What is SEO & How it differs from SEM?

Started by seosolutions84, 08-30-2012, 23:04:50

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What is SEO?

SEO = Search Engine Optimization, ie getting your site ranked higher so more people show up at your doorstep.

In theory we're interested in all search engines. In practice SEO = Google.


What's the difference between SEO and SEM?

While some people use SEO and SEM interchangeably, SEO (search engine optimization) is actually a part of SEM (search engine marketing).

SEO refers to the process of using on and off page factors (typically free) to get your web pages ranked for your chosen keywords in order to get more search engine traffic to your sites. SEM takes it a step farther to include using paid search engine listings and paid inclusion to get more traffic to your websites.


meldave012

Very well explained. SEO practice more of the organic way while SEM is a paid advertisement.
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Amanda

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Search Engine Optimisation or SEO is the simple activity of ensuring a website can be found in search engines for words and phrases relevant to what the site is offering. In many respects it's simply quality control for websites. Having said that if there was ever an industry that was little understood by 'outsiders' it's SEO.
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RichardSmith

Hello friends

While some people use SEO and SEM interchangeably, SEO (search engine optimization) is actually a part of SEM (search engine marketing). SEO refers to the process of using on and off page factors (typically free) to get your web pages ranked for your chosen keywords in order to get more search engine traffic to your sites. SEM takes it a step farther to include using paid search engine listings and paid inclusion to get more traffic to your websites.

Thanks a lot
Richard Smith


meganiams84

In short, the SEO practices organic (free) way of building a link. However, SEM is a paid advertisement.
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celinaaniston86

SEO is a natural way to get ranking in search engine while SEM is a unnatural way to get ranking in search engine i.e. it gets ranking with paid advertising. PPC is a part of SEM. 
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Tedyma

I prefer to do SEO for online marketing; it is very effective means of marketing. There are plenty of sources, forums, blogs, directories etc...available for optimization.
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Velma Ganassini

SEO strives to improve a websites ranking on the SERPS whereas SEM is aimed at marketing and advertising the business represented by the website.
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allshine

Seo means increasing site ranking by cosuming your efforts and time rather than money,