08/31/2026
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We’ve defined the digital marketing terms you need to know using salon analogies so you understand exactly how they impact your business.
Let’s define the following terms:
👉 Website hosting
👉 SEO
👉 Conversions
👉 Google Ads
👉 AIO
👉 Website Maintenance
👉 Analytics & Tracking
👉 UX
Website Hosting is like renting the building for your salon or spa.
Without hosting, your website has nowhere to stand.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is like being the first name the local town gossip recommends when someone asks where to get a good haircut.
SEO helps your salon show up at the top of Google’s organic search results.
Conversions are when a person walks into your salon, asks about prices, and sits down in the chair to pay for a haircut.
Online, it’s when a website visitor completes an action like booking an appointment online, calling your front desk from their phone, or submitting a contact form.
Google Ads are like having a local billboard, BUT you only pay the billboard company when someone stops to look at it.
Google Ads fast track your salon to the top of Google search results, but you only pay when someone clicks your ad.
Artificial Intelligence Optimization (AIO) or “Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)” ensures AI assistants recommend your salon when asked for advice.
We want ChatGPT and Gemini recommending your salon!
Website Maintenance is like cleaning mirrors, sweeping floors, restocking shampoo, and fixing leaky sinks in the salon.
Keeping your website running smoothly, safely, and fast requires continuous monitoring and updating.
Analytics and Tracking is keeping a tally of how many people walked through your door, how they heard about you, and which services they bought.
Digital software keeps these same statistics, but for your website. How many people visited? What pages did they look at? Etc…
User Experience (UX) is equivalent to how clients feel interacting with your salon. Was parking easy? Are the chairs comfy? Did the receptionist greet them and direct them accordingly?
How easy and pleasant your w
