search engine optimization

British

noun

computing the process of adjusting the content, structure, etc, of a website so that it will be displayed prominently by a search engine

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The market for traditional search engine optimization was $20 billion to $25 billion, but the potential for AI-driven commerce is much larger, said Amay Aggarwal, a co-founder of Anglera.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Semrush, which went public in 2021, specializes in search engine optimization.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

His business, the Adoptimist, is part of a cottage industry that sprang up around adoption online, evolving as the internet did to include first search engine optimization, then social media.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025

That’s accomplished by gaming Google’s search engine optimization rules to get your AI-generated garbage to the top of a search results page for whatever product or service people are likely to be searching for.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

Everywhere Everywhere — a game that’s either going to have awesome or terrible search engine optimization — kicked off the program.

From The Verge • Aug. 23, 2022

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