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Viewport
A Viewport is the visible area of a webpage. The viewport for a mobile device will be smaller than a desktop screen, and there is considerable variance within device types as well.
Websites need to be responsive to account for differing viewport sizes to avoid massive visual errors and user frustration, which is why responsive web design is so important.
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Bounce Rate
The percentage of users on your website that leave the site without taking a single action. While no website has a 0% bounce rate, a high bounce can indicate that your site - or a particular page on a site - is not delivering the information that the user expected to see when they visited it.
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Black Hat Tactics
Black Hat Tactics refer to a range of practices that increase a website’s ranking with search engines that are explicitly against the rules established by those engines.
One common example is keyword stuffing, which refers to spamming particular keywords on a page in order to try to rank for those topics. This sacrifices the user experience, since the page is not informational or useful, and is merely attempting to trick search engines.
In general, some black hat tactics may increase a site’s ranking temporarily, but will inevitably damage the site’s reputation and effectiveness long-term.
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Alt Text
Alt Text is used to describe images on your website. This relates mainly to accessibility issues on websites. If images on your site fail to load, the alt text can still be displayed that will provide visual context for the user.
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