SEM stands for search engine marketing. It is a catchall phrase that includes many of the terms in this article -- and much more. One way to think of SEM is to divide it into two parts: organic search is the art and science of building a Web presence intrinsically capable of driving traffic; paid search is the art and science of placing advertisements to cost-effectively drive traffic.






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