Is SEO affected by social media results? Many companies have their own opinion, but the truth is they do in fact overlap. SEO is constantly changing the rules to ranking and although Google won’t be able to create direct social interaction, there is a correlation. Social media can contribute to the overall organic success including:

1. Link Potential

The more content you post on social media with links, the greater social reach it gets. The linking is similar to a spider web. A blog post or article that you post on your website is posted on different social media sites, and links back to the main website. If that post is shared  online, the reach will spread like wildfire. You might end up with leads that you wouldn’t have otherwise had without posting on social media

2. Traffic

Social media can draw more traffic back to your website, making you rank higher than others. When the content you post is designed for your target market, people will be more likely to share it. When you post interesting content, the customer gets to know your brand on a more personal level and feels more engaged. Search engines can measure your customer’s online activity on your site, including the bounce rate, pages visited, time spent on site and more. This helps you tweak your marketing strategy better based on what didn’t work before.

3. Personalization

Social media lets you personalize your company and give the customer a vibe for what your company is all about. When people like your posts or show activity on them, that impacts your ranking on Google and bumps your rankings up.

4. Search Query Volume

When your company has content out on multiple sites, your name gets sent to more people and a larger audience. This increases your brand awareness, which can lead to more searches for your name, and in turn, Google will notice and rank you higher. It is all about popularity and quality. The more content you have and share, the better.

5. Brand Signals

Getting mentioned on a site without a hyperlink  can affect ranking. Google calls this co-citation and a brand signal. Social media’s increases awareness and conversation can result in co-citation mentions.

6. Traffic Volume and Site Engagement

Social media can increase the traffic to your site, which is the most important for SEO ranking. Blogs drive the most traffic, in addition to videos, events, or other added content. If the user doesn’t bounce right away, it will benefit your ranking and be counted as organic.

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