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What is Search Engine
Marketing?
Search engine marketing, (SEM), is a
type of Internet marketing that may
help to promote websites or products
by enhancing their visibility in search
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This visibility can be paid placement,
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inclusion.
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Is SEO different
from SEM
Often
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term
SEM
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used
exclusively to mean Pay per click
advertising,
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But experts suggest that SEM is the
wider discipline that incorporates
SEO
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Great SEM Tools
Keyword research and analysis
Tools
Website saturation and popularity
Checker
Back end tools (Google Analytics,
Code Valuators)
Who Is tools
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The following are the steps to
a successful SEM plan
Research your target audience.
Set your online goals and key performance
indicators.
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that represent your current and most relevant
content and potential content.
Validate your keywords by testing and
refining them with your keyword selector tools
such as Yahoo Keyword Selector, Google
Keyword Selector, Google Trends and Keyword
Discovery.
Check your current ranking.
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The following are the steps to
a successful SEM plan
Optimize the website by improving your web
design, architecture and web page content.
Pursue link-building and partnerships.
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Get in the news such as Google News with
RSS feeds.
Install good tracking software, and track and
analyze your performance for better results.
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