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Search engine optimization helps search engines find and understand pages so people can discover them in search results.
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is the work of making website content accessible to search engines and relevant to the people searching for it.
A repair workshop might publish a page explaining how to assess a loose chair joint. A descriptive title tells readers what the page covers. Links from related pages give visitors and crawlers a route to it. Photos and instructions from the workshop show how the assessment works.
To review a page:
- Name the question or task it addresses.
- Check that its links and content are accessible.
- Use the words your audience uses for the task.
- Support claims with examples and sources.
- Track search visits and the actions visitors take.
Search engines decide which pages to index and where to rank them.