Glossary · 151 pages

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featured snippet: definition and AI visibility impact

A highlighted answer at the top of Google results. What featured snippet means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-06-08
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Wikidata: definition and AI visibility impact

A collaborative knowledge base used to disambiguate entities. What wikidata means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-05-24
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People Also Ask: definition and AI visibility impact

Google's expandable set of related questions. What people also ask means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-06-02
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sameAs: definition and AI visibility impact

A schema property that links an entity to its other official profiles. What sameas means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-05-18
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search intent: definition and AI visibility impact

The goal behind a query: learn, compare, buy or navigate. What search intent means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-05-27
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brand entity: definition and AI visibility impact

The machine-readable identity of a brand: name, logo, people, products and links. What brand entity means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams.

520 words · updated 2025-05-12
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topical authority: definition and AI visibility impact

The depth and coherence a site has on a subject, earned through coverage and links. What topical authority means for AI search, how to measure it, and where.

520 words · updated 2025-05-21
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editorial calendar: definition and AI visibility impact

A plan of what content ships when and who owns it. What editorial calendar means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-05-06
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E-E-A-T: definition and AI visibility impact

Experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trust: Google's quality framing. What e-e-a-t means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it.

520 words · updated 2025-03-21
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content ops: definition and AI visibility impact

The people, process and tooling that produce content reliably. What content ops means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-04-30
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backlink: definition and AI visibility impact

A link from another site to yours. What backlink means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-03-15
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content decay: definition and AI visibility impact

The gradual loss of traffic or citations a page suffers over time. What content decay means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-02-28
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digital PR: definition and AI visibility impact

Earning coverage and links through data, stories and expert commentary. What digital pr means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-03-09
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content refresh: definition and AI visibility impact

Updating an existing page to restore accuracy and performance. What content refresh means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-02-22
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brand mention: definition and AI visibility impact

Any appearance of a brand name, linked or unlinked. What brand mention means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-03-03
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content audit: definition and AI visibility impact

A structured review of what content exists and whether it earns its place. What content audit means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it.

520 words · updated 2025-02-16
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sentiment analysis: definition and AI visibility impact

Classifying the tone of text as positive, neutral or negative. What sentiment analysis means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-02-25
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readability: definition and AI visibility impact

How easy text is to read, measured by sentence and word complexity. What readability means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-02-10
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answer accuracy: definition and AI visibility impact

Whether an AI answer's claims about a brand are factually right. What answer accuracy means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-02-19
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heading structure: definition and AI visibility impact

The hierarchy of H1, H2 and H3 headings on a page. What heading structure means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-02-04
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hallucination: definition and AI visibility impact

A confident AI claim that is not supported by facts. What hallucination means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-02-13
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TOC: definition and AI visibility impact

Table of contents: a navigable list of a page's sections. What toc means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-01-29
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model update: definition and AI visibility impact

A change to an AI model that can shift its answers and citations. What model update means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-02-07
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programmatic SEO: definition and AI visibility impact

Generating many pages from structured data and templates. What programmatic seo means for AI search, how to measure it, and where teams get it wrong.

520 words · updated 2025-01-23

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