How many times should i bold my keyword without going overboard??

[Highkick]

Whats is the appropriate # to bold kw if I have a post of roughly 600 words with my keyword placed 5 times within it?

[MrPolarZero]

well to avoid keywords stuffing, it is advisable to only use 3-5 keywords per article.

[Piper Anderson]

I USE the keyword once in the title, once in the first sentence or paragraph, one to two times in the body (depending on how long the article is), and once in the last paragraph. I BOLD the keyword only once, the first time it is used, in the first sentence or paragraph of the article.

[raviv]

Bolding the keyword throughout the article is just unnatural. If you were to use CAPS right through the article, it would be same as yelling at the readers.

Bold, italics, underline etc are just ways to show the important keywords or synonyms of the keywords. If overdone, it becomes overkill and it can raise a flag.

As long as the content reads well and looks and reads natural, that is what matters.
Best
Raviv

[seoforu]

Use Synonyms instead..they work good.

[223Limar]

If you include keywords in your post with keeping it mind the keyword density then it not be giving you any trouble, according good seo knowledge keyword density should not be exceed more than 7%

[paulrigby]

It is not necessary to make bold your keywords as many times as it appears in the web page, rather than if the content is unique or fresh content. In addition you can make use of the keyword bold in the main title of the web page or else you can make bold maximum 2 times if your keyword repeated for 5 times. You can also provide link from the web page to another page, which also adds weight-age in SEO and ranking