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A URL is like an address for

a website or web page
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Just like a physical address describes where a

house is located, a URL provides the location
of a specific web page on the internet

physical
address
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In order to visit that web page, you

need to type in the URL into your
web browser's address bar.

web browser address bar

www.example.com

visit web page

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The URL will tell your browser which

server it needs to connect to and what
file it should load from that server

www.example.com
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URLs also contain search parameters that let

websites know how users found their pages,
such as through organic search engine
queries or paid advertisements
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By analyzing these parameters, website

owners can track the performance of
their digital marketing campaigns and
make improvements accordingly
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URLs also provide an easy way to share

webpages with others, simply by providing
them with the URL of the page

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This makes it easy for people to quickly

access the content they're looking for
without having to search through a
website's menus or navigation bars.
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