The glossary — chapter 4 of 12

On-Page SEO, defined

The signals a single page sends, one element at a time.

In practice

A category page uses this element to make its purpose clearer to users and search systems.

Why it matters

It improves clarity, accessibility and the connection between the query and the page.

Title Tag

The HTML title normally used as the main clickable search-result headline.

Ana says: Do not spend valuable title space saying “Welcome to our website”.

Meta Description

A short page summary that may be shown beneath the title in search results.

Ana says: Clear normally beats clever when the user is trying to understand the page.

H1 Heading

The main visible heading communicating the primary subject of a page.

Heading Hierarchy

The logical organisation of headings from H1 through H2, H3 and lower levels.

Alt Text

A concise description of an image for accessibility and machine understanding.

Anchor Text

The clickable words used inside a link.

A link connecting two pages on the same website.

URL Slug

The readable part of a URL identifying a specific page.

Canonical Tag

An HTML signal identifying the preferred URL among duplicate or similar versions.

Ana says: A canonical is a strong hint, not a legal order served to Googlebot.

Call to Action (CTA)

A prompt encouraging the user to take the next valuable step.

Ana says: Do not make the customer solve a puzzle to give you money.

Beyond the definitions

Where this chapter becomes work

SEO Audit & Strategy

Where every engagement starts: what’s broken, what matters, in what order.

Case studies

Proof, or nothing.

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