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Conversion
Successful completion of a web-based task, as defined by whoever is tracking for the conversion. Typical conversions are things like signing up for a newsletter, the sale of a particular product, or clicking on an ad.
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Featured Snippet
The Featured Snippet is a short-form answer to a search engine query that is displayed at or near the top of the page. The search engine attempts to respond to the query and present a succinct answer within the search results themselves, before linking to the webpage that the answer came from.
Crafting web content that aims to be showcased in the featured snippet can be a valuable way of generating traffic for your website.
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The GDPR generally refers to a law adopted by the European Union (EU) that is related to personal privacies and human rights. It’s often invoked in regard to personal data that is collected by businesses, regulating their usage of this data. The law was adopted in 2016 and went into effect in 2018.
Making sure your data privacy and sharing policies are compliant with GDPR regulations is an important step for businesses that manage personal information.
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Inbound Marketing
An approach to web-based marketing that emphasizes attracting people to your site, and its products and services, through informational content that is searched and shared.
This is in juxtaposition to paid marketing, which pays money to present ads and similar placements in order to draw people to your site. In an inbound marketing model, organic search traffic is the primary driver of traffic to many key pages.
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