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SEO or SEM?

Mar 312008

published by Dan in SEO | SEO Strategy with No Comments

Last time I explained the difference between SEO and SEM. Today I will be discussing whether you should opt for SEO or SEM.

In truth I believe that ALL websites should invest in SEO except for the very few that, due to the site’s nature, do not need to do well in search engine listings (See my post on Instances When SEO is Not Needed). Even if you plan on doing SEM doing SEO is a good idea because, as mentioned in my previous post, once you pull down your ads in search engines you can fall back on the positive results brought about by SEO. Furthermore, by doing SEO you can be sure that you will be doing relatively well in all the major search engine listings. This means that if you concentrate your SEM efforts in just one search engine (Google AdWords or Yahoo Search Marketing) you can still rest easy knowing that you aren’t neglecting the user base in other search engines.

Search engine marketing can also be done by anybody but it is most apt for those that need results fast and can not wait for the effects that organic SEO brings. It is also for businesses that are on a very competitive industry and know that they will have a really hard time getting to the top of the search listings.

The important thing to remember when choosing whether to do SEO or SEM is to always put aside a budget for SEO and then work with the rest of the budget for your SEM campaign. There are plenty of good SEM strategies out there to fit budgets of all kinds.

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