Glossary of SEO Terminology

An SEO Glossary of common terms, acronyms and related web terminology.

We have provided this glossary of search engine optimisation terms to help both, newcomers, and the more experienced SEO'rs out there. It is by no means complete though we have tried to include as much as we can.

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Ethical SEO

To only follow ethical SEO techniques and only follow the search engines guidelines on how to achieve good results. Some SEO companies will try to trick the engines into giving them good results. See our mission statement for more details on our Ethical SEO practices.

Error Page

An error page is when a website displays a page with an error message usually displayed because a webpage has been moved or deleted.

External Links

An external link is a link on a webpage that points to another website or webpage.

E-commerce

Selling products and services through the internet. The internet is full of ecommerce web designs that sell products some of the most used ones are Amazon and e-buyer.

Ezine

A magazine in electronic format many companies send the company ezine out as an email. This can help the company keep in touch with its clients and build relationships with new clients. Many website have an optin form on their website so they can subscribe to their newsletter or ezine.