Off-Page SEO — 20 terms

Off-page SEO is everything that signals authority from outside your domain — backlinks, brand mentions, social signals, digital PR, citations, and the trust signals search engines and AI engines aggregate to rank you.

20 termsLast updated May 19, 2026

Brand Citations

Also: Business Citations, Local Citations

Intermediate

Brand Mentions

Also: Brand References, Brand Citations

Intermediate

Brand SERP

Also: branded SERP, brand search results

Intermediate

Brand Search Volume

Also: Brand Awareness Search Volume, Brand Query Volume

Intermediate

Co-citation

Also: co-reference, contextual citation

Intermediate

Co-occurrence

Also: keyword co-occurrence, semantic co-occurrence

Intermediate

Domain Rating (DR)

Also: DR, Ahrefs DR

Intermediate

Industry Directory Listings

Also: Business Directory Listings, Vendor Listings

Intermediate

Link Reclamation

Also: Link Recovery, Backlink Reclamation

Intermediate

News Mentions (SEO Impact)

Also: Press Mentions, Media Mentions

Intermediate

Off-Page SEO

Also: off-site SEO, external SEO

Intermediate5 related

Off-Page SEO Audit

Also: Backlink Audit, Off-Site SEO Review

Intermediate

Off-Page SEO Strategy

Also: External SEO Strategy, Off-Site SEO

Intermediate

Podcast Mentions

Also: Podcast References, Podcast Sponsorships

Intermediate

Reddit & Forum Mentions

Also: Online Mentions, Social Mentions

Intermediate

Social Signals

Also: social media signals, social engagement metrics

Intermediate

URL Rating (UR)

Also: UR, Ahrefs UR

Intermediate

Unlinked Brand Mentions

Also: Brand Mentions, Non-Hyperlinked Mentions

Intermediate

Wikipedia Citations

Also: Wikipedia References, Wikipedia Mentions

Intermediate

YouTube SEO Signals

Also: YouTube ranking factors, video SEO signals

Intermediate