http://seoserpent.disqus.com/enTue, 28 Oct 2008 12:38:39 -0000http://www.seoserpent.com/2008-09/guaranteed-seo-results/#comment-3344231<p>It is splitting hairs and they both go hand and hand. One without the other is pointless and you even pointed out "visibility" as a defining trait of SEM which ties into SEO. ;) I think we both agree on your last sentence!</p>Marty MartinTue, 28 Oct 2008 12:38:39 -0000http://www.seoserpent.com/2008-09/guaranteed-seo-results/#comment-3341704<p>Agreed that being number one isn't the be all and end all however, I would say that SEO is about being number 1.</p><p>Yeah, I'll split hairs but SEO is optimizing for the search engines, right? So technically the higher the better.</p><p>SEM, is marketing through the search engines, this is more about "higher conversions, ROI and visibility" being number 1 here is simply a "nice" bonus.</p><p>K, done splitting hairs. Agreed, there's way more to doing business on the internet than just number 1 rankings.</p>RobertTue, 28 Oct 2008 10:05:32 -0000