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Pillar Page
Pillar Pages are core pages on a website that comprehensively cover a particular topic. Often, these pages are thousands of words long, and contain a trover of information and resources related to the core topic.
This can help both the page and the site as a whole rank in search engines for a specific topic.
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator, or URL, refers to a website, individual web page or other resource online.
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Analytics
Analytics in digital marketing can refer to any type of analysis of data collected from a digital source. Trends and insights from this data can inform business decisions.
Google Analytics is a specific analytical platform, designed to monitor and analyze web traffic. However, there are hundreds of different analytical tools available online, and thousands of types of analysis. Structuring your analysis to focus on the most important data points is key in avoiding confusion.
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HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, or HTTPS, indicates the use of specific encryption on web browsers. It is used by numerous websites and is considered a best practice for encrypting your site against certain types of malicious attacks.
You can see whether or not a site is using HTTPS by viewing the full URL of a webpage, which is often either http:// or https:// with the latter using the encryption.
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