Google Secrets glossary for SEO, search engine optimization, ranking & web traffic

Google Secrets SEO Glossary - V

The following terms are used in Google Secrets and cover the spectrum of search engine optimization (SEO) - from keywords to meta tags to PageRank to link popularity to web traffic.

Vote, voting. When one website links to another website, it "casts a vote" for the other website. The strength or weight of this "vote" depends on the PageRank of the page and the number of other links on the page.