Social Media

[francesco27]

With so many different social network sites these days which ones really make a difference when it comes to SEO, Facebook? LinkedIn?

I only have limited time with my clients websites and a really want and need to expand their social network exposure

[oneticsoft]

Facebook, Twitter

[Andy.Drinkwater]

Google, Bing and Yahoo all use Facebook and Twitter as metrics, so I would suggest at least using those. But it is also about building up a reputable following as well. For example, if Matt Cutts were to re-tweet an article of mine, it would be a strong signal for the SE's.

Regards,

Andy

[eyepaq]

Personally I use: digg.com, facebook, twitter and delicious - in the exact order posted.

It's a huge differences as far as impact the # of followers you have for each - the merrier the better  (friends or likes with facebook, followers with digg and twitter and so on) but even with 0 followers with digg for example you can help some of your pages rank well.

The work involved is limited as far as time (resources) and you can easily spot the ones that work for you best and assign more time to get more exposure with those.

I vote with digg.com at this point as the main SN channel as it helped me a lot even with 0 or limited exposure (followers).

Is not what it was used to be but still it pulses a lot of power - I think it will soon become something like dmoz - it won't get to much direct traffic but you will have a good seo benefit from being present.

[francesco27]

thank you I apreciate that

[francesco27]

cheers, COME ON MATT RE-TWEET FOR ANDY!!!!

[francesco27]

cheers buddy

[Andy.Drinkwater]

Amen to that!

[francesco27]

You have a lot of good info on your site looks good

[CPU]

I have set up facebook pages for a couple of local sites and the facebook pages themselves have bounced about between page 1 and page 2, appearing on page 1 within a week.

The business owners have tended to leave the pages to stagnate despite my advice and they are still showing on page 2 with no links but a keyword match name.

If the client (or you on their behalf) is prepared to update the status, tweet etc regularly then there may be SEO value but also wider marketing value. If the Twitter page and Facebook page are never updated then it may not be a wise use of your time which you mention is limited.

[francesco27]

you made a good point, so many of my clients keep bringing up budget but if they dont want to invest theirs not much point having an old social media setup, Thank you