November 2009
Intermediate to advanced
432 pages
11h 18m
English
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Comparing SEO with SEM
The idea behind SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is that it makes sense to bypass the whole idea of advertising. As I’ve noted, the most effective and targeted ads are themselves on search results pages. So, why not simply arrange for them to be in search results—and specifically somewhere at the top of the search results—returned for a given query? Surely there’s more credibility in being within the top so-called natural search results rather than paying for placement. After all, anyone can buy an ad. In addition, more users tend to click on natural search listings than on ads. Taking these factors into consideration, the goal of SEO is to appear high in natural search listings.
Studies have shown that most people go no further than the first three pages of search results. Since Google defaults to 10 results per page, your goal should be to be within the top 30 results for the search terms you target.
Of course, the first few search results get far and away the most clicks, so ideally you’d want to be number five or above. However, this may not be realistic, depending upon many factors—and a successful SEO campaign targets many different keywords and phrases, with logical but differing expectations.
You should bear in mind that the traffic fall-off is steep. There’s a world of difference from an SEO viewpoint of being in the top three as opposed to on the second page of results.
Crafting the Blended Campaign
The goal of core SEO is to obtain high natural listings. ...
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