SEO

 (Search Engine Optimization)

With nearly 14 billion online searches every month and social media sites that rival populations of large countries, there’s unlimited opportunity. But to take advantage of that opportunity, it is vital to rank high in the search engines, to leverage social media and pay per click advertising, and to make sure your website turns visitors into leads and sales. If you don’t understand how to successfully apply these strategies, then your customers will go to your competitors instead.

SEM stands for “search engine marketing.” It is the process of  gaining traffic  from or visibility on search engines. The phrase is also sometimes shortened to “search marketing.”

SEM is an  umbrella term that covers two broad areas:

• Gaining traffic  through free SEO efforts
• Gaining traffic through paid search  advertising