What is SEM?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by narayanan, Aug 28, 2008.

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    Hi,
    Can any one tell me the difference between SEO and SEM?
     
    narayanan, Aug 28, 2008 IP
  2. sameerpanjwani

    sameerpanjwani Banned

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    SEO includes working on all the on- and off-page factors of your site - that would include optimizing your content, titles, building links, etc.

    SEM is broader in that it covers the marketing aspect of advertising on other sites, doing PPC campaigns, etc.
     
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    SEO Means - Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results for targeted keywords.

    SEM Means - Search engine marketing, or SEM, is a form of Internet marketing that seeks to promote websites by increasing their visibility in search engine result pages (SERPs).
     
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    sem = Search Engine Marketing. It includes seo and paid techniques like paid inclusion and paid placement.

    seo = search engine optimization. optimizing your site for natural listings and directories.

    seo is a piece of sem.
     
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    yes, seo and sem defination is correct. But marketing is different seo and sem. SMM is new that is core of seo and sem. what you think about SEM and SMO?
    seo is a another name of updation.
     
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    Hi,
    A very simple way to look at it is this...

    SEM = SEO + PPC

    Basically, you can SEO for free (even if many pay for links, etc.), but the rest of SEM is probably gonna cost, like with pay-per-click advertising, AdWords.
     
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    sameerpanjwani : Thanks for information :)
     
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    Search engine marketing is the umbrella term for SEO,PPC,and many other forms of online marketing like banner advertisement, Adsense, etc.
     
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    SEO is genarally taken to mean the optimisation of a site for the natural results.
    SEM is inclusive of PPC strategies

    Some people place off-page optimisation and link development into the SEM category, though personally I see it as part of the SEO process.
     
    MattUK, Aug 28, 2008 IP