Digital business terms, in plain language
Understand the words behind QR codes, links, websites, campaigns, and customer follow-up — without the jargon.
B
- Bio link
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A single mobile-friendly page that collects your important links, contact actions, products, and social profiles.
Related: Digital identity → - Bulk email
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One campaign sent to a permission-based email audience, usually with delivery, click, and unsubscribe tracking.
Related: Bulk Email → - Bulk SMS
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A service for sending the same or personalised text message to many opted-in recipients.
Related: Bulk SMS →
C
- Call to action (CTA)
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A clear instruction that asks a visitor to take the next step, such as call, register, buy, download, or enquire.
Related: Manage leads → - CRM
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Customer relationship management software that keeps lead details, conversations, follow-ups, and sales stages in one place.
Related: 8om CRM →
D
- Dynamic QR code
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A QR code whose destination can be changed later because the code points to a managed redirect rather than the final content.
Related: Static vs dynamic QR →
L
- Landing page
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A focused web page built around one audience, offer, or action instead of a complete website navigation journey.
Related: AI Website Builder → - Lead
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A person or organisation that has shown interest and supplied enough information for a business to follow up.
Related: Manage leads → - Link tracking
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Recording visits to a link so you can understand volume, timing, source, or campaign performance.
Related: URL Shortener →
N
- NFC
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Near Field Communication: short-range wireless technology that lets a phone open information or trigger an action by tapping a compatible tag.
Related: NFC products →
Q
- QR code
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A two-dimensional code a phone camera can scan to open a link, text, contact, Wi-Fi detail, or other encoded information.
Related: QR Code Generator →
R
- Redirect
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A web response that automatically sends a visitor from one URL to another.
Related: Short link vs full URL → - Responsive website
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A website whose layout adapts to phone, tablet, and desktop screen sizes without requiring separate pages.
Related: Get found online →
S
- Short link
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A compact URL that redirects to a longer destination and is easier to share, print, or measure.
Related: URL Shortener → - Static QR code
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A QR code that directly stores its final destination or content; changing that content requires making and replacing the code.
Related: QR Code Generator →
U
- UTM parameters
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Tags added to a URL so analytics tools can identify the campaign, channel, or creative that produced a visit.
Related: Run campaigns →
V
- vCard
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A standard digital contact file containing details such as name, phone, email, company, and website.
Related: Digital identity →
W
- WhatsApp campaign
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A permission-based WhatsApp message sent to an audience for updates, reminders, offers, or follow-up.
Related: Bulk WhatsApp →
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