What is the best amount of keywords in your article?

[Jbarros]

When you do a website page and you want that page to rank for 5 long tail keywords.

- Do you write an article using one of the best keywords and than you backlink that page for all of them? Or you create an article using all the 5 words?


Just asking this because using 5 long tail keywords in an article is pretty hard. I'm wondering how you guys do it.

Thanks,
JBarros

[bobbydiraag]

Hi Jbarros,

What I would advice is do 5 different articles for each keyword you have but have related keywords too in the articles.
I do 1 main keyword in an article/post with 4 lsi's(related keywords), then I do another article/post the same way etc etc till all 5 keywords have articles/posts..
Then I interlink the keywords with each other..
When you do off-page you can link to all 5 pages from different sources giving you great backlinks..

Hope this helps..

[Jbarros]

So for what I understood, my website page is focused on one main keyword and than I create articles for each word linking back to my website page. thanks

[Praveen Kumar]

You could maintain an average 4% keyword density on your articles.

[Troy_Phillips]

Although Google has gotten soft on density ... 4% will keep you out of the majority of directories

Originally Posted by Praveen Kumar

You could maintain an average 4% keyword density on your articles.

[AnniePot]

Here are Ezine Articles' suggestions on using keywords correctly:

EzineArticles.com - FAQ: Common Problems with Articles

[Sohel Parvez]

Originally Posted by Praveen Kumar

You could maintain an average 4% keyword density on your articles.

My vote is 1.5%-2% keyword density for 450+ words article

[scraig]

Keyword density is becoming less important in Google's eyes. The are more than ever looking at content. 1% density could be more than enough if the content is of high quality and engaging.

[Dexter Williams]

I usually go for 2-3% density in an article for the main keyword, but also sprinkle some LSI in there as well..

[EricBaglio]

I usually go for articles between 2.5 and 4% density. I've tested with 5% and noticed when I dropped it down to around 3% my articles started climbing in the rankings.

Originally Posted by bobbydiraag

Hi Jbarros,

Then I interlink the keywords with each other..
When you do off-page you can link to all 5 pages from different sources giving you great backlinks..

Hope this helps

There are wordpress plugins that do this for you which make it super easy. You just set it up once and interlinking happens as you write posts. I think it's a great time saver.

[Jealee]

I usually go for articles between 2.5 and 4% density. I've tested with 5% and noticed when I dropped it down to around 3% my articles started climbing in the rankings.

Yup... 3% is ok...

[IMHopeful]

You could also try doing away with percentages. I've been writing articles that rank successfully with keywords mentioned in the: title, first paragraph, subtitle (maybe), and final paragraph.

[underworld]

In a 500 word article I use 3 times a keyword and 2 times its variations.

[Tricerra]

I have one client who wishes me to use his keyword or phrase only 3 times in a 500 word article regardless. I have others who request a main keyword and then want from 4 to 12 other words included in a 500 word piece. I am not sure about their effectiveness but here are the general guidelines I give when asked for advice about keyword density.

1. A single article is best built around 1 keyword or phrase.
2. It should be in the title if at all possible
3. The keyword or phrase should be able to put into a sentence that makes sense. (Ford Car Blue is an example that makes writing a good article very difficult)
4. Keywords and phrases should be used with between 1.5% and 4% density.
5. It is always better to write additional articles instead of stuffing a large number of keywords into a single article.

Hope this helps.

David

[Val Wilson]

It is important that you write your article with the reader in mind, not just the search engines. Concentrating too much on exact keyword densities is inclined to make you lose focus on exactly what the purpose of the article is - to educate/inform/convert your reader. Make sure the keyword phrase is in there, but don't get too hung up on percentages.

[Daniel Wilson]

One keyword per article.

3-5% should be the right density. Write articles for people not for search engines and you'll be good.

[highstake]

@Val Wilson , I totally agree with you.
In my opinion if the percentage of the main keyword is in between 1-6% , its ok.
But again , Just try to deliver the best , don't care about the density and at the end , you will come up with a productive and great article.

[joshmstanton]

I don't believe keyword density really has as big of an importance these days on rankings as it used to have.

More importantly are backlinks to the page containing the target keyword as the anchor of the link. Even if a keyword appears once in an article, but you focus some effort on building backlinks to the page using that keyword as the anchor, eventually you should start to see it rank.

[Wisden Writers]

Hello JBarros,

If its about KD I prefer 2% for any particular keyword and if you are talking about How many Long Tail Keywords we can use per article so if the keywords are related to each other then you can use 5-6 keywords for an Article of min 400-500 words ( word count is imp else it will be just keywords nothing else to read )
A professional writer know How to include keywords in article naturally.

Keeping KD over 3-4% is inviting trouble. Google sometimes sandbox sites for keyword spamming. It happened with some of my clients and they got the reason as well via Webmaster's Msg.

To Optimize your article Try Using Keyword Once with H1 Tag, Bold It Once in start and once at the end or middle.

for other keywords use bold or Italic. Use B & I randomly ..

[Troy_Phillips]

I have always stayed close to 1% and done very well ranking wise. That was the way it had to be back in the day ... thanks for the link.

Originally Posted by AnniePot

Here are Ezine Articles' suggestions on using keywords correctly:

EzineArticles.com - FAQ: Common Problems with Articles

[flamewave]

Keyword densisty is ideal at around 3-5% but I have seen that up to 15% is acceptable. However I would think perhaps giving article writing with a backlink ago and see how it performs

[yukon]

Forget percentages!

Keyword once in each of the following works without looking like keyword stuffing.

• Page Title/URL
• Single <h2> or <h3> tag (not both)
• Mention the word once at the start of the content with an optional hyperlink pointing at the same page.
• Once towards the end of the content.

[down]

I stay for 2-4% on each articles. Sometimes just 1%, it depend on competition on the market.

[cloudbacklinks]

Originally Posted by yukon

Forget percentages!

Keyword once in each of the following works without looking like keyword stuffing.

• Page Title
• Single <h2> or <h3> tag (not both)
• Mention the word once at the start of the content with an optional hyperlink pointing at the same page.
• Once towards the end of the content.

This is good, definitely forget percentage and follow this. Overstuffing is not as bad as it seems, google is letting it roll but for submission to article directories do keep 2%. Try to keep it liberal but go overboard if you wish.

[MikeTheBuilder]

Originally Posted by bobbydiraag

Hi Jbarros,

What I would advice is do 5 different articles for each keyword you have but have related keywords too in the articles.
I do 1 main keyword in an article/post with 4 lsi's(related keywords), then I do another article/post the same way etc etc till all 5 keywords have articles/posts..
Then I interlink the keywords with each other..
When you do off-page you can link to all 5 pages from different sources giving you great backlinks..

Hope this helps..

I follow the exact tips here and it works like a charm.

[rezaulhuq]

I appreciate your answer.

[rezaulhuq]

This is good to maintain keyword density as well.

[rezaulhuq]

Exactly , this tips work nice.

[rezaulhuq]

But 3-7% also ok, to avoid keyword staffing.

[jacksite]

I think 1-2 keywords in 1 article is good and not that difficult

[awddude]

I wrote an 1800 word article with a couple pictures the other day, and it shot my site from page 2 to page 1. No affiliate links or anything on it, so I think it boosted the quality factor of my site. I can't be sure though, maybe it was coincidental.

I had three contextual exact-match-anchor links pointing directly to my domain. One of the links was h1 format. So you guys can give this a try too, and see if it will give your site a quality boost.

[Ibcontact]

According to me article must be a 400 words and in this article should be used 4 to 5 keywords.

[smithclarke]

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[outwest]

Ya kw density was popular 5 yrs ago, 10 yrs ago, but now they are way past that

now if you do 10 percent kw density, (ridiculous ) they will flag your site

I would shoot for 1.5 percent at most, 3 to 5 percent why? its not an important ranking factor so are you trying to boost your site by boosting your percentage? thats not a good idea