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How many keyword per article?

by wilization
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How many keyword should I use per article? Some people recommend not more than 5. I feel that more than 1 keyword will not be very focused?

Is 1 keyword enough for one article?
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  • Profile picture of the author fizex81
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    as many as u can, more keywords, more get ranking
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    • Profile picture of the author wilization
      will it not go out of focus?

      Originally Posted by fizex81 View Post

      as many as u can, more keywords, more get ranking
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  • Profile picture of the author gimmick
    It's very important not to overdo because it's considered spamming, 5 is ok, however use related keywords also in your article so people can find your article more easily.
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  • Profile picture of the author tommygadget
    You really should stop obsessing over this issue and write articles that make people want to visit your site or you will fail utterly. That is my advice.

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    • Profile picture of the author abelacts
      Originally Posted by tommygadget View Post

      You really should stop obsessing over this issue and write articles that make people want to visit your site or you will fail utterly. That is my advice.

      TomG.
      Frankly, I never subscribe to the nonsense of keyword density. Some of my pages are ranked on first page of Google even though I never follow the "rules."

      Besides what Tom said (which is important), the only thing I do is to make sure the title and meta description contain the keywords you want to rank for. As for the content, I write for the readers. That's all.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Gallivan
    Hi

    As a general rule of thumb use your keyword:

    In the title

    First paragraph - better still, first sentence

    Main body

    Last paragraph

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    Don't overdo it though.

    Mary
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  • Profile picture of the author Allen Graves
    Keyword density is no longer an issue...not only in article marketing, but in general SEO.

    But watch out, too many and you may be considered keyword spamming.

    As long as the content reads well and is pleasing to a reader, you'e fine.

    AL
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Kenny
    When you are writing your article naturally you will be using related keywords without even thinking. Just stick with your main keyword and the rest should automatically follow.

    Google uses this data to check how relevant your content is.

    If I was you I would use the main keyword naturally and write for people's interests.

    Works for me...
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  • Profile picture of the author CarolStep
    Surprised to hear that it is not important. But then things change so fast and it changes for different people as they learn different ways of promotion.

    This has been my rule of thumb: Include in title, first paragraph and last paragraph. Any other time I use it is because it naturally flows for readability.

    I can't quite imagine it not being in title and first paragraph but that's just me.

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    • Profile picture of the author Allen Graves
      Google themselves recently said it doesn't matter. I believe the exact words were, "...don't worry about keyword density anymore."

      If you think about it, when you are writing naturally, the main keyword is going to appear in the title and in the first paragraph anyway.

      Give the reader a good experience.

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    • Profile picture of the author naruq
      You want to use as many keywords that are related to your articles.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Taylor
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    These days, Google is reading more like we read. Keyword stuffing is out and has been for a while, now.

    Use thesaurus.com and find related words and phrases. Write for people and forget the spiders. Yes, do keyword research, but only to find a central topic for your article. Once you find it, then write to be understood by your readers.

    And, use your central keyword phrase to focus your article's purpose...page title, article title, meta tags, first or second paragraph. From there, forget writing toward keywords and concentrate on writing well.

    Be your reader's advocate. Write in a way that will give them more information, more understanding, more satisfaction as a reader. This will increase your audience AND it will improve your rankings, since you'll be naturally including language Google can use.

    Just write.
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    • Profile picture of the author wilization
      Thanks all for the useful insight.
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  • Profile picture of the author masteronlineprofits
    Hi Mary

    Thanks, that is a great rule to go by.

    I mainly write articles and blog posts purley to get the information across in the right way, then sometime forget / lazy about ensuring I have keywords in the right spot.

    I'll keep this in mind for future artciles and postsings.

    Thanks again
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Doyle
    Go for 3-4. You always want to optimze each article for only a handful of keywords ... and if you have more then you write a different article around teh other 3-4.

    Also, aim for a keyword density for 3-6% since Google now also looks at how "naturally" articles were written. Helps with your organic traffic!
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