Search Engine Optimization vs
Social Media Optimization

SEO SMO
It’s about Google It’s about people
Site traffic, number of visits Number of quality visit, conversations
Search engine results Social media search
Exposure Buzz
Measuring link conversion Building a community
Marketing to search engines Marketing to targeted audiences
Site structure Content
On site optimization Off site optimization
Metadata consists of HTML title, tags, image titles, bolded text; ranking is based on coding Metadata consists of tags, titles and description that grab people’s attention

The 16 Rules of Social Media Optimization

  1. Increase Your Linkability
  2. Make Tagging and Bookmarking Easy
  3. Reward Inbound Links
  4. Help Your Content Travel
  5. Encourage the Mashup
  6. Be a User Resource, Even if it Doesn’t Help You
  7. Reward Helpful and Valuable Users
  8. Participate
  9. Know How to Target Your Audience
  10. Create Content
  11. Be Real
  12. Don’t Forget Your Roots, Be Humble
  13. Don’t Be Afraid to Try New Things, Stay Fresh
  14. Develop an SMO Strategy
  15. Choose Your SMO Tactics Wisely
  16. Make SMO part of your process and best practices
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