I Decided to Stop Doing Social Networking
In the past you may have heard me talk about how I prefer SEO over social networking. I just find the social networking plugins for wordpress clutter your site, bleed pagerank, and are a hassle to deal with. I had them on some of my sites, but decided it wasn’t worth it anymore. Now my site looks cleaner, loads faster, and I can focus strictly on SEO.
People will always be looking for a search term in Google and it’s a heck of a lot easier getting consistent hits that way, then constantly checking on mybloglog or submitting your sites into Digg. Besides most social networking sites like Digg are rigged anyways by webmasters using multiple IDs or paying other people to vote. I know some webmasters will claim success from social networking, but it’s rare and and very time consuming and there is no guarantee the traffic will be sustainable, unlike with SEO. Once you rank well in search engines, you usually stay there.
August 28th, 2008
im still using them, i havent had a problem so far actully. but as above poster said you use up a lot of time on it :/
August 28th, 2008
More or less I can agree with this decision. The only problem is that SEO takes much more effort and time - but then again it provides longterm quality traffic.
August 28th, 2008
I think every way of getting in more links is valuable. Social Bookmarking and Social networking need to be part of any SEO strategy in my opinion. Like any other seo campaign, I would just watch out for the ones that are actually bringing in leads and stick to them instead of crowding the posts with tons of irrelevant stuff.
August 28th, 2008
i still using it, actually i using bookmarking tool to make it easier. but i’m agree that’s time comsuming
August 28th, 2008
Well I can certainly say that social networking uses up a lot of time… and maybe you’re right here - perhaps this time is better spent getting you noticed in the search engines. I agree also with Suzanne that there is some benefits to social networking and SEO, but maybe we’re losing track of all the things that got us our rankings in the first place.
August 30th, 2008
Good to read this, because it’s something I’ve suspected was the case.
I have been meaning to get into social networking, since everyone else seems to be into it. But I never get around to it, mainly because the concept doesn’t grab me that much. It’s like getting just one ad spot on prime time TV. You get a torrent of hits, then it all dries up (unless you keep doing it, of course).
Search engines seem the slower, but more reliable option.
August 30th, 2008
Yes, one needs a strategy - of course - as possibilities with net marketing are increasing exponentially. I few month ago I didn’t even knew what social bookmarking is! It’s like everywhere in business live: You need to focus. Some companies are focusing on personal sales others on print or whatever marketing.
August 31st, 2008
Social networking seems to work for quick traffic, but whether or not that traffic will subscribe and become active in the blog is another question. I would certainly think you should consider having stumble or digg buttons on your posts so readers could utilize them.
September 4th, 2008
Social media has a nice personal attribute to it and can have an impact on SEO, but IMHO, needs to only be a small piece of your SEO pie.
September 9th, 2008
But social networking are not that bad you may use it little and make some SEO beside it…..
it won’t hurt I think.
September 11th, 2008
Building web traffic is never easy and it can be always tough for beginners.
There are of course many ways and the tips given above are really useful, i mainly concentrate on social bookmarking. I think that has a good niche when it comes to generating traffic.
September 19th, 2008
I dont think that you should stop social networking. I mean there are so many potential clients out there dude.
I have to agree with you that once you rank well your bound to stay there but its always great to have a back up right? And you cannot deny that social networking is too easy.
September 20th, 2008
Its easy, but its time consuming. SEO is just as easy if you know what you are doing, but you get much more long term benefit.
September 21st, 2008
Social bookmarking is something that can be relied upon. It is the way forward. Make sure that you have the right list of sites with you though.
I think the scope is immense and it can easily be tapped into.
October 7th, 2008
My sugestion is focus on BOTH SEO and SMO. you will make much more money! personaly, i LOVE cars, but i dont search for cars every day!
However, i do enjoy networking with peaple with the same interest so if you followed me on a social network i would most likely add you as a friend and then click-through to your site.
So use Social Networks to find thoes ‘other’ peaple and get more traffic.
November 14th, 2008
Social networking is quite interesting in the beginning but then it becomes so dull and boring . And its also a nuissance, because of too many spams.