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IT: Search English Optimization (SEO) 1

A vocabulary exercise covering Search Engine Optimization (SEO) terminology. These terms are essential for digital marketers, content creators, and anyone working on organic search strategy.



📚 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. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is all about making your site easier to __________________________ in searches.
2. My site doesn't __________________________ ( = appear) in any search results.
3. I __________________________ it ( = did a search on Google), but I couldn't find any information.
4. Meta tags are important, but not as important as they used to be, so you shouldn't put too much __________________________ on them.
5. The search __________________________ 10,000 hits. = There were 10,000 results for the search.
6. I submitted my site to the directory, but it hasn't been __________________________ yet ( = it hasn't yet appeared in the directory).
7. Our traffic rank is based on a 3-month __________________________ of traffic to a particular website.
8. The site's "reach" is the actual number of __________________________ that visit the site during a particular period.
9. __________________________ refers to how easy it is for people to navigate the site.
10. I'm __________________________ my recommendations on an in-depth analysis of your traffic reports.




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