38 terms

SEO Glossary

Complete SEO glossary. Learn 38 key search engine optimization terms, from basics to advanced techniques.

301 Redirect

Permanent HTTP 301 Redirect

Intermediate Technical SEO

Alt text

Image alternative text

Beginner On-Page SEO

Anchor text

Link anchor text

Intermediate Off-Page SEO

Backlink

Inbound link / Incoming link

Beginner Off-Page SEO

Bounce Rate

Bounce Rate / Single-page session rate

Beginner Metrics

Canonical URL

Canonical URL / Preferred URL

Intermediate Technical SEO

Core Web Vitals

Core Web Vitals metrics

Advanced Technical SEO

Crawling

Web Crawling / Spidering

Intermediate Technical SEO

CTR

Click-Through Rate

Beginner Metrics

Domain Authority

Domain Authority (DA)

Intermediate Off-Page SEO

Duplicate Content

Duplicate / Duplicated Content

Intermediate Technical SEO

E-E-A-T

Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness

Advanced Quality Signals

Featured Snippet

Featured Snippet / Position Zero

Intermediate SERP Features

Google Business Profile

Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business)

Beginner Local SEO

Google Search Console

Google Search Console (formerly Webmaster Tools)

Beginner Tools

Indexing

Page Indexing

Intermediate Technical SEO

Internal Linking

Internal Linking Strategy

Intermediate On-Page SEO

Keyword

Keyword / Key phrase

Beginner SEO Fundamentals

Keyword Research

Keyword Research / Analysis

Intermediate Keyword Research

Link Building

Link Building / Link Acquisition

Advanced Off-Page SEO

Local SEO

Local Search Optimization

Intermediate Local SEO

Long-tail keywords

Long-tail keyword phrases

Intermediate Keyword Research

Meta description

Meta description tag

Beginner On-Page SEO

Mobile-First Indexing

Mobile-First Indexing

Intermediate Technical SEO

Noindex

Noindex meta tag

Intermediate Technical SEO

Off-Page SEO

Off-Page Optimization

Intermediate Off-Page SEO

On-Page SEO

On-Page Optimization

Intermediate On-Page SEO

Organic Traffic

Organic search traffic

Beginner SEO Fundamentals

Rich Snippets

Rich Search Results

Intermediate SERP Features

Robots.txt

Robots.txt file

Intermediate Technical SEO

Schema Markup

Schema.org Structured Data

Advanced Technical SEO

Search Intent

User Intent / Query Intent

Intermediate Keyword Research

SEO

Search Engine Optimization

Beginner SEO Fundamentals

SERP

Search Engine Results Page

Beginner SEO Fundamentals

Sitemap

XML Sitemap

Intermediate Technical SEO

Technical SEO

Technical Search Engine Optimization

Advanced Technical SEO

Title tag

Page title tag

Beginner On-Page SEO

YMYL

Your Money or Your Life

Intermediate Quality Signals