Everytime I turn around it seems there are more initials and terms in Internet Marketing.  Here’s a few I compiled with my version of their definition. 

  • SEO - Search Engine Optimization - about 60 different things you can do to help your website get ranked higher in Google, Yahoo and MSN.
  • SEM - Search Engine Marketing - beyond SEO - having a presence on the internet that helps convert readers into customers by moving them to action.
  • E releases - electronic press releases (easier for the editor and reporter to pick up your story because it’s a simple “copy/cut/paste “and then edit for them.
  • I media - internet media - beyond traditional media of newspapers, magazines, tv and radio but blogs, websites, podcasts, videocasts.
  • E media - electronic media - beyond internet media to ipods and mobile media cell phones.

What terms have you recently heard or discovered?

SEO SEM - Defining the Alphabet Soup in Internet Marketing

9 thoughts on “SEO SEM - Defining the Alphabet Soup in Internet Marketing

  • Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 12:10 pm
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    Here’ s one. RSS feed ads - really simple syndication ads. Advertise your website on feeds. I have yet to try it myself though.

  • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 6:35 am
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    Yes, I should have had RSS as one of the terms, although I don’t really see it as advertising. To me, RSS is more like subscribing to an online newsletter in a special reader.

    Some businesses may use their newsletter like an ad, so it may make sense that they view it as an SEO or SEM tool.

    Does anyone else disagree or have more to add about it?

  • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 9:43 am
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    Chris - I agree with you about RSS, but I was actually referring to RSS feed advertising services, like Pheedo.

  • Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 8:47 am
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    Cool, I hadn’t heard of Pheedo. Gotta check it out. Thanks!

  • Friday, September 19, 2008 at 10:00 am
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    Hi been surfing the net for Internet Marketing Service and found your blog reg SEO SEM - Defining the Alphabet Soup in Internet Marketing. You relly know your stuff! I\’d like to see more posts here. Will definitely bookmark this one and come back.

  • Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 11:00 am
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    Thats good to see the main different between the SEO SEM and others. I have never got so brief intro of this info. I feel RSS is most important factor for internet world.
    I have very less info about Pheedo, can any one help me out to get what exactly is it.

  • Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 1:14 am
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    Theres a Free Internet Marketing Course that I started using not long ago and I must say, it was better than the last course that cost me $2,997…I wonder if the people charging for these expensive courses have a heart or even understand what its like for us little people. Well I am thankful to the free guide as it’s really helping me with my internet marketing and finally I’ve started making some income. If anyone is interested the free course is at http://www.InternetMarketingsBestFreeGuide.com All the best of luck.

  • Monday, November 24, 2008 at 1:29 pm
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    Internet marketing is a growing industry, everyday new and more product categories seem to consider the use of internet marketing strategies. Amzing how a few years back, these strategies were considered as alternative solutions, today there are plenty of products and services that use internet marketing as their main strategy. I’m sure there will be more of these acronyms to come, the more people use internet marketing the more we’ll all get familiar to these new set of terminologies.

  • Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 4:51 pm
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    Thanks so much for this info…

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