Smo?

[SEORockStar]

can somebody tell me what is SMO? and how to do it?

[BradCallen]

SMO = Social Media Optimization. It is a way of reaching & engaging your crowd on social media sites. It can be amazingly rewarding if done well and the opportunities are limitless.

From Wikipedia, Social Media Optimization (SMO) is the methodization of social media activity with the intent of attracting unique visitors to website content. SMO is one of two online methods of website optimization; the other method is search engine optimization or SEO.
There are two categories of SMO methods:
(a) Social media features added to the content itself, including: RSS feeds, social news and sharing buttons, user rating and polling tools, and incorporating third-party community functionalities like images and videos
(b) Promotional activities in social media aside from the content being promoted, including: blogging, commenting on other blogs, participating in discussion groups, and posting status updates on social networking profiles

Social media optimization is related to search engine marketing, but differs in several ways, primarily the focus on driving traffic from sources other than search engines, though improved search ranking is also a benefit of successful SMO.

According to search engine expert Danny Sullivan, the term "social media optimization" was first used and described by Rohit Bhargava.[1] Bhargava's original five rules for conducting social media optimization are:[2]
1) Increase your linkability
2) Make tagging and bookmarking easy
3) Reward inbound links
4) Help your content travel
5) Encourage the mashup
6) Get communities connected

[AussieWebmaster]

great answer Brad

[SEORockStar]

Thanks for your answer Brad