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IT: Search English Optimization (SEO) 3

Build your SEO English vocabulary with this exercise. Understanding these terms will help you follow SEO discussions, read analytics reports, and communicate with digital marketing teams.



📚 Key vocabulary
keyword density — the percentage of times a target keyword appears in a piece of content relative to total word count
backlink — a link from one website to another, used as a signal of authority and credibility by search engines
crawlability — the ease with which search engine bots can access and index the pages of a website
domain authority — a score predicting how likely a website is to rank in search engine results pages
long-tail keyword — a specific, multi-word search phrase with lower volume but higher conversion potential
meta description — a brief summary of a page's content that appears in search results below the title
canonical tag — an HTML element telling search engines which version of a page is the authoritative one
page speed — the time it takes for a web page to load completely, a factor in both user experience and search rankings
structured data — code added to a page to help search engines understand the content and display rich results
anchor text — the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink that gives context about the linked page


READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.



1. "Sponsored" links are links that are ______________________ by a company to promote themselves or their products/services.
2. Most SEO companies prefer to focus on search results that show up naturally (not as paid advertisements), in other words "organic search results" or "organic __________________________".
3. Click fraud can be a real __________________________ ( = can be dangerous) for your business.
4. High quality content is an __________________________ ( = vital/ very important) part of search engine optimization.
5. When you __________________________ your content, make sure you emphasize specific key phrases for search engines.
6. To increase content relevancy = To __________________________ content relevancy
7. The person who is responsible for writing content is called a __________________________.
8. Rearranging you link __________________________ ( = structure), can improve your search engine ranking.
9. We have a __________________________ ( = established beyond doubt) formula for optimizing websites.
10. To improve your chances of getting a higher rating = To __________________________ your chances of getting a higher rating




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