Is keyword density still relevant?
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With all these tweaks and changes Google keep's making is keyword density still relevant?
As long as I can remember, keyword density has played a big role in getting your content ranked in the search engines. Tools such as clickbump and seo scorer are there to remind us that we should have such a density when targeting our main keywords.
But is this still the case?
Up to now, I have followed suit, my posts generally have been around 1.5 to 2% density, but when targeting a long keyword like 'how to make money online' it becomes almost impossible to write a post without sounding like a jerk. In fact I have sometimes cringed when reading back over my content.
Marcus Danuals a fellow warrior, (whom stuff is awesome by the way) recommends around 1.6% density and looks to target 3 keywords maximum per post. H1, 2 and 3 tags all targeting the main keyword. Lisa Paremly (another genius) on the other hand rams home the need for quality, almost losing sight of the need for density all together. She suggest to target anything up to 10 keywords per post. The main emphasis being to ensure that the content remains quality. H1,2 and 3 tags to have different keywords. As long as the content flows, it's okay to mention like minded phrases.
I am tending to be leaning towards Lisa's methods even though I am yet to build a site using them as this seems to be the way google is trying to steer us.
If I am honest, I think keyword stuffing is cheating. Why should a post that has a keyword mentioned a zillion times take preference over a more insightful informative piece?
My reason for writing this thread is to dip my proverbial toe in the water without getting too wet.
Now the question - what are you lot doing?
In advance - thank you
As long as I can remember, keyword density has played a big role in getting your content ranked in the search engines. Tools such as clickbump and seo scorer are there to remind us that we should have such a density when targeting our main keywords.
But is this still the case?
Up to now, I have followed suit, my posts generally have been around 1.5 to 2% density, but when targeting a long keyword like 'how to make money online' it becomes almost impossible to write a post without sounding like a jerk. In fact I have sometimes cringed when reading back over my content.
Marcus Danuals a fellow warrior, (whom stuff is awesome by the way) recommends around 1.6% density and looks to target 3 keywords maximum per post. H1, 2 and 3 tags all targeting the main keyword. Lisa Paremly (another genius) on the other hand rams home the need for quality, almost losing sight of the need for density all together. She suggest to target anything up to 10 keywords per post. The main emphasis being to ensure that the content remains quality. H1,2 and 3 tags to have different keywords. As long as the content flows, it's okay to mention like minded phrases.
I am tending to be leaning towards Lisa's methods even though I am yet to build a site using them as this seems to be the way google is trying to steer us.
If I am honest, I think keyword stuffing is cheating. Why should a post that has a keyword mentioned a zillion times take preference over a more insightful informative piece?
My reason for writing this thread is to dip my proverbial toe in the water without getting too wet.
Now the question - what are you lot doing?
In advance - thank you
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