How important is keyword density when trying to rank articles?

Liam Hamer · 09-16-2009, 09:21 AM

I've been backlinking a couple of my EZA articles in an attempt to get them ranking high and after reading something on here yesterday, I now realise I probably haven't given enough importance to keyword density

I have 2 questions really:-

1. Is a 1-2% keyword density what I should be aiming for? i.e the main keyword phrase I am aiming to rank for(which is also in the title) maybe once or twice each 100 words?
2. If an article has no mention of the exact keyword phrase in the body, just in the title - can you still rank highly for it by building high authority backlinks?

Help and advice much appreciated

runner · 09-16-2009, 10:57 AM

Liam,
if your target is to rank high with your article,
you should have your keyword in the title, teaser and
a couple of times in the bodycopy. Once in bolded, italic and underlined.

Then of course in the About The Author Box as a hyperlinked
anchor text.

One thing is also important as too the ranking: what article
directory you use. Usually Ezinearticles gives a good result.

The demand the keyword has has also an influence.
I think you should pick a long tail keyword ( from three to five words)
which has about 20-50 searches a day.

Liam Hamer · 09-16-2009, 12:17 PM

Thanks Runner, that was really helpful

Kael41 · 09-16-2009, 12:17 PM

I personally do not worry to much about keyword density. What I do focus on is LSI. Google's index will build your content into it and associate synonyms and other descriptors within your content. Read here for more info-

How Does Google Use Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI)?

Even Matt Cutts has said that keyword dumping within content is a no-no..google gets the hint..your article/site is about keywordx

jitterbug978 · 09-16-2009, 12:26 PM

7% keyword density is what I aim for... too much and Google will not like it..

Not enough and google wont know what its about...

thecableguy · 09-16-2009, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jitterbug978

7% keyword density is what I aim for... too much and Google will not like it..

Not enough and google wont know what its about...

JMO but that's way to high. The searchengines will know from your title tags and headline if you use your keywords in them. Ezinearticles would most likely reject that many keywords in the article as well.

Alan

Liam Hamer · 09-16-2009, 04:42 PM

Thanks for your input guys

I have one more question:-

If I go back and edit an EZA article to make sure it has the relevant keywords in the relevant places, will it still have the same link when it's reapproved? This way the backlinks I've already built will still count as juice....

09-16-2009, 09:21 AM	#1
Liam Hamer SEO Enthusiast War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,164 Thanks: 579 Thanked 242 Times in 140 Posts	How important is keyword density when trying to rank articles? I've been backlinking a couple of my EZA articles in an attempt to get them ranking high and after reading something on here yesterday, I now realise I probably haven't given enough importance to keyword density I have 2 questions really:- 1. Is a 1-2% keyword density what I should be aiming for? i.e the main keyword phrase I am aiming to rank for(which is also in the title) maybe once or twice each 100 words? 2. If an article has no mention of the exact keyword phrase in the body, just in the title - can you still rank highly for it by building high authority backlinks? Help and advice much appreciated

09-16-2009, 10:57 AM	#2
runner Advanced Warrior Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 786 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: How important is keyword density when trying to rank articles? Liam, if your target is to rank high with your article, you should have your keyword in the title, teaser and a couple of times in the bodycopy. Once in bolded, italic and underlined. Then of course in the About The Author Box as a hyperlinked anchor text. One thing is also important as too the ranking: what article directory you use. Usually Ezinearticles gives a good result. The demand the keyword has has also an influence. I think you should pick a long tail keyword ( from three to five words) which has about 20-50 searches a day.
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Liam Hamer SEO Enthusiast War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,164 Thanks: 579 Thanked 242 Times in 140 Posts	Re: How important is keyword density when trying to rank articles? Thanks Runner, that was really helpful

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Liam Hamer SEO Enthusiast War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,164 Thanks: 579 Thanked 242 Times in 140 Posts	Re: How important is keyword density when trying to rank articles? Thanks for your input guys I have one more question:- If I go back and edit an EZA article to make sure it has the relevant keywords in the relevant places, will it still have the same link when it's reapproved? This way the backlinks I've already built will still count as juice....