It is important for site owners to have some understanding of how work on the social media fits with conventional search engine optimisation. This knowledge can help them in their selection of a consultancy. It is best to obtain help from a search engine optimisation firm which can employ a joined-up approach. Social media services that do not include search engine optimisation cannot make the most of the opportunities out there. A little information about social media marketing is essential to fully appreciate this point.
At Searchengineoptimisation.co.uk we work to deliver campaigns which integrate work on social networking sites with search engine optimisation. In addition, we provide basic information on the topics in which we are specialists. This is done via our blog posts and articles. These are of some use to people who are getting acquainted with the world of search.
While many campaigns on social networks focus on big players like Facebook and Twitter, it is important not to neglect newer entrants to the competition. Google+ has made a largely positive start and the backing of Google will give it an edge over some of the smaller social networking sites. How it will fare against its larger rivals is an open question. The extent to which Google is supporting Google+ can be seen by the way in which it is innovating with the service.
According to its own blog, Google has altered the way in which the Google+ button is perceived in the search engine’s results pages. This minor adjustment is important in as much as it highlights the way the search engine and the social network work together. It may also have a bearing on other issues in a less obvious manner.
Google+ used to be a more obtrusive feature on the search engine results pages, but it is now only seen when the cursor passes by the specific result. Hence mouse movement reveals the button and allows one to click on it. This innovation may seem like a fussy non-change, but it can be interpreted in at least two ways.
Clearly, the new arrangement is somewhat neater than the old one. The Google services are integrated with one another in a subtle and user-friendly manner. However, the fact that the Google+ button is less visible means that its services are being promoted less aggressively. It is not apparent that Google+ will win from the new method of doing things and it will be hard to discern what would have happened otherwise.
On the other hand, Google might just use the move to the less obvious Google+ button as evidence that it does not unfairly promote its own services in the search engine results pages. Google is currently waiting for a European report into its allegedly anticompetitive behaviour. It will be given time to respond to its specific findings.
The way in which taking advantage of ‘the social media’ can be combined with conventional search engine optimisation is always worthy of study. This study needs to be based on a solid foundation of knowledge about how social networks and search engine optimisation work.