Glossary: A list of words and explanations of what they do

October 29, 2007

On Rehuel punt kom I write about web development related topics. I decided to add a glossary of terms I use in my posts, so my readers can find an explaination of what those terms mean.

I didn’t think too much of it, so I didn’t update the glossary regularly. I forgot that I heard people talk a lot about limiting technical jargon to a minimum. And if you have to use technical terms, explain them.

Definitions on Google

When you search for definitions on Google, Google gives you a list of “Definitions of XYZ on the Web”. From what I could figure out is that Google gathers these definitions from online sources like glossaries, wikis etc. If it’s a word that is not specifically defined a lot on the web and you have it in your glossary, it might show up in the list of definitions.

I just discovered how important this is, when I was checking my stats. I found some hits to Rehuel punt kom that came from define:ubuntu. When I followed that link I found that my definition of Ubuntu in my glossary was one of four listed definitions of Ubuntu. And it brought a couple of hits to my site.

Conclusion

Maybe it’s a good idea to make a glossary for your site. These definitions may just bring a little more traffic to your site from a corner you didn’t expect.

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