Marketing jargon is often used to make simple ideas sound complicated. Everything below is defined in the way it actually matters to a roofing business.
A–L
Core Terms
AEO
Answer Engine Optimisation
Optimising so AI systems cite your business when someone asks them to recommend a roofer. Also called GEO.
CPL
Cost Per Lead
Total marketing spend divided by qualified enquiries. The only paid-media number that matters more is cost per booked job.
CRO
Conversion Rate Optimisation
Increasing the share of website visitors who call or submit a form, without increasing traffic.
CWV
Core Web Vitals
Google’s page experience measurements — loading, interactivity and visual stability, measured on real users.
GBP
Google Business Profile
Your listing in Google Maps and the local pack. The single highest-leverage asset in local roofing SEO.
LSA
Local Services Ads
Google’s pay-per-lead format carrying the Google Guaranteed badge, displayed above all other results.
M–Z
More Terms
NAP
Name, Address, Phone
Your business details as they appear across directories. Inconsistency here directly damages local rankings.
SERP
Search Results Page
The page Google returns. For roofing it usually contains ads, a map pack and organic results — three separate contests.
Schema
Structured Data
Machine-readable code describing your business, services and reviews so search engines and AI can parse them.
Local Pack
The Map Three-Pack
The three businesses shown with the map. Where the majority of roofing calls originate.
Topical Authority
Subject Coverage
How completely your site covers a subject. Increasingly the main input to both rankings and AI citations.
Attribution
Lead Source Tracking
Knowing which channel, page and suburb produced each enquiry. Without it you are optimising blind.