Glossary

The terms our guides use, in plain English

15 short definitions, A to Z. Each one links to the guide that explains it in full and cites the source.

Terms, A to Z

Affiliate disclosure

A clear statement that you may earn a commission from a link. Pinterest asks you to be transparent about commercial content, and in the US the FTC expects the disclosure to sit with the recommendation itself, not only on a profile or about page.

Affiliate link

A tracked link to someone else's product. If a person buys through it, the affiliate program pays you a commission. Each program sets its own terms, including whether it allows traffic from social media.

AI blogging

Writing blog posts with AI help inside a process a person still runs: choosing the topic, outlining, drafting, fact-checking, editing, linking and publishing.

AI execution system

The term this site uses for a written plan that connects one goal to the AI workflows, schedule, quality checks and weekly review needed to reach it. It is not an industry-standard term.

AI workflow

A repeatable sequence of steps for finishing one task, where an AI tool handles some steps and a person supplies the input and checks the output.

Digital product

A file or access link that a buyer pays for and receives without anything being shipped. You make it once and the same file goes to every buyer.

Merchant of record

The business that legally sells the product to the buyer and is responsible for collecting sales tax. Gumroad's pricing page says it acts as merchant of record and handles sales tax for its sellers. On your own site, that is usually your job.

Meta description

The short page summary in a page's HTML that search engines may show under the title in results. Yoast advises keeping it to about 155 characters. Google sets no limit and shortens snippets to fit the screen.

Pin description

The text under a pin that says who it is for and what the linked page gives them. Staying under 500 characters is safe across Pinterest's published specs. A pin title allows up to 100 characters.

Pinterest business account

A free Pinterest account type that adds analytics and access to tools such as Pinterest Trends. You can create one or convert a personal account.

Prompt

One instruction given to an AI tool that produces one response. A useful prompt states the role, the input, the task and the output format.