G5, provider of Digital Experience Management (DXM) software and various marketing services for the self-storage industry, has added G5 Social SEO to the DXM platform suite. The new offering integrates social media with search engine optimization technology to help storage operators increase their online presence and traffic on their websites.

According to a study of SEO ranking factors conducted this year by Searchmetrics GmbH, a provider of search-analytics software, several of the most important factors determining SEO ranking now stem from social media, lead by Google+ and Facebook. Google+ has caused a fundamental shift in how search engines present results, one where search results are determined as much by the people the searcher knows as by the sites that have the most links, G5 officials said in a press release.

As search engine algorithms evolve and leverage social relationships as a trust factor in determining rank, its crucial to integrate social activities into your SEO strategy, said Dan Hobin, co-founder and CEO of G5. Our new Social SEO software platform automates the integration of social signals with SEO tactics helping our clients get more traffic, more leads, more rentals and more revenue.

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Weve been developing a social media presence that not only ranks well in search but also entices our customers to interact with our brand and continue the conversation with their friends and followers, said Patrick Reilly, president of Urban Self Storage Inc., a Seattle-based operator with more than 50 storage locations in the Pacific Northwest. Weve been testing G5s impressive new Social SEO platform and are excited by the early results. This is an SEO game-changer.

Founded in 2005 and based in Bend, Ore., G5 was recently named one of the fastest growing private U.S. companies by Inc. magazine for the third consecutive year. It has also been named one of North Americas fastest growing technology companies by Deloitte for three straight years and one of Oregons fastest growing private companies for the past three years. G5 is backed by private equity investor Volition Capital.

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