are many different groups that you can get involved with that will help your business grow.
- Youtube — Videos are important for viral marketing. If a video is clever and interesting, it can be spread to thousands and thousands of people within minutes. It’s also a great way to get other site owners to link to your web site and help your SEO.
- Flickr –In addition to posting your photos on Flickr, there are many different aggregators out there that use the photos for blogs. For example, Zemanta uses Flickr for photos for blog posts. This linking will certainly help your SEO.
Social media is a great for lots of things including building up your business, providing you with lots of resources and it naturally take your brand and increases your SEO.
