Why SEO lost importance
Cameron Chapman wrote an interesting post at instantShift today, he explain well about the position of SEO in web development & internet marketing world lately which is getting less & less important.
Social media is a big part of the blame for this situation. People can now ask their friends or complete strangers for recommendations on virtually anything, and get human-filtered results within minutes through Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking sites. Internet users are also becoming more savvy and can cut through search results to find the best content, regardless of optimal placement for the best keywords.
Even in cases where search engines still send significant traffic to a site, search engines are becoming so much more intelligent that it’s getting harder and harder to get good placement unless you’re providing the best content.
According to Chapman’s article, the 7 main reasons why SEO is getting less important are:
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