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keyword density of an article?

by riojisan
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hello i want to know what is the keyword density of an article?


at what % should be fine?
#article #density #keyword
  • Profile picture of the author tedzmaniac
    4-5% will be fine
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  • Profile picture of the author MarketingWiseGuy
    If your keyword density is too high Google and other search engines can penalize you. Below 10% is safe but around 5%-7% is more ideal.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      For God's sake, don't listen to the answers above if you want actual readers!

      7% density puts you at 7 times per every 100 words. Even the lower end of 4% still puts you at 4 times per 100 words. Sometimes you could get away with 4% but most of the time it's going to sound like garbage.

      Stick to no more than 3% but the better way is to stick to 1-2% and use LSI and related keywords within the text. That way the search engines know what the content is about but you have a much better shot of actual humans reading it.

      Keep in mind, the search engines are not the ones buying from you - the people are. Write for humans and you'll be fine.

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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    I don't even worry about keyword density. If you write for humans you'll be good with keyword density and LSI nearly every time.
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    • Profile picture of the author FrankBowman
      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      I don't even worry about keyword density. If you write for humans you'll be good with keyword density and LSI nearly every time.
      I can't agree more Dennis. The natural manner in which humans write is perfect because we naturally use certain main words(keywords) and then different words that mean the same thing or have a close meaning(LSIs)

      As far as 7%-10%.......thats insane.

      I stick to 2%-3%

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  • Profile picture of the author alenyuli
    keyword density is the past... you just have to make sure if your article is not full of keyword..
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  • Profile picture of the author Jim Gillum
    Relevant content.......for humans......
    spiders do not buy anything......
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  • Profile picture of the author actionplanbiz
    i do 2% to 4%. but below 2% wont be relevent
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    • Profile picture of the author Jim Gillum
      Originally Posted by actionplanbiz View Post

      i do 2% to 4%. but below 2% wont be relevent

      Pardon me....
      But how do you figure that?

      Density an relevancy are not the same......
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    • Profile picture of the author Jim Gillum
      Originally Posted by asbharmal View Post

      In the web page for the site we work upon has got generally 3-4% of keyword density but in the article it depends upon the length of the article and so the utilization and density of keywords depends upon the no. of words...
      This makes no sense.....
      The site needs density but the article does not?
      How about ranking for the article?
      And density is based on the number of words?
      Well, of course......how else?
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  • Profile picture of the author vgbond
    As far I know, 2% to 5% density is ideal. It varies upon keywords.
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  • Profile picture of the author roger123
    Instead of using the same keyword phrase repeatedly, you should use different variants of the phrase. I have seen that this approach improves the page rankings to a great extent.
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