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- 3rd Party CookiesCommonly used for analytics and conversion tracking, these are cookies that are not created by... Learn More >
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- Acceptable AdsAcceptable Ads is a set of criteria for placing ads on a website. It was created by the parent... Learn More >
- Active ModerationWhen a moderator is reading the majority of posts or comments on a website or social network to... Learn More >
- Active ViewActive View is how Google AdSense measures Viewable Impressions. An Active View Viewable... Learn More >
- Ad SpaceA space on a website that is reserved for advertising.
- ads.txtAds.txt is a file that websites can upload which publicly declares which ad companies are... Learn More >
- Advanced MatchingA feature on Facebook Ads which allows the Facebook Pixel to scan webpages it is on to glean... Learn More >
- AI ContentContent that is generated by a machine 'reading' other content. While AI Content is... Learn More >
- AnalyticsThe measurable statistics of a website or an ad campaign (such as impressions). Typically... Learn More >
- AOVThe average (mean) amount earned per order (in revenue). This is a helpful metric to make... Learn More >
- Average Order ValueThe average (mean) amount earned per order (in revenue). This is a helpful metric to make... Learn More >
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- BacklinkA backlink is a link from another website. Backlinks are different to inbound links, which... Learn More >
- Better AdsBetter Ads is a display advertising standard that publishers and ad networks sign up to in order... Learn More >
- BootstrapA business that pulls itself up into success without little or no external (or internal)... Learn More >
- Brand AwarenessBrand Awareness generally means how memorable a brand is under different conditions. It is... 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 >
- CLSCumulative Layout Shift is one of Google’s Core Web Vital metrics, which is to be used as a... Learn More >
- CMPA Consent Management Platform (CMP) is how websites track and record whether people have given... Learn More >
- Completion RateCompletion Rate is a metric meaning the percentage of people who completed a task, out of those... Learn More >
- Consent Management PlatformA Consent Management Platform (CMP) is how websites track and record whether people have given... Learn More >
- Content Optimisation SystemA Content Optimisation System (COS) is a platform that optimises content for individual... Learn More >
- Conversion PixelA conversion pixel is a 3rd party piece of code placed on a website that allows an advertiser or... Learn More >
- Cookie PolicyA policy that explains which cookies are dropped by a website, and what they are being used for.... Learn More >
- COSA Content Optimisation System (COS) is a platform that optimises content for individual... Learn More >
- CRMCRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. A tool or platform that helps manages a... Learn More >
- Cumulative Layout ShiftCumulative Layout Shift is one of Google’s Core Web Vital metrics, which is to be used as a... Learn More >
- Customer Relationship ManagementCRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. A tool or platform that helps manages 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 >
- Data Management PlatformA way to combine data from multiple sources to analyze and segment it. These are becoming... Learn More >
- DCNDigital Content Next (DCN) is the new name for the OPA. A non-profit trade association for the... Learn More >
- Digital Content NextDigital Content Next (DCN) is the new name for the OPA. A non-profit trade association for the... Learn More >
- DiscrepancyDiscrepancy Definition Discrepancy means an unexpected (or unexplainable) difference between... Learn More >
- DisqusA commenting plugin that can be used on any website which requires users to create profiles.... Learn More >
- DMPA way to combine data from multiple sources to analyze and segment it. These are becoming... Learn More >
- DOM Ready TimeThe amount of time it takes for a browser to actually receive the HTML code (pre-loading the page).
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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 >
- End of WeekEOW stands for End of Week. It is a common ad hoc deadline set in many types of business ("Can I... Learn More >
- End UserThe person who actually uses a website, product, or service. It is important to keep a focus on... Learn More >
- EOWEOW stands for End of Week. It is a common ad hoc deadline set in many types of business ("Can I... Learn More >
- ExperienceA marketing buzzword that tries to encapsulate how enjoyable and easy to use something was. This... Learn More >
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- FaviconThe icon that appears on a tab in a browser when visiting a website. Usually just the websites logo.
- Featured SnippetsFeatured snippets are a small portion of a webpage's text that Google displays at the top of... Learn More >
- FIDFirst Input Delay is one of Google's Core Web Vital metrics, which is to be used as a ranking... 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 >
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- GAMGoogle Ad Manager is Google's ad serving platform. Through GAM websites can add different ad... Learn More >
- GDPRGDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is the updated legal framework in the EU... Learn More >
- General Data Protection RegulationGDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is the updated legal framework in the EU... Learn More >
- GifA type of image file, which can be animated. Gif is an acronym that stands for graphic... Learn More >
- Google Ad ManagerGoogle Ad Manager is Google's ad serving platform. Through GAM websites can add different ad... Learn More >
- Google DiscoverGoogle Discover is a feed on Google.com (on mobile) and the Google App which surfaces content... Learn More >
- Google Search ConsoleThe new name for Google Webmaster Tools. Google Search Console is a free service that lets... Learn More >
- Google Tag ManagerGoogle Tag Manager is an efficient way of dynamically managing tagging on a website from Google.... Learn More >
- Graphic Interchange FormatA type of image file, which can be animated. Gif is an acronym that stands for graphic... Learn More >
- GSCThe new name for Google Webmaster Tools. Google Search Console is a free service that lets... Learn More >
- GTMGoogle Tag Manager is an efficient way of dynamically managing tagging on a website from Google.... Learn More >
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- IABIAB stands for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (or Internet Advertising Bureau in the UK).... Learn More >
- InlineA way of including code (such as CSS) directly in the body of a program (or webpage). While this... Learn More >
- Internet Advertising BureauIAB stands for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (or Internet Advertising Bureau in the UK).... Learn More >
- Invalid TrafficInvalid traffic (or IVT) is traffic that ad networks will not pay publishers for, regardless of... Learn More >
- InventoryThe total amount of ad impressions a publisher or network has - this is usually expressed as a... Learn More >
- Inventory ForecastingThe act of predicting how many ad impressions will be available in the future. Like all... Learn More >
- IVTInvalid traffic (or IVT) is traffic that ad networks will not pay publishers for, regardless of... Learn More >
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- JavaA programming language used for web applications. Not to be confused with the far more prevalent... Learn More >
- Joint CopyrightWhen a piece of content belongs to multiple people/companies. This often happens for co-branded... Learn More >
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- Largest Contentful PaintLargest Contentful Paint is one of Google's three Core Web Vital metrics. It is a type of page... Learn More >
- LCPLargest Contentful Paint is one of Google's three Core Web Vital metrics. It is a type of page... Learn More >
- Lead GenerationLead generation (or Lead Gen) is the gathering of potential customers' contact information and... Learn More >
- Link Spam UpdateAn algorithm update from Google in 2021 formalising the need to mark outbound links that are not... Learn More >
- Link VelocityThe rate at which a site gets new inbound links, usually measured as the number of linking... Learn More >
- Loyalty RateLoyalty Rate is the percentage of users that visited a website or app, that also visited in the... Learn More >
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- Made for AdvertisingMade for Advertising Sites. Low quality websites that focus typically focus on a niche,and which... Learn More >
- MagentoMagento is a popular open-source eCommerce platform owned by Adobe.
- MarkupA way of tagging a webpage (or elements of a webpage) to explain what they are. This is most... Learn More >
- MCMMultiple Customer Management is the way in which ad networks can manage the Google Ad Exchange... Learn More >
- Media KitA pack of materials about an organisation. This can either be a pack of prices and options for... Learn More >
- Meta DescriptionA Meta Description is a summary of a webpage that doesn't appear on the page. It is instead read... Learn More >
- MFA SitesMade for Advertising Sites. Low quality websites that focus typically focus on a niche,and which... Learn More >
- MicrositeA microsite is a website made for a specific purpose, often by a company that already has a... Learn More >
- Minimum CPMThe minimum CPM amount you will accept for ad impressions - often an option in ad network UIs,... Learn More >
- Minimum GuaranteeA minimum guarantee, or MG, is an amount an ad network contractually agrees to pay a publisher... Learn More >
- ModeratedModeration is the act of reviewing comments or forum posts to ensure they don’t breach rules set... Learn More >
- MonetizedIf something is monetized that means that it has been set up so that money is earned from it.... Learn More >
- MonumetricAn ad network for WordPress sites that uses ad rotation technology. They only take sites over a... Learn More >
- Multiple Customer ManagementMultiple Customer Management is the way in which ad networks can manage the Google Ad Exchange... 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 >
- Net Promoter ScoreNet Promoter Score is a way of measuring how likely your audience is to recommend you. It... Learn More >
- NHTWhat is Non-Human Traffic? Non-Human Traffic (or NHT) is a type of traffic made up of any... Learn More >
- NicheA specific or specialised interest or section of the population. Websites are often spoken about... Learn More >
- Non-Guaranteed InventoryNon-Guaranteed Inventory is the term used when an unspecified amount of inventory is purchased.... Learn More >
- Non-Human TrafficWhat is Non-Human Traffic? Non-Human Traffic (or NHT) is a type of traffic made up of any... Learn More >
- NPSNet Promoter Score is a way of measuring how likely your audience is to recommend you. It... Learn More >
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- Online Publishers AssociationNow known as Digital Content Next (DCN), the OPA is a trade association of websites with a... Learn More >
- On-Page SEOOn-Page SEO means optimising what is on a webpage (including things that aren't visible - eg... Learn More >
- OPANow known as Digital Content Next (DCN), the OPA is a trade association of websites with a... Learn More >
- Opt-In‘Opt-in’ or ‘Opting in’ means requiring a user to make an active, positive choice to increase... Learn More >
- Opt-OutIn email marketing, an opt-out means unticking a pre-ticked box that says "I would like to... Learn More >
- OverlayWhat is an Overlay (or Floater)? An Overlay (or Floater as they are known in the US) is an IAB... Learn More >
- Owned MediaOwned Media refers to advertising using channels an advertiser controls. This includes your own... Learn More >
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- Page CTRThe percentage of clicks all ads on a page received (Page CTR can also be used to measure link... Learn More >
- Page Experience UpdateThe Page Experience Update was a Google algorithm update for search that rolled out in Summer... Learn More >
- Page ImpressionAlso known as a page view, a page impression is a digital marketing metric that counts each time... Learn More >
- Page RPMWhat does Page RPM mean? In digital marketing, the Page RPM is the amount a publisher receives... Learn More >
- Page SpeedPage Speed is how fast an individual webpage loads. It can be measured in many ways but is... Learn More >
- Page ViewA page view is a metric for how many times a webpage is loaded.
- Passive ModerationWhen a moderator only checks if posts or comments on a site are suitable if someone flags them.... Learn More >
- PECRAn acronym for Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation, PECR is an EU regulation around... Learn More >
- Polite LoadingPolite Loading is a common requisite made by websites for ads on their site meaning that ads are... Learn More >
- Pop-UpWhat is a Pop-Up (or Pop-Under)? A pop-up ad comprises of a webpage that opens up in a new... Learn More >
- PromotersPromoters is a term used when calculating Net Promoter Score. It refers to people who have... Learn More >
- PublisherA publisher of a website is the person or company responsible for the content on a website. This... 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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- RevenueThe total amount of money taken in by a person or company, before any expenses (such as taxes... Learn More >
- Revenue Per Thousand What does RPM mean? In digital marketing, the RPM price means that every time something... Learn More >
- Revenue Per Thousand PagesWhat does Page RPM mean? In digital marketing, the Page RPM is the amount a publisher receives... Learn More >
- RPM What does RPM mean? In digital marketing, the RPM price means that every time something... Learn More >
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- SentimentA feeling of opinion on something. Sentiment analysis is often used wherever there are comments... Learn More >
- SitemapA sitemap is a list of all the web pages on a site, arranged in a useful manner.
- Site SpeedA general term for the speed at which a site loads. Site speed can be broken down into multiple... Learn More >
- SkippableSkippable in online advertising refers to ads (usually video ads) that do not have to be watched... Learn More >
- Social ListeningThe process of monitoring social channels for people talking about your brand or things related... Learn More >
- SpiderA spider is a type of bot deployed by search engines that crawls websites to index their... Learn More >
- Split TestingA way of testing whether one thing is better than another. For example, you could split test two... Learn More >
- SquarespaceA website builder.
- SSL CertificateAn SSL Certificate is a digital key that creates a secure connection between a website and a... Learn More >
- SubdomainA subdomain is part of a larger domain, usually separated by a dot and at the beginning of a... Learn More >
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- Thin ContentContent on a website that has little to no value to a user. This is generally thought of as very... Learn More >
- Time to InteractiveA measurement of how long it takes for a webpage to become interactive after it starts to load.... Learn More >
- TLDTLD stands for Top-Level Domain. Top-Level Domain refers to the most important part (rightmost)... Learn More >
- Top-Level DomainTLD stands for Top-Level Domain. Top-Level Domain refers to the most important part (rightmost)... Learn More >
- TrafficTraffic in online advertising is a catch-all term for visitors to a site (the online equivalent... Learn More >
- TTIA measurement of how long it takes for a webpage to become interactive after it starts to load.... Learn More >
- Two-Click PenaltyA method that Google uses to prevent click fraud. If Google suspects that clicks on display ads... Learn More >
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- UGCUGC (or User Generated Content) means any content generated by the users of a site as opposed to... Learn More >
- UnmoderatedModeration is the act of reviewing comments or forum posts to ensure they don't breach rules set... Learn More >
- UnmonetizedIf something is unmonetized that means that it has not been set up so that money is earned from... Learn More >
- User Generated ContentUGC (or User Generated Content) means any content generated by the users of a site as opposed to... Learn More >
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- Voice SearchWhen a search is made vocally as opposed to through text. This can occur on either voice-only... Learn More >
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- WebpageAn individual page on a website.
- Website Engagement RateA new metric added to GA4 which is the opposite of bounce rate. Instead of measuring the... Learn More >
- WixA website builder.
- WordPressWordPress is one of the most popular content management systems for websites. It is reported to... Learn More >
- World Wide WebStands for world wide web in case you were wondering.
- WPWordPress is one of the most popular content management systems for websites. It is reported to... Learn More >
- WWWStands for world wide web in case you were wondering.
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- YMYLAn acronym for Your Money or Your Life, which encompasses all websites which give health or... 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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