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Glossary

SEO (search engine optimisation)

Getting pages to rank in search results for what people are actually typing.

Three things decide it: content that genuinely answers a query, a site that is technically crawlable and fast, and other credible sites linking to yours. The rest is detail.

SEO is slow - six to twelve months before meaningful traffic on a new domain - and then unusually durable. It is the highest-leverage channel for anyone who cannot afford to buy attention.

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