“If Social media and SEO fit together like peanut butter and jelly, then content is the bread that holds them together.” ~ Lee Odden:
Using content to enhance search engine optimization (SEO) is about creating “stuff” — on your website, blog, and on social media platforms — in such a way that the content (and thus your website or Facebook Page) appear higher in search rankings. Statistics from analytics company Searchmetrics show that seven of the 10 most important factors in SEO ranking currently come from social media:
Googlenutella+, Facebook Shares, Facebook Total, Facebook Comments, Facebook Likes, Pinterest and Tweets. According to this same report, Facebook shares are as influential as the number of backlinks.
Here are 8 tips for creating social-media friendly content that ranks:
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Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com
You can be one of the best writers in the world on the subject matter you love most but if you don't know how to optimize it for search engines you could potentially be missing out of a lot of opportunities.
This article takes you step by step on what you should be doing when you are writing your blog posts. Things covered include how to create an SEO friendly title, URL and content.
If you are new to blogging and SEO typically goes right over your head, this article will help you immensely as it easy to understand.