<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed</title> <atom:link href="http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/</link> <description>Level343 SEO Article Archive</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 06:29:39 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>By: Mary-Kay Massey</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-18976</link> <dc:creator>Mary-Kay Massey</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:00:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-18976</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed http://t.co/Plflh8a2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed <a href="http://t.co/Plflh8a2">http://t.co/Plflh8a2</a></span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Massimo/Gabriella</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-18751</link> <dc:creator>Massimo/Gabriella</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:00:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-18751</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;SEM (search engine marketing) vs SEO (search engine optimization ) Clarification Needed:  http://t.co/dTdWr7ul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">SEM (search engine marketing) vs SEO (search engine optimization ) Clarification Needed: <a href="http://t.co/dTdWr7ul">http://t.co/dTdWr7ul</a></span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Mary-Kay Massey</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11176</link> <dc:creator>Mary-Kay Massey</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:46:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11176</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed http://t.co/hcxDDyG via @level343&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed <a href="http://t.co/hcxDDyG">http://t.co/hcxDDyG</a> via @level343</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Myth Busting the ROI on SEM &#124; Gab Monkey &#124; By: Brent Chaters</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-4132</link> <dc:creator>Myth Busting the ROI on SEM &#124; Gab Monkey &#124; By: Brent Chaters</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:57:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-4132</guid> <description>[...] SEM is faster, brings traffic to your website quickly, and increases visibility immediate [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] SEM is faster, brings traffic to your website quickly, and increases visibility immediate [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Michelle Mangen</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11177</link> <dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:59:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11177</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;RT @SEOcopy: The clarification of SEM vs SEO is pretty simple. http://ht.ly/2EtWn - SEO is the best tool in SEM’s belt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @SEOcopy: The clarification of SEM vs SEO is pretty simple. <a href="http://ht.ly/2EtWn">http://ht.ly/2EtWn</a> &#8211; SEO is the best tool in SEM’s belt.</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ryan Beale</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11178</link> <dc:creator>Ryan Beale</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:48:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11178</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;RT @SEOcopy: The clarification of SEM vs SEO is pretty simple. http://ht.ly/2EtWn -  SEO is the best tool in SEM’s belt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @SEOcopy: The clarification of SEM vs SEO is pretty simple. <a href="http://ht.ly/2EtWn">http://ht.ly/2EtWn</a> &#8211;  SEO is the best tool in SEM’s belt.</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Gabriella Sannino </title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11933</link> <dc:creator>Gabriella Sannino </dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11933</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;The clarification of SEM vs SEO is pretty simple. http://ht.ly/2EtWn -  SEO is the best tool in SEM’s belt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">The clarification of SEM vs SEO is pretty simple. <a href="http://ht.ly/2EtWn">http://ht.ly/2EtWn</a> &#8211;  SEO is the best tool in SEM’s belt.</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Level-343 Team</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11934</link> <dc:creator>Level-343 Team</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:59:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11934</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;The clarification of SEM vs SEO is pretty simple. http://ht.ly/2EtYh -  SEO is the best tool in SEM’s belt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">The clarification of SEM vs SEO is pretty simple. <a href="http://ht.ly/2EtYh">http://ht.ly/2EtYh</a> &#8211;  SEO is the best tool in SEM’s belt.</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Erik Anderson</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11179</link> <dc:creator>Erik Anderson</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 10:12:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11179</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;RT @SEOcopy: SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed http://ht.ly/1KOGo ~ In case you thought they are the same... think again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @SEOcopy: SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed <a href="http://ht.ly/1KOGo">http://ht.ly/1KOGo</a> ~ In case you thought they are the same&#8230; think again.</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Kim Brater</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11180</link> <dc:creator>Kim Brater</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 10:07:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11180</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;RT @SEOcopy: SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed http://ht.ly/1KOGo ~ In case you thought they are the same... think again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @SEOcopy: SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed <a href="http://ht.ly/1KOGo">http://ht.ly/1KOGo</a> ~ In case you thought they are the same&#8230; think again.</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Gabriella Sannino </title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11935</link> <dc:creator>Gabriella Sannino </dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 10:05:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11935</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed http://ht.ly/1KOGo ~ In case you thought they are the same... think again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed <a href="http://ht.ly/1KOGo">http://ht.ly/1KOGo</a> ~ In case you thought they are the same&#8230; think again.</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Level-343 Team</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11936</link> <dc:creator>Level-343 Team</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 04:20:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11936</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed http://ht.ly/1KP7S ~ just in case.... ;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed <a href="http://ht.ly/1KP7S">http://ht.ly/1KP7S</a> ~ just in case&#8230;. ;)</span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nathan Driver</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-11181</link> <dc:creator>Nathan Driver</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:02:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-11181</guid> <description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;RT @SEOcopy: SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed http://ow.ly/1rMoF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @SEOcopy: SEM vs SEO: Clarification Needed <a href="http://ow.ly/1rMoF">http://ow.ly/1rMoF</a></span></span></span></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: SEOcopy</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-2240</link> <dc:creator>SEOcopy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-2240</guid> <description>Now that would be great if they did an update. I love reading about human behavior and search. I mean really when you think about it in just the last 10 years look at how far search engines have gone. Now with Social networks like Twitter some people search internally. Just something else to chew on :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that would be great if they did an update. I love reading about human behavior and search. I mean really when you think about it in just the last 10 years look at how far search engines have gone. Now with Social networks like Twitter some people search internally. Just something else to chew on :)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: BusinessTraffic</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-2239</link> <dc:creator>BusinessTraffic</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:52:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-2239</guid> <description>No problem -Thanks for the great content.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I re-discovered a cool heat map that shows the percentage of clicks that each position gets in an organic search engine results page - it really reminded me how important it can be to get those top 4 or 5 positions! I thought others might enjoy checking it out:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seoresearcher.com/distribution-of-clicks-on-googles-serps-and-eye-tracking-analysis.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.seoresearcher.com/distribution-of-cl...&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No problem -Thanks for the great content.</p><p>I re-discovered a cool heat map that shows the percentage of clicks that each position gets in an organic search engine results page &#8211; it really reminded me how important it can be to get those top 4 or 5 positions! I thought others might enjoy checking it out:</p><p><a href="http://www.seoresearcher.com/distribution-of-clicks-on-googles-serps-and-eye-tracking-analysis.htm"></a><a href="http://www.seoresearcher.com/distribution-of-cl">http://www.seoresearcher.com/distribution-of-cl</a>&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: SEOcopy</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-2233</link> <dc:creator>SEOcopy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:26:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-2233</guid> <description>Thanks Earl I am glad you took the time to continue the conversation</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Earl I am glad you took the time to continue the conversation</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: socialmaker</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-2234</link> <dc:creator>socialmaker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:33:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-2234</guid> <description>When it comes to &lt;a rel=&quot;follow&quot; href=&quot;http://www.sergiubirzu.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;servicii seo&lt;/a&gt; and seo services there are only a handful of companies who really know what they&#039;re doing. Only these know what content is all about, fixing site issues, URL canoniclization and rewrites and getting you a lot of links.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to <a rel="follow" href="http://www.sergiubirzu.com">servicii seo</a> and seo services there are only a handful of companies who really know what they&#39;re doing. Only these know what content is all about, fixing site issues, URL canoniclization and rewrites and getting you a lot of links.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: SEOcopy</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-2232</link> <dc:creator>SEOcopy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:19:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-2232</guid> <description>I couldn&#039;t agree with you more. We have several other posts addressing those &quot;other&quot; details :) &lt;a href=&quot;http://level343.com/article_archive/category/search_engine_optimization/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://level343.com/article_archive/category/se...&lt;/a&gt; . I was just looking over our older posts and it&#039;s really amazing at how things can be regurgitated. lol Thanks for the conversation.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I couldn&#39;t agree with you more. We have several other posts addressing those &#8220;other&#8221; details :) <a href="http://level343.com/article_archive/category/search_engine_optimization/"></a><a href="http://level343.com/article_archive/category/se">http://level343.com/article_archive/category/se</a>&#8230; . I was just looking over our older posts and it&#39;s really amazing at how things can be regurgitated. lol Thanks for the conversation.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: BusinessTraffic</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-2231</link> <dc:creator>BusinessTraffic</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:10:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-2231</guid> <description>Gabriella, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Great job on describing the differences between SEM and SEO.  I would also add that SEO usually involves more &quot;under the hood&quot; changes to a web site, such as fixing up title tags, description tags, keyword tags, page targeting, site linking structure and other on-page factors. SEM focuses more on link building, advertising and other off-page factors. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gabriella,</p><p>Great job on describing the differences between SEM and SEO.  I would also add that SEO usually involves more &#8220;under the hood&#8221; changes to a web site, such as fixing up title tags, description tags, keyword tags, page targeting, site linking structure and other on-page factors. SEM focuses more on link building, advertising and other off-page factors.</p><p>Thanks!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: SEOcopy</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-2201</link> <dc:creator>SEOcopy</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:25:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-2201</guid> <description>lolol Hey Brain with as many acronyms coming out I have a hard time keeping up with most. Heck in my day SM meant sadism and masochism. :) Glad you enjoyed the post.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lolol Hey Brain with as many acronyms coming out I have a hard time keeping up with most. Heck in my day SM meant sadism and masochism. :) Glad you enjoyed the post.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Brian</title><link>http://level343.com/article_archive/2009/07/22/sem-vs-seo-clarification-needed/#comment-1914</link> <dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:35:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://level343.com/article_archive/?p=1302#comment-1914</guid> <description>I never understood what SEM was at all.  I thought it was another term for &quot;PPC Expert&quot;....like the PPC guys didn&#039;t like the fact that Site Optimizers had a cool little military-style code-name and they didn&#039;t.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now it makes more sense.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I never understood what SEM was at all.  I thought it was another term for &#8220;PPC Expert&#8221;&#8230;.like the PPC guys didn&#39;t like the fact that Site Optimizers had a cool little military-style code-name and they didn&#39;t.</p><p>Now it makes more sense.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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