Course 2 Flashcards

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404 page

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A URL that tells the visitor that the webpage does not exist

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A/B testing

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A method of testing where two versions of a webpage with a single differing variable are compared to determine which yields better results

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Ad auction

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A process that determines which ads will appear for a specific search and in which order those ads will show on the page

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Abandoned cart

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When a potential customer adds an item to their cart, but doesn’t complete the purchase

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Ad extension

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A Google Ads feature that shows additional information about the business, such as website links, a phone number, or address

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Breadcrumbs

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A row of internal links at the top or bottom of the page that allows visitors to quickly navigate back to a previous section or the homepage

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Ad formats

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Elements such as text, videos, images, digital content ads, and more that make up a Google Ad

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Backlink

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A link that points to a website from another site

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Awareness stage

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The first stage of the marketing funnel, when a potential customer first becomes aware of the product or service

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Ad group

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A group of ads that is organized by a group of keywords

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Anchor text

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The visible text in a hyperlink

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Average daily budget

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The average amount set for each ad campaign on a per-day basis

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Broken link

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A link that leads to a webpage that no longer exists

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Alt tex

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A brief, written description of an image with the primary purpose of assisting individuals who are visually impaired

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Customer persona goal

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What the customer wants to achieve

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Content marketing

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A marketing technique that focuses on creating and distributing valuable content

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Campaign

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A plan of action for how a set of one or more ad groups that share a budget, location targeting, and other settings will be distributed online

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Conversion rate

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The percentage of users or website visitors who take a desired action

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Automated bidding strategy

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A Google Ads feature that automatically sets a bid for an ad based on an ad’s likelihood to result in a click or conversion that helps achieve a specific goal

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Consideration stage

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The second stage of the marketing funnel, when a potential customer’s interest builds for a product or service

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Bid

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The amount a marketer is willing to spend each time a potential customer clicks their ad or calls their business

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Click

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An interaction with an ad and online user

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Bidding strategy

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Tells an advertiser how much to pay for each user action related to an ad

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Bounce rate

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The percentage of website visitors who view one page and then leave the site

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Broad match

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A keyword match type in Google Ads that shows ads when someone searches for a term related to a keyword

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Customer persona

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Represents a group of similar people in a desirable audience

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Crawlers

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Automated software that crawls (fetches) pages from the web and indexes them

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Crawling

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The process of finding new or updated webpages

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Conversion stage

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The third stage of the marketing funnel, when marketers capitalize on the interest people have already shown

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Copy

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Any written material that encourages a customer to buy a product or service

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Demographics

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Information specific to the customer, such as age, gender identity, income, family size, occupation, education, and location

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Customer persona barrier

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What is preventing the customer from achieve their goal

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Digital advertising

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Communication made by a company to promote its brand, product, or service using various platforms and online channels

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Display ad

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A visual ad format placed on websites or applications

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Domain

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The core part of a website’s URL, or internet address

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Email marketing

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Sending messages to a list of existing subscribers to share information, drive sales, or create community

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Exact match

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A keyword match type in Google Ads that shows ads when someone searches for a term that has the same meaning or same intent as a keyword

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External link

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A link on a website that leads to content on other sites

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Featured snippet

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A special box that displays information about a search in the results page

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Google Ads

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An online advertising platform where advertisers bid to display brief advertisements, service offerings, product listings, or videos to web users

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Google Display Network

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A group of websites, videos, and apps where display ads can appear

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Google Business Profile

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A tool that allows local businesses to tailor how their information appears on Google Search and Google Maps

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Google knowledge panels

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Information boxes that appear on Google when someone searches for people, places, organizations, or things that are available in Google’s knowledge database

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Google Search Console

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A tool that helps users better understand how a website is performing on Google Search

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Googlebot

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The generic name of Google’s crawler

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HTTPS

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An internet communication protocol that protects the integrity and confidentiality of data between the user’s computer and the site

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Impression

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When a piece of content is displayed to a target audience

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Internal link

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A link on a website that points to other pages on the site

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Indexing

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The process of Google saving and organizing website information to display in the search engine

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Influencer marketing

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Involves a brand collaborating with an online influencer to market one of its products or services

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Keyword

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A search term that people use to find information, products, or services online

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Loyalty stage

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The fourth stage of the marketing funnel, when customers become repeat customers and brand advocates

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Keyword research

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The process of finding terms and phrases that people use in search engines

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Keyword stuffing

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The practice of loading a webpage with keywords or numbers in an attempt to manipulate a site’s ranking in the search results

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Landing page

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The first page a visitor encounters when they go to a website

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Manual action

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Google’s way to demote or remove webpages that are not compliant with its webmaster quality guidelines

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Meta description

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Text that provides the search engines a summary of what the page is about

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Mobile-friendly webpage

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A webpage that is designed to load quickly and render well on a phone screen

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Optimization score

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An estimate of how well a Google Ads account is set to perform

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Organic results

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Search results not paid for by advertisers

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Negative keywords

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Search terms excluded from an ad campaign

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Query

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The words typed into a Google Search bar

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Responsive display ad

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A Display ad that automatically adjusts its size, appearance, and format to fit available ad spaces

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Phrase match

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A keyword match type in Google Ads that shows ads when someone searches for a term that includes the meaning of a keyword

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Rank

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A webpage’s position in the search engine results pages (SERPs), which is determined by an algorithm

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Search algorithm

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An automated process that helps locate information to answer a user’s query

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Organic search

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Unpaid results a search engine produces when a search is performed

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Rich results

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Enhanced results in Google Search with extra visual or interactive features

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Paid results

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Search results that advertisers pay to show whenever a user runs a search containing certain keywords

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Pay-per-click (PPC)

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A type of advertising that allows the advertiser to pay only when someone clicks on an ad link

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Search engine results pages (SERPs)

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The results pages that appear when someone performs a search query

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Search engine optimization (SEO)

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The process of improving a website to increase its visibility in a search engine

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Remarketing ad

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An advertisement delivered to previous purchasers, subscribers, or visitors to a brand’s website or social media

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Schema

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The type of code used for structured data markups

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Search engine

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Software that provides information on a search query

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Targeted location

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The towns, cities, or countries in which an ad will appear

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Tactic

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An action a marketer takes to make a marketing goal happen

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Search engine marketing (SEM)

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Increasing a website’s visibility on a search engine results page through paid advertising

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Smart bidding

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Automated bidding strategies that use machine learning to optimize for conversions or conversion value with each auction

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Social media marketing

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The process of creating content for different social media platforms in order to drive engagement and promote a business or product

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Strategy

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A plan to achieve a marketing goal

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Sitemap

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A file that provides information about the pages, videos, and other files on a site, and the relationships between them

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Social share

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When a customer shares a product or service with their social media followers

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Subpage

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A lower-level page that appears below the homepage of a website

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Subdomain

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The subset of a larger domain used to organize an existing website into a different page URL

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Structured data

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Code used to describe a webpage’s content better to search engines

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Webinar

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A presentation, typically educational, that is provided online

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Visitors

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The total number of times people have been to a website or app as a result of clicking an ad

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Traditional advertising

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Non-digital ad placements, like newspapers, radio, TV, or billboards

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Unique selling proposition (USP)

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An explanation of why a product or service is better than the competition

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URL

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The address of a webpage or file on the internet

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Webpage title element

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Text that provides both the users and search engines with a page’s topic