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Glossary

Find answers to what things on SpyFu mean and how we calculate our stats

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Glossary: Ranking History (of a Domain)

This feature charts a domain's organic position changes over time. Here, we describe what the terms on the page mean.

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Glossary: Google Ads Advisor

This page offers our best advice for a PPC campaign. Here, we explain what all of the terms on the page mean.

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Glossary: SERP Analysis

Here we cover the many elements of the SERP Analysis and what each ones means.

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Glossary: Bulk Upload

This feature lets you add keywords from an offline list, and you can get data for them in bulk. Here's what each term on the page means.

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Glossary: Ranking History (for a Keyword)

This feature shows the top domains that have ranked for a targeted keyword over time. Here is what all of the terms on the page mean.

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Glossary: Ad History (for a Domain)

Ad History shows the history of a domain's ads over time. This is what the terms on the page mean.

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Glossary: Backlinks (for a Keyword)

This feature finds links that help you rank for a targeted keyword. We cover the definitions of terms on the page.

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Glossary: Backlinks (from a Domain)

This feature lists the strongest, indexed links that a specific domain gets. We cover the definitions of terms on the page.

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Glossary: Top Pages

The Top Pages section helps you learn which pages pull in the most organic traffic for your competitors. See what terms on the page mean.

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Glossary: Advertiser History (for a keyword)

Advertiser History shows the domains that have advertised on one specific keyword.

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Glossary: PPC Keywords

What does this mean? We cover the definitions of sections and headers on the page.

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Glossary: PPC Competitors

What does this mean? We cover the definitions of sections and headers on the page.

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Glossary: Kombat (SEO)

What does this mean? We cover the definitions of sections and headers on the page.

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Glossary: Related Keywords

What does this mean? We cover the definitions of sections and headers on the page.

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Glossary: Kombat (PPC)

What does this mean? We cover the definitions of sections and headers on the page.

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Glossary: SEO Keywords

What does this mean? We cover the definitions of sections and headers on the page.

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Glossary: SEO Competitors

What does this mean? We cover the definitions of sections and headers on the page.

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Ads: Definition

Found in the keyword filter

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Paid Clicks as a %

Found on the keyword overview and in keyword filters

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Mobile vs Desktop: definition

Found in the keyword overview, also "high mobile" and "low mobile" ratings

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Clicked Any Result: definition

Found on the keyword overview

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Estimated Clicks (Keyword): definition

Found on the sidebar in the Keyword Overview

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Monthly Volume: definition

Found on the Keyword Overview

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Keyword Difficulty: definition

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Ranked Keywords: definition

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Rank Change (of a Group): definition

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Rank (Change): definition

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Project: definition

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Profitable Related Keywords: definition

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Preset filters that change the first 10 items (Keyword Search): definition

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Preset filters that change the first 10 items (Domain Search): definition

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Paid vs. Organic Clicks per Day: definition

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Paid Keywords/PPC Keywords: definition

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Page One keywords: definition

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Page Monthly Organic Clicks: definition

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Overlap: definition

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Outreach: definition

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Outbound links: definition

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Organic keywords: definition

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Homepages: definition

Found in keyword tools and filters

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Newly Ranked Keywords: definition

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Most searched (keyword group)

Found in the project manager's automatic keyword groups

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Most valuable keywords: definition

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Most Successful Advertisers and Their Best Ads: definition

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Multiple results icon : definition

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Most profitable keywords: definition

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Monthly Searches: definition

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Cost/Monthly cost: definition

Found in keyword tools and as a filter

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Monthly Clicks Worth $ for #1 Rank: definition

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Monthly Clicks – Organic Search Ranking Analysis: definition

The SERP Analysis is also found at the bottom of the keyword overview.

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Minimum Clicks per Month: definition

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Maximum/Minimum Cost per Click (CPC): definition

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Matching pages: definition

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Lead Filters: definition

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Last seen date (last_seen_date): definition

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Labels: definition

Found inside the MySpyFu project manager

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Kombat: definition

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Keywords that just made the first page: definition

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Keywords that just fell off the first page: definition

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Keyword Universe: definition

Found in the MySpyFu project manager

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Keyword Rank Losses

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Keyword Rank Gains: definition

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Keyword in Title or URL: definition

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Inbound links that point to a domain: definition

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Inbound Links: definition

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Impression share: definition

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History of Rankings/Google Ads History: definition

Found on the results page of a domain search

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Highest ROI (Keyword Group): definition

Found in the project manager's automatic keyword groups

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Hidden Domains: definition

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Groups: definition

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Gov and edu domains: definition

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Google Algorithm Updates: definition

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Filter: Show keywords that match (definition)

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Filter backlinks by keyword: definition

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Extraction time: definition

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Estimated Monthly SEO Clicks (Domain Rollup): definition

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Estimated Monthly SEO Click Value (Individual Keywords): definition

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Estimated Monthly SEO Click Value (Domain Rollup): definition

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Estimated Monthly PPC Clicks (Domain Rollup): definition

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Estimated Mo. Clicks (Organic Search Ranking Analysis): definition

Found in the Keyword Overview or SERP Analysis on a keyword search

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Estimated Clicks/Month (domain search): definition

Found in "SEO Keywords" in a domain search

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Easy Wins (keyword group): definition

Found in the project manager's automatic keyword groups

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Domain Strength: definition

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Domain Monthly Organic Clicks: definition

See also: Estimated Monthly SEO Clicks (Domain Rollup)

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Domain diversity: definition

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Domain: definition

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Daily Searches : definition

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Impression share (Coverage): definition

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Cost per Day: definition

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Cost per Click (CPC): definition

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Competitors: definition

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Common Keywords: definition

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Clone Chart: definition

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Clicks per Day: definition

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Cached Page/SERP screenshot: definition

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Biggest Traffic Opportunities: definition

Found in the project manager's automatic keyword groups

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Backlink types: definition

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Backlink Kombat: definition

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Avg. Ad Position: definition

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Almost There keywords: definition

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Advertisers: definition

Found in Keyword Overview

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Additional Keywords: definition

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Additional domains: definition

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Ad Timeline (Exports only): definition

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Ad Timeline: definition

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Ad Pos (mini chart): meaning and definition

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Ad Position: definition

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Ad Icon: meaning and definition

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Ad History: definition

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Ad Change Over Time: definition

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Ad Budget

Definition of Ad Budget in SpyFu

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% of Ads Served: Definition

As seen in the Top Ads section

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% in top of page: definition

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