What is SEO?
Techniques to help your website appear higher in search engine results
Why It Matters
Good SEO brings free, organic traffic from people searching for what you offer
Real-World Example
Using descriptive page titles and quality content so Google shows your site for relevant searches
“Understanding terms like SEO matters because it helps you have better conversations with developers and make smarter decisions about your software. You do not need to be technical. You just need to know enough to ask the right questions.”
Related Terms
Meta Tags
Hidden information in your web pages that tells search engines and social media about your content
Sitemap
A file that lists all the pages on your website to help search engines find and index them
SSR (Server-Side Rendering)
Generating web pages on the server for each request, then sending complete HTML to the browser
From definition to deployment
Knowing the term is step one. Using it in something real is the rest.