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The Internet has broken down geographical barriers, enabling fast-moving small companies to compete effectively with much larger rivals. What all successful online businesses share is an Internet presence which is promoted and supported by an effective Internet Marketing strategy.

It is not enough simply launch a website, submit it to a few search engines and expect visitors to find the site. The key aims of an Internet Search Marketing strategy are to achieve high website visibility, high rankings and enhanced conversion rates.

An Internet Marketing campaign which attains all three will generate a stream of high quality traffic for the website, a high proportion of which can be converted from browsers into buyers. High volumes of targeted traffic combined with high conversion rates produce highly profitable websites.

Understanding the SEO Industry

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results for targeted keywords. Usually, the earlier a site is presented in the search results or the higher it "ranks", the more searchers will visit that site.

SEO can also target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, and industry-specific vertical search engines. As a marketing strategy for increasing a site's relevance, SEO considers how search algorithms work and what people search for.

SEO efforts may involve a site's coding, presentation, and structure, as well as fixing problems that could prevent search engine indexing programs from fully spidering a site. Other, more noticeable efforts may include adding unique content to a site, ensuring that content is easily indexed by search engine robots, and making the site more appealing to users.

One of the challenges facing any new industry is creating a demand for and an awareness of the industry in the mind of the consumer. Since many Website owners have only a general idea of what search engine optimization (SEO) is and how it works, we've come up with an analogy from another industry that makes it easier to understand.

Search Engine Marketers = Ad Agencies
Search engine marketers dealing with paid listings are very similar to ad agencies in offline media. They work with the message and the creative to get people to take action: to buy, subscribe or register. They have budgets and are able to monitor results and tweak campaigns to get the maximum return for their clients. It's pretty easy to see the parallels between SEMs and ad agencies, but a little harder to understand the role of search engine optimizers, as they relate to the "free" search listings.

Search Engine Optimizers = PR Firms
A search engine optimizer is actually very similar to a public relations firm in the offline world. PR firms try to get their clients mentioned in news stories and featured in print and broadcast media, i.e., they obtain "free" publicity. An SEO consultant attempts to get their client's site listed highly in the "editorial" or "free" listings of the search engines. As with offline media, the editorial content (or listings) often carries more credibility with consumers.

Just as a pr firms carefully writes press releases and formats them in a way that is favourable to the news media, a search engine optimizer adjusts the code and wording in a site to present it in the way that the search engines prefer to read it. A good SEO (just like a good PR firm) will create content that is interesting and useful, making it much more likely to be ranked well (or be newsworthy). PR firms often act as image consultants as well, working with the company and its executives to make sure they present the best possible impression when meeting with the press. They make sure their message is consistent and in keeping with their brand, to help firmly cement the company's image in the mind of the customer. A professional SEO often does the same thing for a site, making design or usability recommendations to ensure that once people arrive they will easily be able to find what they need.