SEO Dictionary

Why do you need an SEO dictionary?

We are increasingly used to the technical terms associated with our profession, which often come from English. However, it is important to remember that not everyone is familiar with these terms. Even those who work with these words daily can forget or confuse them.

For this reason, we have set out to create an SEO dictionary that includes the most important terms and their meaning. This way, you can have all the most important concepts in one place and consult them whenever needed. In addition, we have tried to make the definitions as clear as possible, reflecting our expertise and a sense of humor. So that they do not become too boring.

You will finally be able to understand your consultant!

Or play SEO password if that was your dream…

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A/B Testing: A testing method that compares two versions of a web page or element to determine which is more effective. It can be used to compare designs in search of the coolest one.
Accessibility: Making your content friendly for everyone, including those with disabilities. Think of it as rolling out a red carpet for each visitor, making sure everyone can enjoy the show without obstacles. It’s key to curating the experience from different mobile devices.
Ads: Those little ads you see everywhere on the internet. They’re like TV commercials, but much more clever, chasing you around the web to remind you that you really need that pair of shoes you looked at a week ago. They’re also a great source of revenue for websites and advertisers.
Adwords: Ads is Google’s advertising platform (previously called Google AdWords). Through this service, ads are displayed in the form of sponsored links when someone performs a search, either through computers or smartphones.
Affiliate marketing: Here, you promote other people’s products and, if someone buys from you, you get a commission.
Ahrefs: It’s a tool that gives you superpowers to spy on your competitors, discover the best keywords and make your website irresistible to search engines. Basically, it’s the perfect ally in your quest to dominate Google. Any SEO uses it regularly.
AI (Artificial Intelligence): Without a doubt the technology of the moment, which you can find in chatbots like GPT-4, image generators like Dall-E or even video generators like Sora. At marketing4all.es you can follow all the news about AI.
Algorithms: They are mathematical formulas that decide what you see in your feed, what ads are shown to you and even what songs you should listen to next. They are like the invisible conductors who keep the digital symphony in perfect rhythm. Specifically, Google’s conductors change a lot and tend to cause headaches.
Alt Text: Description of the content of an image that helps search engines understand the context of the image and improves accessibility.
Analytics: Process of collecting, measuring, and analyzing web traffic data to improve decision-making and marketing strategy. It is usually done with the Google Analytics (GA4) tool.
Anchor Text: The clickable words or phrases in a link. Choose your words carefully, because they are the ones that will make your readers embark on the adventure of following the link.
API (Application Programming Interface): An API is an application programming interface. It is a piece of code that allows different applications to communicate with each other and share information and functionality. For example, it allows developers to create their own AI-powered applications thanks to the GPT Chat API.
Architecture Web: The master plan of your website. A good web architecture makes browsing your site as easy and comfortable as walking through a well-designed building. But in the same way, it is very important to have a good foundation and not start the house from the roof.
Audit SEO: This is an in-depth analysis of the state of your website. It’s like taking your page to a mechanic who makes sure everything is in top condition to impress Google and visitors. It’s key to finding problems you need to solve and ways to optimize your results.
Authority Domain: This is how the power and influence of your website is measured on the Internet, awarded by search engines based on the relevance and quality of your content. The more authority you have, the more respected you will be in search results and the higher you will appear. It requires constant and long-term work to obtain and maintain it.
Author page: The business card of the content creator. It’s the corner where readers can learn more about the author, discover their work, and follow their publications. In addition to highlighting the creator’s skills and achievements, it serves to let Google know that the content was created by a person.

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Backlink: Link from one website to another. Backlinks are important for SEO because search engines consider them a vote of confidence towards the linked content.
Backend: This is the part of the website where the magic happens, even if visitors don’t see it. However, it is key as it allows all the elements to function properly. Let’s say it is the technical part that maintains the facade of your website (the frontend).
Benchmarking: This consists of studying and learning from others. In marketing and SEO, this involves analyzing the strategies of competitors to identify strengths and areas for improvement in your own approach.
Black Hat SEO: These are unethical and dishonest techniques that trick search engines to get better rankings quickly. Imagine taking shady shortcuts that might give you short-term results but risk serious penalties, such as being banned from search results. Best to avoid this dark path.
Blog: Your personal platform to share valuable content and attract visitors. It’s like having your own digital megaphone where you can tell stories, offer advice, and establish yourself as an expert in your niche. A well-managed blog can improve your SEO by providing fresh, relevant content that attracts both readers and search engines.
Branding: The process of creating a unique and memorable identity for your business. It’s like designing your company’s personality, including your logo, colors, and the way you communicate your message. Good branding ensures that when people think of your industry, they think of you first.
Branded SEO: This involves optimizing your online presence so that your brand appears at the top when someone specifically searches for your name. It requires ranking for keywords that include the brand, sub-brand, or mention of the company’s name or its products.
Briefing: The master document that defines the goals, strategies, and tactics of a project. It’s like the roadmap for your team, providing all the necessary instructions to ensure that everyone is aligned and working toward the same goal. A good briefing can make the difference between the success and failure of a campaign.
Bot: A program that performs repetitive, predefined, and automated tasks, often trying to imitate human behavior. In SEO, it is a sensitive issue since some people use it to falsify their traffic or follower data.
Bounce Rate: Percentage of visitors who leave a website after viewing only one page.
Business Persona: A fictional representation of your ideal customer, created from real data and informed assumptions. Imagine your perfect customer: their name, their interests, their challenges. A business persona helps you understand who you are selling to and how to communicate effectively.

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Cache: This is used to speed up page loading. The cache temporarily stores frequently used data so that the next time you visit a site, it will load faster.
Call to Action (CTA): An instruction to the audience to take a specific action, such as “buy now” or “subscribe.” On social media, it is essential to always add a call to action: “Visit our website” or “Don’t miss our new product.”
Cannibalization: When your own web pages compete with each other in search results, stealing the spotlight from each other. In SEO, this occurs when multiple pages are optimized for the same keywords, which can dilute your presence and confuse search engines. The key is to make sure that each page has a unique and specific purpose.
Canonical URL: An HTML tag that helps avoid duplicate content by telling search engines the main version of a web page.
Clickbait: The (sometimes questionable) art of creating headlines so irresistible that you can’t help but click. It’s like baiting curious web surfers with a succulent worm. But beware, because if your content doesn’t deliver on its promise, you could lose your audience’s trust.
Cluster: A group of related content that is grouped to offer a more complete and coherent experience. In SEO, clusters help improve your site’s authority on a specific topic by linking relevant and in-depth articles.
CPA (Cost Per Acquisition): A Metric that calculates the cost of acquiring a customer through advertising campaigns.
CPC (Cost Per Click): The cost that an advertiser pays for each click on their ad.
CPM (Cost Per Thousand Impressions): Cost per thousand impressions, a metric used in advertising to calculate the cost of getting an ad viewed a thousand times.
Content Marketing: A strategy that involves creating and distributing valuable and relevant content to attract and retain a defined audience.
Conversion Rate: The percentage of visitors who take a desired action (such as making a purchase or filling out a form) compared to the total number of visitors.
Core Web Vitals: The essential parameters that Google uses to measure user experience on a web page. They focus on loading, interactivity, and visual stability, making sure your site is not only fast, but also enjoyable to use.
Copywriting: The art of writing persuasive texts that sell. Whether it’s an advertisement, a web page, or a social media post, good copywriting is essential to capturing and maintaining your audience’s attention. That’s where the copywriting profession comes from.
Coworking: Shared workspaces where professionals from various disciplines meet to work, collaborate, and share ideas. Imagine a vibrant café full of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and startups, all pushing each other forward in a dynamic and creative environment. Sometimes they have ping pong tables too.
Crawling: The process by which search engines send bots to discover and index the content of websites.
Crawler: These bots, also known as spiders, crawl the internet automatically, indexing pages for search engines. They are like the explorers of the digital world, making sure that all available content is discovered and classified appropriately. Your goal is to make their job easier so that they recommend your website.
CRM (Customer Relationship Management): The system that helps you manage all your interactions with current and potential customers. It’s like having a personal assistant that remembers all the important details about your customers, helping you build stronger and more effective relationships. Having a good CRM is key to taking care of customer service.
CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization): The process of improving your website to increase the rate of visitors who take a desired action, such as making a purchase or subscribing to a newsletter.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets): The language that gives your website style and personality. If HTML is the skeleton of your page, CSS is the makeup and wardrobe that makes it look fabulous. With CSS, you can control colors, fonts, layouts, and virtually every visual aspect of your website, making it look exactly how you imagine it.
CTR (Click-Through Rate): Percentage of people who click on a link compared to the total number of people who view it.
Content Curation: The art of selecting and sharing the best of the content available on the web for your audience. In marketing, this means filtering out relevant and valuable information and presenting it in a way that adds value and keeps your audience engaged.
Crawling: The process by which search engines send bots, also known as spiders or crawlers, to discover and index new and updated content on the Internet. These bots follow links within web pages to gather data and build a comprehensive index of the web.

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Structured Data: Information is organized in a specific way so that search engines understand it better. This can improve the visibility of your content through rich snippets and other improved search engine results.
Deindexing: The process of removing a web page from search results. It’s like removing a book from a library so that it’s no longer available to readers. In SEO, this is done when a page is no longer relevant, has been removed, or when you want to prevent specific content from being found by search engines.
Keyword Density: The ratio of times a keyword appears in your content relative to the total number of words. Maintaining a good keyword density is crucial for SEO without falling into “keyword stuffing,” which can hurt your rankings.
Directory: A website that organizes and lists links to other websites by category. Directories can be useful for gaining backlinks and improving your site’s visibility in search engines.
Domain: The unique address of your website on the Internet. It’s like your home address, letting visitors know where to find you. Your domain is an essential part of your online identity and can influence your branding, SEO, and how easily people remember your site. You must register it and pay a fee to maintain it. The price will depend on how popular it is.
Domain Authority: A metric that predicts the likelihood of a website ranking in search results. Developed by Moz, it is based on factors such as the quality and quantity of backlinks.
DR (Domain Rating): A metric developed by Ahrefs that indicates the strength of a domain’s backlink profile on a scale of 1 to 100. The higher the Domain Rating, the higher the domain’s ability to rank in search engines.
Drag and Drop: An interface design feature that allows users to move elements within a web page or app by simply dragging and dropping them into the desired position. This technique makes it easy to customize and create content without the need for advanced programming knowledge. For example, Elementor allows you to design websites with Drag and Drop.

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EEAT: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust. These are a set of criteria used by Google quality evaluators to assess the credibility and reliability of a website. EEAT measures the author’s experience, their knowledge of the subject, the authority of the site and the trust it conveys to the user. It is key to positioning your content.
Error 404: HTTP status code indicating that the server could not find the requested page. This error occurs when the URL entered does not exist on the server and it is important to manage these errors properly to maintain a good user experience and avoid SEO problems. It is one of the most common errors.
Ecommerce: Electronic commerce that allows the purchase and sale of goods and services over the Internet. ECommerce sites allow companies to reach a global audience and carry out online transactions, offering an efficient and accessible platform for consumers. In SEO, it is key to take care of factors such as the listing of products and whether they appear in the Google image gallery.
Evergreen: Content that stays relevant and valuable over time, without being dependent on current trends or events. Evergreen content is essential for a long-term SEO strategy, as it continues to attract traffic and generate value without the need for constant updates. Here’s how to make evergreen content that lasts.
Elementor: A popular page builder for WordPress that uses a drag-and-drop interface to make it easy to create custom websites without any programming knowledge. Elementor offers a wide range of widgets and templates that simplify web design.

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): Frequently asked questions section, where the most common user queries about a specific product, service or topic are answered. FAQs help improve the user experience, reduce the support load and can contribute to SEO by including relevant keywords.
Featured Snippets: Short, highlighted answers that Google displays at the top of search results to provide quick information to the user. Featured snippets can include text, lists, tables or videos and are valuable for increasing a website’s visibility and traffic.
FOOH: Fake Out of Home Advertising is a very recent trend in the advertising world that consists of creating campaigns using special effects. Here are some examples of the most curious FOOH campaigns we have seen lately. They seek virality through the great realism that these ads achieve, since many users think they are real actions.
Frontend: The part of a website or application with which end users interact. It includes all the design, user interface and user experience, developed with technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. In this part, it is key to take care of the design, usability and user experience since it is what everyone who enters your website interacts with.
Funnel: Conversion funnel, which represents the stages that users go through from the first contact with a brand to the final conversion (purchase, subscription, etc.). The funnel helps to identify and optimize each stage of the purchase process to improve the conversion rate. Depending on the part of the funnel (top, middle or bottom) you should adapt your content. Here are some tips to do this.

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GSC (Google Search Console): A free tool from Google that allows website owners to monitor and maintain their presence in search results. GSC provides information on search performance, indexing issues, and opportunities for improvement in SEO. It is used every day by SEO experts to monitor the progress of campaigns and the evolution of a website. It is also used to index content manually.
GPT: The acronym for Generative Pre-trained Transformer, is a series of language models developed by OpenAI. GPT uses artificial intelligence to generate coherent and relevant text from text input, being used in natural language processing and content generation applications. In SEO, it will soon be key to be able to get your brand recommended. Here are some tips to achieve this.
GTM (Google Tag Manager): Free Google tag management system that allows users to implement and manage marketing tags on their website without modifying the code directly. GTM facilitates the management of analysis, tracking, and remarketing tools. Guest Posting: The practice of writing and publishing an article on another person’s or company’s blog. Guest posting allows authors to reach new audiences, increase their authority, and generate backlinks to their own website, benefiting both the author and the host. It’s a way to diversify content creation and collaborate with other websites.

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H1, H2, H3: HTML tags used to define the headings of a web page. H1 is the main heading and should be unique on each page, while H2, H3 and other hierarchical headings organize content into sub-sections, improving structure and readability.
Hosting: Service that provides the space and resources needed to store and maintain a website accessible on the Internet. A good hosting service ensures the availability, security and optimal performance of the website.
Hreflang: HTML tag that tells search engines the language and region of a specific page, helping to display the correct version of the content to users based on their location and language preferences.
Https: Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol that ensures secure communication between the user’s browser and the web server using SSL/TLS encryption. HTTPS protects the integrity and confidentiality of transmitted data.
Html: Hypertext markup language used to structure and present content on the web. HTML defines the basic structure of a web page through the use of tags and attributes, allowing the inclusion of text, images, links and other multimedia elements.
Headings: HTML tags (H1, H2, H3, etc.) are used to structure the content of a web page. Headings organize information into hierarchical sections, improving readability for users and making the content easier for search engines to understand.

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Indexing: The process by which search engines store and organize crawled content to display in search results. This can be done automatically or manually with Google Search Console.
Search intent: The end goal a user has in mind when typing a query into a search engine. Understanding users is key to knowing if they are looking for information, comparing options, or ready to buy. Capturing search intent is key to delivering the right content at the perfect time.
Interlinking: This involves connecting different pages within your own website through internal links. This way, you can get users to spend more time on your website and find more content that they find interesting. Here’s everything you need to know about internal linking.

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JS (Java Script): A programming language that allows for the creation of dynamic and interactive content on web pages. JavaScript enriches the user experience by allowing advanced features such as animations, form validation, and content updates to be executed without reloading the page.

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Keyword: A word or phrase that users type into a search engine. Keywords are fundamental to SEO strategy.
Keyword Research: The process of identifying and analyzing the words and phrases that users enter into search engines to find information. Keyword research is essential to developing effective SEO and content strategies, ensuring that content is relevant and accessible to the target audience.
Keyword Planner: A tool provided by Google Ads that helps advertisers discover relevant keywords and plan their online advertising campaigns. Keyword Planner provides data on search volume, competition, and cost per click, making it easier to optimize digital marketing strategies.
KPI (Key Performance Indicator): Specific and quantifiable metrics used to evaluate an organization’s success in achieving its strategic objectives. KPIs are essential to measuring performance and guide decision-making, ensuring that business activities are aligned with established objectives.

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Landing Page: The web page that users arrive at after clicking on an ad or link. It is designed to convert visitors into leads or customers. Optimizing landing pages is key to getting them to convert.
Link Building: The process of acquiring links from other websites to increase a site’s authority and ranking in search engines. It can offer great results in improving your website’s positioning and results.
Link Juice: The value and authority that is transferred from one page to another through links. This concept is crucial in SEO, as high-quality inbound links can improve a page’s positioning in search results by distributing authority and relevance among the linked pages.
Local SEO: An SEO strategy focused on improving the visibility of a business in local searches and in search engine maps. If you have a store, it is key that it can be easily found on Google Maps and that it has many positive reviews.
Long-Tail Keywords: More specific and less common keywords that tend to have less competition and can attract more relevant traffic.
Looker Studio: A data analysis and visualization platform that enables organizations to transform complex data into understandable reports and dashboards. Looker Studio facilitates data-driven decision-making by providing clear, detailed insight into key performance and trends.
Loading speed: The time it takes for the content of a web page to be fully visible and usable to the user. Loading speed is a critical factor in user experience and SEO, as it directly affects user satisfaction and perception of the quality of the site.
Link: A connection between two web pages that allows users to navigate from one to the other. Links can be internal, connecting different pages within the same website, or external, pointing to pages on different domains. They are essential for web navigation and SEO.

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Meta description: A brief description of the content of a web page that appears in search results below the page title. Meta descriptions are important to entice users to click on the link by providing a concise and persuasive summary of the page’s content.
Meta Tags: HTML tags that provide information about the page’s content to search engines and users. They include the title (title tag) and description (meta description).
Web Migration: The process of making significant changes to a website’s structure, design, location, or platform. Web migration may include transferring a site to a new domain, implementing HTTPS, restructuring the site’s architecture, or adopting a new content management system (CMS). It is crucial to plan and execute a web migration carefully to minimize the negative impact on traffic and search engine rankings.
Mobile: Relating to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, and optimizing websites and applications for these devices. In the context of digital marketing and SEO, ‘mobile’ implies the creation of user experiences optimized for small screens, fast loading times and responsive design, considering the increasing use of mobile devices for internet access.

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Networking: The process of establishing and maintaining professional and personal relationships with other individuals or companies. In the context of marketing, networking is essential for building alliances, sharing knowledge, expanding business opportunities, and improving a brand’s visibility and credibility. It is also often an occasion for having fun with alcohol involved.
Newsletter: A periodic publication sent by email to a list of subscribers that contains information, news, promotions, or relevant content. Newsletters are an effective digital marketing tool to maintain audience engagement, nurture leads, and promote products or services. We have a daily Newsletter that you shouldn’t miss.
Niche: A specific, well-defined segment of the market that has its own particularities and needs. Identifying and targeting a niche allows companies to specialize and offer highly relevant and customized solutions, increasing the effectiveness of their marketing strategies and customer satisfaction.
Noindex: A meta tag directive or HTTP header that tells search engines not to index a specific page in search results. Using ‘noindex’ is useful to prevent irrelevant, duplicate or sensitive content from appearing in search engines, helping to control website visibility.
Nofollow: A link attribute that tells search engines not to follow the link or pass authority or ‘link juice’ to the target page. ‘Nofollow’ links are used to control the distribution of link value and to avoid being associated with potentially unwanted or untrustworthy content.

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Off-Page SEO: Strategies outside the website, such as obtaining backlinks and mentions on social networks, to improve the authority and ranking of the site. Think of Off-Page SEO as your site’s network of contacts: it includes obtaining quality backlinks, mentions on social networks and other external signals that tell Google that your page is popular and trustworthy.
On-Page SEO: Optimization techniques applied directly to the content and structure of the website to improve its ranking in search engines. Think of On-Page SEO as fixing up your house before receiving visitors: from the keywords you use to the structure of your headings and the speed of loading, everything counts to impress search engines.
Open code: Software whose source code is available for anyone to use, modify and distribute. Within AI, for example, it is becoming quite fashionable to share the code openly so that anyone can use it with an API.
Open Graph: A protocol that allows web content to look appealing when shared on social media. The Open Graph makes sure your page looks great with eye-catching titles, engaging images, and perfect descriptions when someone shares it on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere.
Organic Traffic: Visitors who come to a website through unpaid search results.
Organic: Generally, everything that comes to your website naturally, without the need to pay for ads. With time and proper care, visits grow healthily thanks to quality content and SEO optimization. Plus, organic promotion is always more effective as it is perceived as genuine.

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Paid Traffic: Visitors who come to a website through paid ads on search engines or other platforms.
Page Experience: Signals Google uses to evaluate the user experience on your website. Good Page Experience ensures that visitors have a comfortable and enjoyable experience, with fast, mobile-friendly pages and no annoying pop-ups.
Page Rank: A Google algorithm that determines the importance of a web page based on the quantity and quality of inbound links. Think of Page Rank as popularity on a social network: the more influential friends recommend you, the higher you rise in search results.
Penalties: Punishments that search engines impose on websites that violate their guidelines. It can mean a drastic drop in search rankings or even being removed from the Google index. Better to play fair and follow the rules.
Podcast: It is undoubtedly one of the most popular formats of content. It is an audio program that can be downloaded or streamed online, similar to a radio show but available on demand. Podcasts are ideal for listening while driving, exercising or just relaxing, covering a wide variety of topics and genres. They demonstrate that quality content can last several hours and still captivate large audiences. The key is that they are able to provide value or entertainment in a unique way.
PPC (Pay-Per-Click): Online advertising model where advertisers pay a fee each time one of their ads is clicked.
Presence on Social Networks and Relevant Platforms: Strategy to increase a brand’s visibility and interaction on social networks, forums and other online platforms.

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Query: The word or phrase that a user enters into a search engine. Queries are like questions you ask Google, hoping to get the most relevant and useful answers from the vast library of the internet.
Q and A: The classic questions and answers. This is the section where the most common user doubts are addressed and resolved. In SEO, it can be used to position keywords and increase the likelihood that users will be encouraged to buy.

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Redirection: A technique used to send users and search engines to a different URL than the one they initially requested. Redirects are essential to maintaining the integrity of the user experience and to preserving the SEO value of pages when URLs are changed or removed.
Regex: A sequence of characters that defines a search pattern. Regular expressions are used in programming and data analysis to find, extract, or replace text that meets certain criteria, allowing for advanced and precise manipulation of text strings.
Relevance: The degree to which the content of a web page matches the intent and needs of the user performing a search. Relevance is a crucial factor in search engine algorithms to determine a page’s position in search results, ensuring that users find useful and relevant information.
Robots.txt: A text file that webmasters place in the root directory of their website to give search engines instructions on which pages or sections of the site should or should not be crawled. This file helps manage the indexing of content and control bot access to certain areas of the website.

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Schema Markup: Code added to a website that helps search engines better understand the content and improve display in search results.
Scraping: The process of extracting information from websites in an automated manner using specialized software. This technique is used to collect large volumes of data that can be analyzed and used for various applications, such as market research, competitor analysis, and data collection for artificial intelligence projects.
Screaming Frog: An advanced SEO tool that allows digital marketers to perform complete audits of their websites. Screaming Frog crawls websites to identify technical and SEO issues, such as broken links, duplicate content, and redirection issues, providing detailed information to optimize site performance. You can find many posts on our blog to get the most out of it.
Search engine: An online tool that allows users to search for information on the web. Search engines use complex algorithms to crawl, index, and rank web content, presenting relevant results based on user queries. Prominent examples include Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization): Process of improving a website’s visibility in organic search engine results.
SEOCOM: SEO agency with services in Madrid and Barcelona that has more than 20 years of experience. Without a doubt one of the best agencies to help your business get better results.
SEO crawl: It is one of the essential tools for SEO, through its great software for Reporting and Business Intelligence. In our blog you can find many posts to get the most out of it.
SEM (Search Engine Marketing): Marketing strategy that uses paid ads on search engines to increase website visibility.
Semrush: A comprehensive digital marketing platform used by professionals to improve their SEO, SEM, and content strategies. Semrush offers tools for keyword research, competitor analysis, website auditing, and positioning tracking, helping companies optimize their online presence and increase their visibility in search engines.
SERP (Search Engine Results Page): The results page that a search engine displays after a user enters a query.
SERP Features: Additional elements in search results, such as featured snippets, image carousels, and maps that enhance the user experience.
Server: A computer or computer system that provides resources, data, services, or programs to other devices, known as clients, over a network. In the context of the web, servers host websites, responding to requests from users’ browsers and delivering the requested web pages.
Short Tail Keyword: Short, general keywords consisting of one or two terms. These keywords tend to have high search volume and competition but may be less specific to user intent. Examples include terms such as “shoes” or “hotels.”
Sistrix: An SEO and digital marketing analytics tool that provides detailed data on website performance. Sistrix offers insights into search engine visibility, competitor analysis, keyword research and link monitoring, helping companies improve their SEO strategy. On our blog you can find plenty of posts to get the most out of it.
Sitelinks: Additional links that appear below a website’s main result in search engines. Sitelinks provide shortcuts to internal sections of the site, improving navigation and user experience, and can increase a website’s visibility and click-through rate.
Sitemap: A file that lists all important pages on a website and provides information about its structure. Sitemaps help search engines crawl and index site content more efficiently, ensuring that all relevant pages are discovered and ranked appropriately.
Slug: The part of the URL that uniquely identifies a specific page within a website. A well-optimized slug is short, descriptive and contains relevant keywords, making it easier for both users and search engines to understand.
Spam: The mass sending of unsolicited messages, usually for advertising purposes, which can be annoying and harmful to recipients. In the context of SEO, spam can be used to This can refer to dishonest tactics such as creating low-quality links or excessive use of keywords to manipulate search engine rankings. You must avoid at all costs that your content becomes spam.
SSL Certificate: Security protocol that encrypts the connection between the web server and the user’s browser, which improves security and user confidence.

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Target audience: The specific group of people to whom a company directs its products, services, and marketing campaigns. This group is defined based on demographic characteristics, interests, behaviors, and needs, with the goal of creating messages and strategies that resonate with them effectively. Knowing the target audience is crucial to designing successful marketing campaigns and optimizing conversion.
Technical SEO: The set of optimization practices that focus on the technical aspects of a website to improve its visibility in search engines. This includes optimization of loading speed, site structure, indexing, security (HTTPS), mobile-friendliness, and the correct implementation of tags and structured data. Technical SEO is critical to ensuring that search engines can crawl and index the site efficiently.
Teambuilding: The activities and strategies designed to improve cohesion, communication, and collaboration within a work team. Teambuilding seeks to strengthen interpersonal relationships, foster a positive work environment, and increase team motivation and productivity. These activities can include workshops, games, social events, and problem-solving exercises. It is often also an occasion to have fun with alcohol.
Title: The HTML element that defines the title of a web page. This title appears in the browser tab and is used by search engines as one of the main factors in determining the content and relevance of a page. A well-optimized title is clear, concise, contains relevant keywords, and entices users to click on the link in the search results. It is certainly an important part of SEO that also requires some ingenuity and creativity.
Traffic: The number of visitors accessing a website in a given period of time. Traffic can be measured and segmented into different categories, such as organic traffic, paid traffic, referral traffic, and direct traffic. Analyzing website traffic is essential to understanding user behavior, evaluating the effectiveness of marketing strategies, and making informed decisions to improve site performance.
Trends: The general directions or patterns of change in a market, industry, or consumer behavior over time. In the context of digital marketing and SEO, trends can influence content creation, product development, and marketing strategies, helping businesses stay relevant and competitive. They can be measured with Google Trends, a free tool that lets you know the most searched terms in real time.

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UGC (User Generated Content): Content created and posted by users of a platform or product, rather than the company itself. This includes reviews, comments, photos, videos, and social media posts. UGC is valuable because it reflects authenticity and real user experience, fostering trust and engagement among the audience. Additionally, it can enrich website content and improve its SEO.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator): The web address that uniquely identifies each resource available on the internet, such as pages, images, and documents. The URL allows users to access specific content using web browsers, serving as a clear and direct direction to said content. Within SEO, the URL can be optimized to make it easier to find or rank better.
Usability: A critical aspect of web design that determines how easily users can navigate and interact with a website. Usability focuses on making the user experience as intuitive and satisfying as possible, making it easy to obtain information or perform specific tasks without confusion or difficulty.
User intent: The purpose or motivation a user has when searching online. Understanding user intent is essential to optimizing content so that it aligns with user expectations and needs, thus ensuring a relevant and valuable experience.
UI (User Interface): The user interface is the set of visual and interaction elements that make up the graphical part of an application or website. UI includes all the elements that users use to interact with digital devices, such as buttons, menus, images, and more. Its design directly affects usability and user experience.
UX (User Experience): User experience refers to a person’s emotions and attitudes toward using a specific product, system, or service. Especially how that use is perceived in terms of ease and satisfaction. UX is integral to designing solutions that not only meet user needs but also provide pleasant and effective interactions.

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Visibility: The extent to which a website is visible in internet search results. Higher visibility means that the page appears higher in the results, increasing the likelihood that users will click on the link and visit the site.

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Web: The global system of interconnected documents accessible via the Internet, commonly known as the World Wide Web. The Web uses the HTTP protocol to transmit data and allows users to access a vast amount of information from anywhere in the world.
White Hat SEO: Search engine optimization techniques that adhere to the guidelines and ethical standards set by search engines. These practices are designed to sustainably build a site’s credibility and authority by focusing on providing real value to users. This is the kind of SEO to do and encourage.
WordPress: An open source content management system that is widely used to create and manage websites and blogs. WordPress is known for its intuitive user interface and extensive range of themes and plugins, allowing users to develop custom websites with relative ease.
WPO (Website Performance Optimization): The process of improving the performance and loading speed of a website. WPO involves optimizing several technical aspects, such as file compression, improving server responses, and image optimization, to ensure the site performs optimally and provides a superior user experience.

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Yandex: A search engine and technology company based in Russia that provides a variety of online services, including maps, online shopping, and translation tools. Yandex is the dominant search engine in Russia and offers features tailored to the preferences and needs of the Russian market. If you want to reach international customers, optimizing your content for each country’s search engines is key.

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Zero-click search: A phenomenon in search engines where answers to users’ queries are displayed directly on the search engine results page, eliminating the need for users to click on a link on a website to get the information they need. This type of search emphasizes the importance of optimizing content.