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Is there such thing as too many keywords in online content?

by AussieCoz
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I have a client who is asking me to write some content for him.

He has about 50 words he wants included that he has determined are valuable via keyword planner or a program similar.

Usually I would say 10 to 15 keywords is fair a page or so of content on a website, however he is determined to include all 50 for 1 page of content he needs on his website. he has 10 pages he wants done, while some works are repeated on each different page, there are a lot of words which are unique as well.

It seems like a bit of overkill but he isn't doing SEO he just wants the content to match the keywords that are popular and get his business ranking this way.

I'm interested if there is too much of a good thing in keywords?

Although I can certainly get this written for him, I'm usually focusing on 10 to 20 keywords not 50.

Your experience would be great so I can determine what would be best.

Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author shaunybb
    Hey there!


    So the search engine will penalise for what's called keyword stuffing!


    However, it also depends on how many words the content is!


    if the content is in the 1000,s of words then sure 50 keywords will work


    but if your trying to stuff 50 keywords in a 500 word page FORGET IT!!


    You need to ask him for LSI keywords also, this way you can get the benefit


    of a more keyword rich page without the over spamming!


    Does this help?
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  • Profile picture of the author TenaciousGrease
    Your client sounds like an idiot, take that content and break it up into 25 articles or so - focus on 1-2 MAIN keywords per article, and a few LSI (long tail) are okay too when they FIT naturally.
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  • Profile picture of the author zdebx
    As shaunybb said, it depends on the overall word count of the article.

    If you try to squeeze 50 keywords in a 500 word article, then it will sound gibberish and possibly raise a red flag with Google.

    However, if you have a 2500 words article, then 50 keywords won't be a big deal at all. Obviously, you'll have to make sure that you only use them when it makes sense, rather than just stuffing them in for the sake of having them in the article.
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  • Profile picture of the author vic1
    10 to 15 is too many.

    He is trying to be efficient getting the most bang for his buck but online it doesn't work.

    IMO and I'm not going to argue with anyone, as narrowly focused as possible for each page is the way to go and it's the way I do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve L
    Yea it's a horrible idea for reasons others have already mentioned. God, I wish people would stop trying to game the search engines. Just focus on giving value and the rest will fall in place.
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    • Profile picture of the author anhvu
      Originally Posted by Steve L View Post

      Yea it's a horrible idea for reasons others have already mentioned. God, I wish people would stop trying to game the search engines. Just focus on giving value and the rest will fall in place.
      Steve,

      Google use keywords to determine the topic of a webpage. But overdo it can hurt you.
      Instead of too much keyword, it's also a good idea to use LSI keywords. LSI keyword is one of good SEO factors that Brian (SEO expert, owner of Backlinko) mentioned on his website.
      I highly recommend from 3 to 5 exact match keywords for around 1000 words article.

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    • Profile picture of the author zdebx
      Originally Posted by Steve L View Post

      Yea it's a horrible idea for reasons others have already mentioned. God, I wish people would stop trying to game the search engines. Just focus on giving value and the rest will fall in place.
      Oh really? So the million dollar industry that SEO is today, is something we should all ignore and just "focus on giving value", because the rest "will fall in place"?

      Something like, "build it and they will come" strategy? Good luck with that, mate.

      Or better yet, maybe you ranked a website yourself where you did no SEO and only provided value, then magically all of a sudden you ranked #1 for all the relevant keywords, because Google thought your site was so useful? I don't think so...
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      • Profile picture of the author TenaciousGrease
        Originally Posted by zdebx View Post

        Oh really? So the million dollar industry that SEO is today, is something we should all ignore and just "focus on giving value", because the rest "will fall in place"?

        Something like, "build it and they will come" strategy? Good luck with that, mate.

        Or better yet, maybe you ranked a website yourself where you did no SEO and only provided value, then magically all of a sudden you ranked #1 for all the relevant keywords, because Google thought your site was so useful? I don't think so...
        So you think it's a good idea to write an article focusing on 50 keywords at once?

        I'm not sure who you're learning from (or not) but that's not how SEO works..

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  • Profile picture of the author johnstyle
    not fifty but choose 10 to 15 best keywords from them for a webpage.
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  • Profile picture of the author AussieCoz
    Thanks everyone, I am having a chat with him later on today and will advise him against it.

    It just doesn't seem natural writing with that many keywords - it is really not writing at all it is just like a game of Tetris.

    I appreciate your comments.
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  • Profile picture of the author PPG19
    Yes, it's called keywords stuffing..
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  • Profile picture of the author AussieCoz
    Following on from this. I have a little update.

    I have written the blog - in my opinion it sounds really stuffed but I have sent it over and he likes it.

    I have spoken with him about keyword stuffing, I have advised him against it and he is keen to push on with it all despite this.

    Not much more I can do here.

    I don't know where he is getting his research from but it is obviously flawed however there isn't a great amount I can do for him. Bit of a weird request to be honest. I appreciate all of your comments.
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    • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
      Originally Posted by AussieCoz View Post

      Following on from this. I have a little update.

      I have written the blog - in my opinion it sounds really stuffed but I have sent it over and he likes it.

      I have spoken with him about keyword stuffing, I have advised him against it and he is keen to push on with it all despite this.

      Not much more I can do here.

      I don't know where he is getting his research from but it is obviously flawed however there isn't a great amount I can do for him. Bit of a weird request to be honest. I appreciate all of your comments.
      Most probably picked up a WSO ;]
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