ROI in Social Media Optimization
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Could you please explain the link values to be earned through Social Media Optimization?
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Thanks for your reply. Engagement seems be a challenge after getting into Social Media. Again there are a lot of other opportunities include PR. What sort of spend percentage is advisable for Social Media?
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Danny also posted on this http://www.seomoz.org/blog/how-do-tweets-influence-search-rankings-an-experiment-for-a-cause
The idea is that the more people are talking about something, the more popular it is and the more important. This is a life lesson and SEs are catching up to the social scene on the web.
People love to share ideas and information, but not everyone blogs. Some times we just link to other content, or share links that link to other content.
Good practice is to have a Like button on your site, each blog post, each product page, etc. And to have a Share This on each as well.
This is the Facebook Like button. I am posting because it is a bit hard to find : )
I hope this helps
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There are a lot of questions right now regarding how links will be valued by search engines and Rand's post that Mike recommended is a great place to start your research.
One other thing to consider is the power of social media to help you earn traditional links. I know that isn't what you are asking about, but it's important to think about. Twitter, Facebook, Quora, etc. can be great tools for building reputation, crafting relationships, and sharing great content with people who like to build links. As such you may get your greatest value not from the Tweets and Likes, but rather from the resulting links your social circle will create.
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