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- Above The FoldWhat does Above The Fold mean? Above The Fold in online advertising (or ATF) refers to the... Learn More >
- A/B TestingA/B Testing (or split testing) is where you show two different variants of something (an ad or... Learn More >
- Adobe FlashAdobe Flash was an animation program that was commonly used for advertising. It was finally... Learn More >
- Ad SpaceA space on a website that is reserved for advertising.
- Ad SpecsAd Specs are the requirements a website/network places on advertisers to allow their ad to run.... Learn More >
- Alt TagA bit of text that is attached to an image on a webpage appears when the image doesn't load.... Learn More >
- Animated GifA Gif that cycles through different images. Gif is an acronym that stands for graphic... Learn More >
- ARAugmented Reality is a way of digitally adding more details to an image recorded on a camera in... Learn More >
- ATFWhat does Above The Fold mean? Above The Fold in online advertising (or ATF) refers to the... Learn More >
- Augmented RealityAugmented Reality is a way of digitally adding more details to an image recorded on a camera in... Learn More >
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- Backup GifA Backup Gif is the Gif version of an ad that is provided alongside a more complicated version... Learn More >
- Below The FoldThe term Below The Fold (or BTF) means the space on a webpage that can only be seen once a user... Learn More >
- BreadcrumbsA hierarchical way of describing to a user where they are on the site (usually with hyperlinks).... Learn More >
- BrowserA browser is a piece of software that allows users to view web pages (you are using one right... Learn More >
- BTFThe term Below The Fold (or BTF) means the space on a webpage that can only be seen once a user... Learn More >
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- CanvaA popular and simple design tool that can be accessed through a browser. Canva has a large... Learn More >
- Cascading Style SheetsCSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets and is a programming language used to make websites.
- ClickableAnything that can be clicked on, where that click causes a response. For example, clicking on... Learn More >
- CLSCumulative Layout Shift is one of Google’s Core Web Vital metrics, which is to be used as a... Learn More >
- CMSCMS stands for Content Management System. It refers to any program that is used to manage a... Learn More >
- Conditional ContentConditional Content is content on a webpage or email that only appears when certain criteria are... Learn More >
- Confirmation PageA confirmation page is the page a user sees after completing an action that confirms that action... Learn More >
- ContentContent is a generic term for stuff on the internet, such as posts, articles, videos, pictures etc.
- Content Management SystemCMS stands for Content Management System. It refers to any program that is used to manage a... Learn More >
- Conversion RateThe Conversion Rate (CR) of a campaign is the number of conversions achieved per click. It is... Learn More >
- CookieA cookie is usually a way for a webpage to store a small amount of information on your computer... Learn More >
- CRThe Conversion Rate (CR) of a campaign is the number of conversions achieved per click. It is... Learn More >
- Creative AgencyA Creative Agency is a company that creates advertising on behalf of other companies. They... Learn More >
- CSSCSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets and is a programming language used to make websites.
- Cumulative Layout ShiftCumulative Layout Shift is one of Google’s Core Web Vital metrics, which is to be used as a... Learn More >
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- Dark PatternsDark Patterns are techniques used by websites and apps to trick their users into taking an... Learn More >
- DeliverablesThe specific tangible results of a project. In marketing, deliverables can mean things like... Learn More >
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- EmojiA standard set of small images that can be added to messages and posts that is used to express... Learn More >
- ExperienceA marketing buzzword that tries to encapsulate how enjoyable and easy to use something was. This... Learn More >
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- FAQsFAQs stands for Frequently Asked Questions. It is a section added to most websites to improve... Learn More >
- FaviconThe icon that appears on a tab in a browser when visiting a website. Usually just the websites logo.
- FIDFirst Input Delay is one of Google's Core Web Vital metrics, which is to be used as a ranking... Learn More >
- File ExtensionA file extension is the label your computer reads to understand what sort of file it is dealing... Learn More >
- First Input DelayFirst Input Delay is one of Google's Core Web Vital metrics, which is to be used as a ranking... Learn More >
- Flash AdAn ad made using Adobe Flash which is usually animated and can be interactive. These types of... Learn More >
- FoldThe bottom edge of a browser: the area above is what a user sees when they first load a webpage,... Learn More >
- Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQs stands for Frequently Asked Questions. It is a section added to most websites to improve... Learn More >
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- Gated ContentGated content refers to any webpages which require something before you are allowed to use it.... Learn More >
- GifA type of image file, which can be animated. Gif is an acronym that stands for graphic... Learn More >
- Graphic Interchange FormatA type of image file, which can be animated. Gif is an acronym that stands for graphic... Learn More >
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- Hamburger MenuA common feature of websites (including this one), where the menu button is simply shown as... Learn More >
- Hero ImageA Hero Image is a large (possibly oversized) image that dominates the top of a website, often... Learn More >
- Hidden IframeA hidden iframe is an iframe that is made invisible to users by being made incredibly small or... Learn More >
- HomepageThe front page of a website (where you go when you type in the URL). Occasionally abbreviated to HP.
- Horizontal Ad UnitAn ad unit that is wider than it is tall. It is useful to group ad units in this way for... Learn More >
- HPThe front page of a website (where you go when you type in the URL). Occasionally abbreviated to HP.
- HTMLHTML is the name of the code webpages are written in. Although there are other types of code... Learn More >
- Hyper Text Markup LanguageHTML is the name of the code webpages are written in. Although there are other types of code... Learn More >
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- IEMade by Microsoft, Internet Explorer is one of the oldest browsers available. It has now been... Learn More >
- Iframeiframe is an abbreviation of inline frame and is an innovation by Internet Explorer to display... Learn More >
- Infinite ScrollInfinite Scroll refers to a feature on websites where a user can continue scrolling down a page... Learn More >
- InlineA way of including code (such as CSS) directly in the body of a program (or webpage). While this... Learn More >
- Internal LinkAn internal link simply means a link that goes from one page within a site to another page... Learn More >
- Internet ExplorerMade by Microsoft, Internet Explorer is one of the oldest browsers available. It has now been... Learn More >
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- JavaScriptJavaScript is a type of code used for programming on the web. It is one of the three main types... Learn More >
- Joint Photographic Experts Groupjpg is the file extension abbreviation of a JPEG image file. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic... Learn More >
- jpgjpg is the file extension abbreviation of a JPEG image file. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic... Learn More >
- jQueryjQuery is a JavaScript library that makes it much easier to use JavaScript in a variety of ways.
- jsJavaScript is a type of code used for programming on the web. It is one of the three main types... Learn More >
- Jump PageA jump page is a microsite that opens after clicking on an ad. It is essentially a pop-up ad... Learn More >
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- KerningKerning is the process of altering the space between letters to make text easy to read and nice... Learn More >
- K-WeightIn Digital Marketing, K-Weight refers to the size of an ad or piece of content in kB... Learn More >
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- Landing PageThe page where a person enters a website (ie the page they "land on"). In online advertising,... Learn More >
- LatencyThe time between a user action (such as a click) and the corresponding reaction on a webpage... Learn More >
- Lazy LoadingIn display advertising, lazy loading refers to not loading an ad until it is set to appear on a... Learn More >
- Link RotLink Rot means when links on a website stop working over time. This happens primarily when: ... Learn More >
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- Meta DescriptionA Meta Description is a summary of a webpage that doesn't appear on the page. It is instead read... Learn More >
- MicrositeA microsite is a website made for a specific purpose, often by a company that already has a... Learn More >
- Multi-Size Ad SlotAn ad slot that can load more than one size of advert within it.
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- Native AdvertisingNative Ads are ads that are intended not to look like ads. For example, they could be an... Learn More >
- Nested CommentsWhen a reply to a comment is slightly indented or hidden under the comment it is replying to (so... Learn More >
- Non-Standard Ad UnitIn the Preparing Your Site section we told you to stick with IAB standard ads. This was because... Learn More >
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- OverlayWhat is an Overlay (or Floater)? An Overlay (or Floater as they are known in the US) is an IAB... Learn More >
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- PHPPHP is a programming language used on the internet.
- PixelA pixel is what makes up the images displayed on your computer. They are minute dots of colour,... Learn More >
- PNGA png is a type of image file (with the file extension .png). It is one of the best types of... Learn More >
- Polite LoadingPolite Loading is a common requisite made by websites for ads on their site meaning that ads are... Learn More >
- Portable Network GraphicsA png is a type of image file (with the file extension .png). It is one of the best types of... Learn More >
- Product ListA place where products are listed, such as in search results, category pages, sales pages etc.... Learn More >
- Publisher Ad TagA publisher ad tag is a piece of code that publishers put directly on their site to call ad... Learn More >
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- ReskinWhat is a Reskin? A reskin is a branded image that replaces the background of a website. It... Learn More >
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- Sales Confirmation PageA sales confirmation page is a webpage that confirms a purchase has been made online. It appears... Learn More >
- Scroll HijackingWhen scrollbars are made to behave differently than usual (for example stopping at a point and... Learn More >
- SitemapA sitemap is a list of all the web pages on a site, arranged in a useful manner.
- Social ProofA way of expressing that people like/agree with an action, often by using usage stats. For... Learn More >
- Style GuideA Style Guide is a manual that specifies the house style of a business. It typically includes... Learn More >
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- Tagged Image File FormatA TIFF is a type of image file (.TIFF is the file extension). TIFF stands for Tagged Image File... Learn More >
- Third-Party CookiesCookies that are dropped onto a person's computer when visiting a website that are not from the... Learn More >
- TIFFA TIFF is a type of image file (.TIFF is the file extension). TIFF stands for Tagged Image File... Learn More >
- TroubleshootingThe process of systematically testing for, finding and fixing problems (such as broken ads,... Learn More >
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- Web AccessibilityA way of judging whether a website has been developed so that people with disabilities can use it.
- Web AppA Web App is a website which functions like a program (such as Netflix for example).
- Web DesignWeb Design is the process of deciding what a website (or any thing that is put on the internet)... Learn More >
- Web DesignerA Web Designer is someone who designs websites (and anything that goes on the internet really).... Learn More >
- WebpageAn individual page on a website.
- What You See Is What You GetPronounced whizzy-wig, this acronym stands for What You See Is What You Get. It refers to a... Learn More >
- WYSIWYGPronounced whizzy-wig, this acronym stands for What You See Is What You Get. It refers to a... Learn More >
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- XML SitemapAn XML Sitemap is a file that lists all of a sites URLs so that Search Engines can properly... Learn More >
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- Z-IndexThe Z-Index is a CSS property that defines the order in which items on a webpage are shown - if... Learn More >
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