50 Basic Terms used for SEO.
Part 1- Terma 1 - 10
Like any specialized industry, Search Engine Optimization also has its specific terms and definitions. In this SEO Glossary, the most commonly used terms are introduced which you must have to know.
Search Engine Optimization is a broad topic. So before you start it, you must know some basic terms. So that, you may get aware of it. Let’s start right now
Followings are 10 basic used terms for SEO.
Algorithm is a complex computer programming way used by Search Engine to retieve data and answer the queries. It is used to display results of website ranking, review youtube videos, answer the questions and many more
2: Algorithm Changes
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Some Algorithm changes cannot be detected. But the major changes are easy to detect. They may have three forms
I. Algorithm Update:
II. Algorithm Refresh:
Search engine re-runs a preconditioning algorithm by using previous signals.
III. New Algorithm:
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To improve the quality, Search Engine adds a new part of Algorithm
3: Alt Attribute:
Alt attribute is an attribute that uses HTML code for image content that is used by search engines and screen readers. Alt provides alternative information for the attribute image
4: Analytics:
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5: Anchor text
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By: Neil Patel |
Anchor text is a text that we use to link out viewers to another page. This is a clickable text which we can click to go to next page. Use this text as a logo and a search engine links to this website or web page and provides us with contextual information.
For example, if you have a site named “Info Tech Edu” that you want your visitors to visit, you will have an anchor text Infotechedu.
If you want to search some site code, you would see a line that looks like this
<a href=:"https://www.youtube.com">Eentire Info</a>
Tag link Anchor Text
6: Authority:
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By: Ana Hercigonja |
Authority is a combination of signals used to evaluate search engine WebPages or websites that may be used for ranking purposes
7: Back links:
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Back links are simply a link that you can use to visit another site. This site is linked to another site. The search engine uses Google's back link to display a ranking signal, which is joined by a to another site's content and is trusted by other site.
High-quality back links help increase the site's ranking position and search engine result visibility
8: Bounce Rate:
The bounce rate is the percentage of visitors who visit your site and visit your website without having to visit another page. There are also a few visitors who visit your site and find out about your site.
Bounce rate is an important factor in SEO. The bounce rate of your site is one of the most important ways to measure your site's success. You do not have to be accustomed to maintaining a bounce rate on your site.
9: Broken Link:
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A link that does not exist and shows an error is a broken link. Broken link is a link on the web that
does not work. If you click on the broken link, an error message will be displayed. If you link your blog post
to a website, and Google removes the page from your website, you have used a broken link in your post
10: Canonical URL:
for multiple URLs, we use canonical URLs in order to minimize duplicate content problem. It tells the
search engine which version of content you want to display.
These are essential SEO terms that I would like you to understand.
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