All | SEO Terms
backlinks
backlinks - External links which point to a specific web site. e.g.: web site "A" contains a link that points to web site "B". Web site "B" receives a backlink.
bounce rate
bounce rate - Web analytics metric representing the percentage of visitors to a web site that exit the site after having viewed only one page. The theoretical ideal is zero but the average is approximately 70%. A high percentage is indicative of issues pertaining to the quality of the content, site structure, or relevance to the search term.
canonical URLs
canonical URLs -
Google's Matt Cutts provides the simplest definition: "Canonicalization is the process of picking the best url when there are several choices, and it usually refers to home pages."
canonicalization
canonicalization -
Establishing a canonical or single URL when many URLs may access the same web page content.
deprecated
deprecated -
Code, element, function, or feature which, while possibly still valid, is no longer supported or recommended to be used. Obsolete. To be phased out.
deprecation
deprecation -
Code, element, function, or feature which, while possibly still valid, is no longer supported or recommended to be used. Obsolete. To be phased out.
inbound links
inbound links -
Hyperlinks that are contained on other sites and lead to or point in to a given website. Also referred to as Backlinks.
internal links
internal links -
Internal linkage is hyperlinks that are directed from one page to another page within the same web site. These could be navigation links or editorial links.
search engine optimization
search engine optimization -
The process of modifying and marketing a web site to increase its positioning on search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Ask, and others.
search engine results pages
search engine results pages -
The resulting page from a query performed on a search engine such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Ask, or others. Also referred to in acronym form as SERP or SERPs.
