are keywords too similar bad?

Matt Gannon · 04-06-2009, 03:00 PM

Does Google look down upon keywords that are in the same tag that are too similar for example kitchen tool, kitchen tools, and new kitchen tools?

paulwaltz · 04-06-2009, 03:01 PM

Not that I'm aware of.

CurtisN · 04-06-2009, 03:23 PM

What do you mean by bad? Bad for SEO, bad for karma? lol...j/k

I'm assuming you mean SEO, so no, they're not bad. However, by targeting a keyword like kitchen tools, you're getting a broad range of visitors. I don't know if you're actually targeting that one or not, but let's say for argument's sake you are. It's not a buying keyword. A specific model of kitchen tool would be a buying keyword. "how to use [insert tool]" is kind of buying keyword...I don't know how much of a market would be around kitchen tools, but the point is, you want targeted keywords, not just long tail keywords.

Matt Gannon · 04-06-2009, 04:07 PM

yes but my site is a store with a large range then i go down into categories where i start to use targeted keywords, like kitchen tools would be a category, with sub categories like knives, silverware sets, things like this, then sub categories from them to specific products and brand names.

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paulwaltz S.E.M.i Pro Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 27 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: are keywords too similar bad? Not that I'm aware of.

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CurtisN Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada. Posts: 1,300 Thanks: 143 Thanked 231 Times in 187 Posts	Re: are keywords too similar bad? What do you mean by bad? Bad for SEO, bad for karma? lol...j/k I'm assuming you mean SEO, so no, they're not bad. However, by targeting a keyword like kitchen tools, you're getting a broad range of visitors. I don't know if you're actually targeting that one or not, but let's say for argument's sake you are. It's not a buying keyword. A specific model of kitchen tool would be a buying keyword. "how to use [insert tool]" is kind of buying keyword...I don't know how much of a market would be around kitchen tools, but the point is, you want targeted keywords, not just long tail keywords.
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04-06-2009, 04:07 PM	#4
Matt Gannon HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hudson, NH Posts: 321 Thanks: 99 Thanked 25 Times in 17 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: are keywords too similar bad? yes but my site is a store with a large range then i go down into categories where i start to use targeted keywords, like kitchen tools would be a category, with sub categories like knives, silverware sets, things like this, then sub categories from them to specific products and brand names.