There is as such no latest technique in SEO. Google is now more focused on social media reputation. A good social media reputation is what Google refers while ranking your website.
“Matt Cutts clearly says in one of the videos that “We do use Twitter and Facebook links in ranking”.
This suggests that if your posts are clear, relevant and compelling, social media can get you better visibility and high-quality inbound links.”
Social media reputation is enhanced by involving in social networking, social bookmarking, blogging, guest posting, blog commenting, forum posting, community building, image/ video posting etc.
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