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With the uprise of social media, it’s no surprise that is plays a major role in helping companies get their content in front of a larger audience. This leads to many things that have the potential of benefiting SEO, including an increase of backlinks, improved engagement signals, and more owned SERP real estate for branded queries. Also, having a deep understanding of both SEO and social media marketing helps your company perform better on both channels. Audience research on social media helps you in creating more targeted content and SEO research helps you understand what that social audience wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how crucial is social media in SEO? Here is a list of 10 reasons why social media is important in SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Social Media = Increased Visibility = More Links<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Social Can Help You Improve SEO Ranking Signals<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Posting on Social Gets Content Indexed Quicker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Social Interaction Data Can Help You Improve Your SEO Content<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Social Media Helps Build Search Demand<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Social Media Helps You Identify the Audience for Your SEO Content<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Social Media is a Great Place to Conduct Keyword Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Social Media Can Help You Generate New Content Ideas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Social Helps You Claim Owned SERP Real Estate for Branded Queries<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Social Drives Traffic While You Wait for SEO<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    With the uprise of social media, it’s no surprise that is plays a major role in helping companies get their content in front of a larger audience. 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