Glossary
GUI
Graphical User Interface, or GUI, is what allows users to engage with a website intuitively, with visual representations of the underlying coded elements.
Related Terms
Glossary
Metadata
Metadata is data that applies to other data. This can seem confusing to some, so for an example, you may take a picture and save it digitally on your computer. That image’s metadata could include information such as when and where the picture was taken. In this way, the file contains both the image itself and additional descriptive data. Other metadata can include creator information and licensing or legal rights related to a file’s use.
View Definition
Glossary
Google Analytics
A free, browser-based software that allows users to link their website to the Google Analytics (GA) platform. The tool then gives users information about users and traffic to their website including, but not limited to, total visitors and visits, individual pages visited, what site users entered your website from, and demographic information on users such as age and geographic region.
The most recent version of Google Analytics is GA4, replacing the previous version, Universal Analytics. Having GA set up for your business is an easy and important step to gathering useful data on your website’s effectiveness.
View Definition
Glossary
Dofollow
A tag applied to a hyperlink on a website to indicate to search engines that the destination link is one of quality. Dofollow links can be a great way to build your website’s authority with search engines, since they indicate that many other websites trust yours for information related to a specific topic.
View Definition