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La Guida Da Semalt: Top Glossary Condizioni Ogni Blogger Dovrebbe Sapere

Have you ever wished you could get a list of all the basic key terms every blogger should know? Let's face it, there's a lot to know about blogging and online marketing. Having a page to reference would be very handy.

Fortunately for you, this is exactly Andrew Dyhan, the expert of Semalt Digtal Services has done for you in this article. You'll find a list of the common blogging terms defined and arranged alphabetically for your convenience.

AdSense: is an ad based revenue platform owned by Google. Bloggers make money when people click on AdSense links in articles and on ads running on websites or blogs.

AdWords: another Google based money-making advertising application, where bloggers and website owners are paid per click on a targeted keyword.

Alexa: is Amazon's website ranking tool. It indexes websites and lets you know which ones get the most traffic. A number is assigned to each website based on the information gathered. The lower the ranking, the more popular the website.

Backlinks: are hyperlinks found in blog posts and on websites linking to authoritative websites. Google uses backlinks to help rank web pages.

Blackhat Search Engine Optimization: unscrupulous techniques employed unethically to increase web ranking. This includes frowned upon techniques like stuffing keywords into text and using doorway pages.

Blog: a website's regularly updated section featuring relevant and engaging topics.

Domain: is the hostname of a website.

Feed: is a means for people to receive the latest news from favored websites and blogs. The two major feed formats are RSS and Atom.

Google Analytics: Google's website statistic platform. Allows you to receive information pertaining to the specifics of your website e.g. amount of traffic coming to your site.

Index Page: the home page of a blog or website.

Linkbait: is an attraction factor that makes people click on certain posts, videos, or images.

Meta tags: are simply HTML tags that indicate page description and keywords.

Niche: a narrowed subject area that a blogger can focus on.

PageRank: a website or blog's ranking calculated using Google's algorithms.

Permalink: the URL of a certain page or blog post.

Post: single articles or entries making up a website or blog.

Pro Blogger: a person who makes an income online with their blog(s) and is hence considered a professional blogger, aka pro blogger.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO): techniques used to increase website rankings in an organic, ethically approved manner. When a website or blog has been configured for SEO we say that it is fully optimized.

Social media: web platforms that allow for social interaction between people. These include platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Instagram, Snapchat among others.

Subscribers: the people who opt to register on your website or blog to receive regular newsletters or updates through email.

Tags: keywords that make it easier for people to find what they need on your site.

Viral Content: popular content whether videos, images, or posts that are shared by a lot of people in a short space of time.

Vlogging: the use of video format to promote content that would normally otherwise be read in blog posts.

Wordpress: the leading blogging platform in the world.

WordPress Plugin: there are scores of plugins that solve different problems. Each plugin is a section of code that can be embedded into your blog or on your website.

URL: is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. URLs are links that will take you to a specific page and are seen as addresses for those websites or pages.

This list isn't comprehensive but it does give you the most common terms you'll come across and the most basic terms every blogger should know.