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A/B testing

A/B testing is a method used to compare two versions of any web page, app, or campaign to check which one has the potential to perform better.

Above the fold

Above the fold is the part of the content visible to users before they scroll down the webpage. The visible content suits the user’s device, and content on different screens is visible very differently. 

Absolute link

Absolute link is a hyperlink that specifies the exact location of a web page, resource, files, etc. It consists of protocol, domain name, and location of the resource. 

AdSense

AdSense is a free advertising application provided by Google that allows online publishers to earn money while producing content such as blogs, games, forums, and websites. 

Advertising networks

Advertising networks act as an intermediary between publishers and advertisers, helping them to meet the demand and supply of advertisements. Platforms like Google AdSense, AppLovin, Adcash, Publift, PopAds, etc are examples of advertising networks. 

AdWords

AdWords popularly known as Google Adwords, is the former name of Google Ads, an advertising platform for creating and displaying ads on Google’s search results, Google Display Network, and YouTube. 

Affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing is a part of digital marketing by which an affiliate earns a commission for marketing another person’s or company’s products. 

Algorithm

Algorithm is a set of rules used in SEO for bringing traffic and ranking to the website pages so that they appear in the search results. 

Alt attribute

Alt attribute is a text alternative to the image that enables search engines and users to understand what the image means. 

Anchor text

Anchor text is a text that is visible and clickable in a hyperlink. This text can help you to get into the next set of paragraphs or lead to a new page instead. 

Application program interface (API)

Application program interface (API) is a software that allows applications to communicate with each other. Its methods include sending and receiving data and performing other tasks. 

Arbitrage

Arbitrage means to drive organic traffic efficiently by exhausting the cost efficiently with the traffic generated by a website. It aims to reduce the cost of ranking compared to the revenue they can generate. 

Astroturfing

Astroturfing is a type of marketing strategy in which ideas are manipulated to be acceptable. Unfortunately, some forms of astroturfing have become common, and marketing is perceived as the truth about any specific product. 

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) are web development techniques that make web applications and pages faster and more interactive. They allow users to update parts of content without reloading the page. 

Authority

Authority refers to a website's credibility and trustworthiness. It is known as one of the significant factors in ranking a website in search results. 

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Earn Media

Earn media is the means of gaining publicity or exposure for brands in an organic way rather than through paid advertising or owned channels.

Earnings per click

Earnings per click are a metric used in advertising and affiliate marketing. They are calculated by dividing the total commission by the number of clicks received on a particular link.

eCommerce

eCommerce is known as electronic commerce, which is the way of selling and buying goods and services through platforms called eCommerce platforms.

eCommerce SEO

eCommerce SEO is a marketing strategy to improve the visibility of online stores in the search engine results pages on Google, Yahoo or Bing.

Editorial link

Editorial link is a link that can be valuable high-quality backlinks, a website can earn by not directly asking for and paying for.

Engagement metrics

Engagement metrics are data points that can be used to measure the user interactions in a website, app, social media, or other digital content. 

Everflux

Everflux is a continuous and permanent fluctuation in search engine rankings as Google brings its changes in algorithms and indexes.

Exit rate

Exit rate is the percentage of visitors who leave the website after viewing a specific web page after exploring other pages of the same website. 

External link

External link, also called outbound links, are those hyperlinks of a website which lead to a different domain.

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Google Dance

Google Dance is a term used to refer to the frequent , unpredictable and temporary changes that could happen in a website’s ranking.