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SERP

What is serp?

SERP stands for search engine results page — the full page of results, ads, snippets, and panels returned for a query.

Why it matters

SERP composition tells you what format can realistically win: if AI overviews and videos dominate, a plain blog post has limited upside.

Analyse the SERP before committing to a target keyword.

Related terms

  • Featured snippet

    A featured snippet is a short extract shown above the standard results that directly answers a query, pulled from a page

  • Search intent

    Search intent is the goal behind a query — informational, navigational, commercial, or transactional. Matching intent is

  • Keyword difficulty

    Keyword difficulty is a 0–100 estimate of how hard it would be to rank on page one for a query, based mainly on the back

Cite this definition

Guest Post Website. “SERP.” Guest Posting & SEO Glossary. https://guestpostwebsite.com/glossary/serp