Organic Search Results Definition

Organic search results

The listing of websites that is displayed when a user types a search term into a search engine like Google. These results usually appear on the left side of the screen.

Organic search results are determined by the search engine’s algorithm (as opposed to paid listings or ads).

In the screen shot below, the organic search results are in the red box:

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