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SEO Fundamentals

Core search principles that remain relevant while AI engines introduce a new citation and recommendation layer.

Zennith Agency · Generative Engine Optimisation

01 · Defined term

Search intent

The practical outcome a person seeks when entering a query, such as learning, comparing, finding a local provider, or contacting a business.

02 · Defined term

On-page optimisation

The work of making a page's title, headings, direct answers, structure, and semantic content match the query it is designed to serve.

03 · Defined term

Technical SEO

The crawlability, metadata, canonicalisation, rendering, performance, and indexability work that allows search systems to discover and understand a site.

04 · Defined term

Internal linking

Contextual links between related pages that clarify site hierarchy and move visitors from a general question toward a deeper answer or action.

05 · Defined term

Structured data

Machine-readable information added to a page to clarify entities, services, authors, breadcrumbs, FAQs, and relationships for retrieval systems.

06 · Defined term

Earned authority

Independent references from credible third-party sources that help validate a brand's expertise beyond claims made on its own website.

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