[MicahWedemeyer]

Google can send you a ton of high value traffic. Getting on Google page 1 can be done (almost) by yourself, without having to convince others to tweet, blog, share on facebook, etc. Plus, once you're there, it takes very little effort to stay, as compared with staying relevant in the social web.

Social is the hot thing right now, but when you're starting at zero, SEO is still a great way to bootstrap yourself to decent traffic.

[ericd]

Yep, the bursty, generally curious (rather than intentful) traffic from social media links absolutely pales in comparison with the consistent, large, and high-converting amount of traffic Google can send.

Social media is much better at engaging with customers to get feedback and figure out where the holes in your product are.

[thinkbohemian]

I couldn't agree more.