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Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) are the methods by which sites try to increase their rankings in search engines through paid advertisements. Product or business listing on various search platforms support this structure and allow businesses to pay and/or compete for prominent listings.
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SSL Certificate
An SSL Certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website with browsers and search engines, and allows the site to have an encrypted connection. A lapsed certificate license will usually result in a loss of traffic as warnings for users block entry to the site.
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Keyword Stuffing
Keyword stuffing is a “black hat” SEO technique, wherein sites will “stuff” a webpage with words on a topic they’d like to rank for, but without concern for the usability, accuracy or informational value of the page.
This practice is frowned upon by search engines and can damage your search rankings if you engage in it.
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Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)
Cost Per Acquisition first involves creating a target action (e.g. purchasing a product), then calculates how much money is being spent in advertising dollars for one of these actions to be completed. Reducing CPA in your marketing channels, and comparing types of ads to see which is more effective, can be a useful way to reduce unnecessary costs.
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