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SEO Glossary

Jargon terms used by Web developers when referring to SEO or search engine optimization.

backlink

Learn what the term backlink means in Web design and SEO.

bad neighborhood

You can hurt your site if you link to a bad neighborhood. But what is a bad neighborhood?

keywords

Definition of the term keyword as used in SEO. The keywords are the words or phrases that the page is optimized for.

link farm

What is a link farm? Definition of the SEO term link farm or linkfarm.

long tail

A definition of the term long tail as it applies to search engine optimization and web design.

organic search

Definition of the term organic search - used in Web development and SEO.

SEO

Definition of the term SEO - used in Web development.

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