At the end of last week, we discussed the dichotomy of flash lovers, and flash haters. Today we'll be taking a look at another divide, this time in the world of internet marketing...

Traditional SEO vs. Social Media Marketing...ding ding...ding

I've always found it fascinating that we (as humans), generally see things in terms of winners and losers. Look around our society, and from the Talladega Nights movie; if you're not winning, you're losing. This is no different from internet marketing. Traditional SEO looked to be unshakable as the primary means of turning a profit on the internet. Inbound links, clever keyword usage ruled the day...

That was until a new kid showed up on the block, and like Mike Tyson did during his day will undoubtedly shake things up in the future. I'm of course talking about social media marketing. Some people are already swearing by it, and that page views, and quality links are flowing like a glorious fountain.

The question remains though, 'Who's the winner, and who's the loser?'. The answer is different no matter who you talk to, which leaves me feeling like both are winners. Huh? That can't be right, two winners? It's an insane notion, but in this case it's true.

While social media marketing is becoming a huge business, traditional SEO isn't going anywhere. For the 'seen' future anyway. What's better than siding yourself with one winner, supplementing that with another winner.

| JohnnyV |