Paid Social Media Traffic vs SEO
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2025 4:32 am
What are some pros and cons of both? What have you tried or considered?
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Pro marketers say "The money is in the list,", but what list? Email or social media?Nomad wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 2:16 pm Getting traffic through SEO is extremely difficult. It is easier to get traffic from social media, through ads or through your followers, if you have a lot. However, problem with paid social traffic it gets expensive over time.
Both!Jason wrote: Sun Jul 27, 2025 1:25 amPro marketers say "The money is in the list,", but what list? Email or social media?Nomad wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 2:16 pm Getting traffic through SEO is extremely difficult. It is easier to get traffic from social media, through ads or through your followers, if you have a lot. However, problem with paid social traffic it gets expensive over time.
Nomad wrote: Sun Aug 17, 2025 2:04 pmBoth!Jason wrote: Sun Jul 27, 2025 1:25 amHow is that?Nomad wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 2:16 pm Getting traffic through SEO is extremely difficult. It is easier to get traffic from social media, through ads or through your followers, if you have a lot. However, problem with paid social traffic it gets expensive over time.
Pro marketers say "The money is in the list,", but what list? Email or social media?
However, the problem with email list is it is really difficult to build a genuine list
You need to pay for SEO as well. For example, you may need to pay an SEO expert who can manhe the SEO if your website. Those SEO experts know how to get traffic through low-competitive keywords. SEO experts also have good knowledge about search engines as well. This enables them to gain traffic for your website within a given time.Jason wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 5:24 pm I feel it's a no-win situation. You're going to pay the same for paid traffic as with SEO.
Why is that?Nomad wrote: Sun Aug 17, 2025 2:04 pmBoth!Jason wrote: Sun Jul 27, 2025 1:25 amPro marketers say "The money is in the list,", but what list? Email or social media?Nomad wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 2:16 pm Getting traffic through SEO is extremely difficult. It is easier to get traffic from social media, through ads or through your followers, if you have a lot. However, problem with paid social traffic it gets expensive over time.
However, the problem with email list is it is really difficult to build a genuine list