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Double S for Ranking: SEO and Social Media
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Marketing & SEO
December 6, 2022

Double S for Ranking: SEO and Social Media

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Search engine optimization (SEO) and social media are two distinct marketing tactics, but they share a common goal: to reach and engage potential customers. With search engine optimization, businesses focus on optimizing their website for search engines like Google, which helps them to appear higher in search results. Social media marketing involves creating and sharing content on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. While the tactics may differ, both SEO and social media can help businesses reach a wider audience and build better relationships with their customers.

In this article, our SEO agency experts discuss the similarities and differences between SEO and social media marketing and on how to use social media in your SEO strategy. Ready to find out more?

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What Is Social Media SEO?

Social media SEO is optimizing your social media profiles and content for search engines. Like traditional SEO, social media SEO aims to improve your visibility and drive more traffic to your website. However, your social media won't directly impact your search engine ranking. Rather, social media can help you build relationships with potential customers and generate leads that you can funnel into your SEO and other marketing efforts.

Best Practices For Social Media SEO

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If you want to use social media to improve your SEO, there are a few best practices you should follow:

     1. Choose The Right Platforms

Not all social media platforms are created equal. When choosing which platforms to use for your business, consider where your target audience is most active. For example, if you're targeting millennials, you'll want to be on Snapchat or Instagram. If you're targeting Baby Boomers, Facebook may be a better platform. Selecting the right platforms will help you to reach your target audience more effectively.

     2. Create Opportunities To Link To Your Content

As we mentioned, one of the goals of social media SEO is to drive traffic to your website. Create opportunities for website visitors to click through to your site by including links in your social media content. For example, you might include a link to a blog post in your Facebook status update or tweet a link to an article along with a compelling headline.

     3. Use Keywords And Hashtags

Like traditional SEO, keywords and hashtags are important for social media SEO. You're more likely to appear in search results when you include relevant keywords in your social media content. Hashtags also help improve your visibility, making it easier for people to find your content.

     4. Create High-Quality Content

If you want people to share your content and link to it, you need to create high-quality content that's interesting, informative, and engaging. No one wants to read a boring blog post or watch a low-quality video, so make sure your content is worth sharing.

     5. Optimize Your Images

Depending on your social media platform, images can play a significant role in your SEO strategy. For example, on Pinterest, images are everything. Ensure your images are high quality and include relevant keywords in the file name and alt text.

     6. Make It Easy To Share Your Content

Don't make it difficult for people to share your content. Include social sharing buttons on your website and ensure your content is formatted correctly for each platform. For example, if you're sharing a blog post on Twitter, you'll want to include a headline and a link rather than just sharing the entire article.

     7. Increase Positive Mentions And Brand Awareness

Part of social media SEO is building positive mentions and brand awareness. One way to do this is to encourage your customers and fans to leave reviews on your social media profiles and Google My Business listing. You can also run social media campaigns or sponsor contests to get people talking about your brand.

     8. Build Partnerships And Collaborations

Finally, one of the best ways to improve your social media SEO is to build partnerships and collaborations. For example, you could partner with another business in your industry to co-sponsor a contest or collaborate on a blog post. These types of partnerships can help to improve your visibility and reach.

     9. Check Your Analytics

Once you've implemented a social media SEO strategy, tracking your progress is important. Check your social media analytics to see how your content performs and make changes as needed.

Conclusion

Social media SEO is a powerful way to improve your visibility and reach online. By following the best practices outlined above, you can drive more traffic to your website and improve your search engine rankings. For more help with your social media marketing, contact our experienced SEO agency experts at Digital Authority.

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