SOCIAL MEDIA OPTIMIZATION (SMO)
Social Media Optimization is the use of
a volume of social media sites or outlets and communities to yield
prominence and publicity, thus increasing the awareness of a brand,
product or event. It is similar to SEO in its goal which is to
generate traffic and cognizance for a website. In broader sense,
social media optimization (SMO) means modifying a website and its
content in terms of sharing across network sites or social media
sites.
There are different types of social
media sites such as RSS feeds, social news and bookmarking, also
social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, video and
blogging sites. Anything that enable a person to socially interact
with others online is described as social media. Some of those are
the aforementioned sites that are widely known and used by everyone.
With this new way of providing
the needs of the clients, which is through SMO, we should
acknowledge the variety of strategies to be employed when using
it. Here are some of the beneficial strategies we should
consider: increasing link-ability, getting communities
connected, making tags and bookmarks, and helping your content
travel.
In general sense, SMO is a better and
innovative way t increase traffic to your site. It also leads SEO to
improve. SMO is not just about building a greater and huge social
media for your product or services. The social networks of others can
be advantaged to great effect whether or not the organization has
strong social media presence.