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 biggest self-storage companies have adopted a wide range of new technologies such as data analytics and search-engine optimization to find and keep customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2018

He and his associates also used it to peddle their own off-brand products, including auto warranties, home security systems and search-engine optimization tools.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2018

“They have taken an industry with a generally negative connotation and spun it into a positive experience,” said John Lincoln, chief executive officer of Ignite Visibility, a search-engine optimization and social-media marketing company.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2017

That meant trading search-engine optimization for social optimization.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2015

Here are four mistakes of the search-engine optimization novice.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2011

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