IS SMO much better then SEO in 2013?

I notice SMO give fast results in comparison with SEO ! Are you agree with me ?

 

In the short-term, yes. In the long-run, no.

 

SMO can generate traffic as long as you are active. But SEO can give you constant traffic.

 

firstly you can increase the instant traffic by SMO but for long term SEO is more better than SEO..but when you use SMO and SEO simultaneously then definitely you can increase traffic and get on top.

 

As mentioned SMO can give you traffic as long as you are active on respective platform but other way round is that if have that traffic then build a good strategy to communicate with them constantly or you may loose them. While on the other hand SEO, organic SEO, requires concrete effort for some time then it can give you constant results.

 

You're comparing two completely different things
SEO is about search and SMO is about word of mouth marketing. Both have their own pros and cons, but still you can't ignore either.

 

SMO gives faster results but not as long lasting as SEO. They complement each so you have to do both, you can't choose to do one of them...

 

You are right but SMO give fast result in compression with SEO !

 

As with SMO, only as long as you are active. Many people thing SEO is a set it and forget it system but you'll always have new competitors trying to grab your space and if you stop building links or publishing new stuff you'll see that sooner or later your rankings will drop...

 

I concur with Khemraj, these two methods are very different in functionalities. I use both of them, but again IM is all about consistency. When you use SMO well and get results, couple it with SEO and you will reap the full benefits of getting to the top. This is as long as you continue using the accepted methods of IM -i.e. no spamming or using unauthorized automated programs to achieve results.

 

No i don't think so that SMO is better than the SEO because SMO is not durable and short term. But SEO takes time to get the desire result but result are durable and SEO is very cheap now a days.

 

i would say , you have to focus on both .
seo is a broader term while smo is one part of seo.
having huge numbers of links to your website scattered across social networks is not optimization.
you should focus on engagement of social audiences if you want to improve SMO you your business or services.

 

I agree with Dean, SMO give fast results but SEO give long lasting results. You will get better results with the use of both SMO and SEO rather than only using SMO. Because with SEO you will get backlinks and with SMO you will get visitors to your site.

 

thanks .

seo is all about getting high position in SERP.
while SMO (social media optimization) is just one factor for effective SEO.

 

Hello dear,

SMO can generate traffic as long as you are active. But SEO can give you traffic and keyword ranking also.

 

Depends on what is your product or service ...

If you are selling common products like dress or fashion materials, then SMO is much more fruit-full..

However think once again .. like if you are providing software development services, then SMO wont work ... People like you and me surf our social media profiles everyday to spend time.. Very few people will be interested in software development services while surfing in facebook or twitter ...
Hence SEO or PPC is much better for selling services like software development / website design etc.In this case use SMO to build your brand (Not to sell service).

 

I think we need a combination of both SMO (and from what I interpret you mean social media optimization) and SEO. I never stick to just one kind of marketing.

 

I also believe both are required to making a really sucessful website, lets face it why do just one thing when you can do both not like your working for your boss this benefits you and your website so it's ideal do both smo for short term and always concentrate on Seo for the long term constant traffic.

 

It seems you are asking

Is having water more important than the food??

Both the terms you mentioned there have their own significance. SEO is the one which makes sure that the authority of your website is increases on the basis of links you build on other websites, whereas SMO is a quick thing to do, but again, it keeps your pages fresh in the search engines (One of the factor to rank pages on search engines).

SEO can be done and left alone, because the authority does not go anywhere. However, SMO needs to be done continuously.

 

In short, SMO is still an important part of SEO.
Just my opinion, the truth is that SMO is very popular nowadays, but to be with SEO, there is no comparable.