About
▾
About Swarm
Our story, team & what we build
Meet the Team
The people behind the work
Industries
SEO, web & AI for 51 industries
Locations
Where we work, city by city
Digital Marketing
Our full-service approach: SEO, web & AI
SEO
▾
Core SEO
Local SEO
Win the map pack near your door
Hyperlocal SEO
Dominate a tight radius
Technical SEO
The plumbing Google depends on
On-Site SEO
On-page signals that rank
SEO Audits
Find what’s holding you back
Specialized
Google Business Profile
The map pack’s biggest lever
E-commerce SEO
Rank product & category pages
Franchise & Multi-Location
SEO that scales across locations
White-Glove SEO
Fully-managed, done for you
SEO Content Writing
Content built to rank & be cited
AI Search & Reputation
AI SEO
SEO at scale, done responsibly
GEO
Get cited by AI answer engines
Review Management
Reviews that rank and convert
All SEO Services
The full SEO overview
Not sure where you stand?
Run a free SEO & AI audit →
Web
▾
Design & Build
Web Design
Brand-driven design that looks the part and converts.
Web Development
Custom front- and back-end builds that don't break.
Web App Development
Custom web applications and internal tools.
Landing Pages
Focused pages engineered to convert campaigns.
Platforms
WordPress
The world’s most popular CMS, built and maintained right.
Shopify
High-converting stores on the platform built for commerce.
Squarespace
Polished, low-maintenance sites for lean teams.
Headless
Decoupled builds for speed, flexibility, and scale.
E-commerce Development
Storefronts that sell and scale across platforms.
Care & Compliance
Website Migration
Replatform without losing rankings or data.
Maintenance & Hosting
Managed hosting, updates, and uptime.
ADA Compliance
Accessible sites that meet WCAG and reduce risk.
All Web Services
The full web overview
Want to see what we build?
View our recent work →
AI
▾
Build
AI Development
Custom AI software, shipped to production.
AI Agents
Autonomous agents that do real work.
AI Chatbots
Support and sales bots that actually help.
Vibe Coding Conversion
Turn AI-built prototypes into real software.
MVP Consulting
Get to a fundable, buildable MVP fast.
Operate
AI Systems Automation
Automate the workflows eating your team's time.
AI Integrations
AI wired into the tools you already run.
AI Monitoring
Keep AI systems accurate, safe, and observed.
Advise & AI Search
AI Consulting
Strategy for what's worth building and what isn't.
AI Readiness Audit
Where AI can help your business today.
AI Training
Upskill your team on practical AI.
AI SEO
Optimize for AI search
GEO
Be the source AI cites
Can AI engines find & recommend you?
Check your AI visibility, free →
Work
Resources
▾
Learn
Blog
Insights, updates & opinions
Glossary
SEO, web & AI terms explained
Guides
In-depth, practical how-tos
Free tools
Free SEO & AI Audit
Grade your site in seconds, free
Free Local SEO Rank Checker
See where you rank on Google Maps, free
Free Site Speed Test
Mobile & desktop speed + Core Web Vitals, free
Ready to grow?
Run a free scan, then let’s turn the red green. Book a free strategy call and we’ll walk your results together.
Book a free call
→
Book a Consultation
✕
About
›
About Swarm
Meet the Team
Industries
Locations
Digital Marketing
SEO
›
Local SEO
Hyperlocal SEO
Technical SEO
On-Site SEO
SEO Audits
Google Business Profile
E-commerce SEO
Franchise & Multi-Location
White-Glove SEO
SEO Content Writing
AI SEO
GEO
Review Management
All SEO Services
Web
›
Web Design
Web Development
Web App Development
Landing Pages
WordPress
Shopify
Squarespace
Headless
E-commerce Development
Website Migration
Maintenance & Hosting
ADA Compliance
All Web Services
AI
›
AI Development
AI Agents
AI Chatbots
Vibe Coding Conversion
MVP Consulting
AI Systems Automation
AI Integrations
AI Monitoring
AI Consulting
AI Readiness Audit
AI Training
AI SEO
GEO
Work
Resources
›
Blog
Glossary
Guides
Free SEO & AI Audit
Free Local SEO Rank Checker
Free Site Speed Test
Book a Consultation
+1 (855) 244-4497
Home
Resources
Glossary
P
Glossary A–Z
Terms starting with
P
30 terms.
Search all 545 terms →
All
#
3
A
44
B
17
C
64
D
30
E
21
F
22
G
23
H
16
I
14
J
4
K
12
L
24
M
34
N
13
O
7
P
30
Q
1
R
30
S
63
T
29
U
9
V
13
W
16
X
1
Y
2
Z
3
Web Development
PHP
PHP is a server-side scripting language widely used to build dynamic websites and web applications.
Read definition →
PPC
PPC
PPC is an advertising model where advertisers pay a fee each time their ad is clicked.
Read definition →
Web Development
Package Manager
A package manager is a tool that installs, updates, and removes the code libraries a software project depends on.
Read definition →
SEO
Page Experience
Page experience is a group of Google signals that measure how enjoyable and frictionless a page is for visitors to use.
Read definition →
SEO
PageRank
PageRank is a Google algorithm that measures a page's importance based on the links pointing to it.
Read definition →
Analytics
Pageview
A pageview is a single instance of a page being loaded or reloaded in a browser.
Read definition →
SEO
Pagination
Pagination is the practice of dividing a large set of content across a sequence of numbered pages.
Read definition →
Social Media
Paid Reach
Paid reach is the number of unique people who see your social content through paid advertising.
Read definition →
Web Design
Parallax Scrolling
Parallax scrolling is a technique where background elements move slower than foreground content to create depth.
Read definition →
SEO
Passage Ranking
Passage ranking is Google's ability to rank an individual section of a page rather than only the page as a whole.
Read definition →
SEO
People Also Ask
People Also Ask is a Google search feature that displays related questions with expandable answers.
Read definition →
PPC
Performance Max
Performance Max is a goal-based Google Ads campaign type that runs across all of Google's channels using automation.
Read definition →
Content & Email
Personalization
Personalization is the practice of tailoring content and experiences to individual users based on their data and behavior.
Read definition →
PPC
Phrase Match
Phrase match triggers ads for searches that include the meaning of your keyword.
Read definition →
Content & Email
Pillar Content
Pillar content is a comprehensive, authoritative page on a core topic that anchors a cluster of related content.
Read definition →
SEO
Pillar Page
A pillar page is a broad, authoritative page that covers a topic in full and anchors a cluster of related subpages.
Read definition →
Web Development
Plugin
A plugin is a software component that adds specific features to an existing platform without altering its core code.
Read definition →
SEO
Position Zero
Position zero is the featured snippet slot that sits above the standard first-ranked search result.
Read definition →
Tech Stack
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source relational database known for reliability and standards support.
Read definition →
Content & Email
Preheader
A preheader is the short preview text that appears alongside an email subject line in the inbox.
Read definition →
SEO
Private Blog Network
A private blog network is a group of websites created and controlled to build backlinks that boost a single target site.
Read definition →
SEO
Product Schema
Product schema is structured data that describes a product so search engines can display its details in rich results.
Read definition →
PPC
Programmatic Advertising
Programmatic advertising is the automated buying and selling of digital ad space using software and real-time data.
Read definition →
Web Development
Progressive Enhancement
Progressive enhancement builds a site's functional core first, then layers on advanced features.
Read definition →
Web Development
Progressive Web App
A progressive web app is a website that can be installed and behaves like a native mobile app, including offline use.
Read definition →
Web Development
Promise
A promise is a JavaScript object that represents the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
Read definition →
AI / GEO
Prompt
A prompt is the text instruction or question given to an AI model to guide its response.
Read definition →
AI / GEO
Prompt Engineering
Prompt engineering is the practice of designing AI inputs to reliably produce accurate, useful output.
Read definition →
Web Design
Prototype
A prototype is an interactive, clickable model of a website or app that simulates how the finished product will work.
Read definition →
Web Development
Pull Request
A pull request is a proposal to merge a set of code changes into a shared project after review.
Read definition →
← O
All terms
Q →