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optimal keyword density

by jonrpatrick
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a basic tenant of seo is sprinkling your keywords on your page.
my plugin i use at home will show me the density of my keywords, but what is the range of optimal density?
4%? 12%?
#density #keyword #optimal
  • Profile picture of the author FamilyFrugal
    Ooooh good question. I am at around 3% for my primary keyword and not doing so well. I'm wanting to bump it up to around 6%
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  • Profile picture of the author Jordan Kovats
    Just write naturally using your keyword here or there. You can rank with a 0% if you really wanted to. Less is better than more.
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    • Profile picture of the author scott g
      I would suggest 3 to 4 1/2 % keyword density. sprinkle it throughout the body of your text naturally.

      I have a couple site ranking in the top 3 for my terms. Maybe 500-600 words total of 4 to 4 1/2 % keyword density. I put my "keyword" in all of my link title tags and img alt tags.

      CHEERS!

      Anymore than 6% and it's going to look unnatural... and probably be a crappy read!
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  • Profile picture of the author jazbo
    FACT: Keyword density is not a part of Google's algo.

    Just write stuff on topic with your keyterm mentioned in <title> main <h1> and a couple of times in the relevant content.
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    • Profile picture of the author scott g
      Originally Posted by jazbo View Post

      FACT: Keyword density is not a part of Google's algo.
      So what you're saying is I could spam my keyword over and over and over again? 50%, no 90% density - and Google doesn't look at this...?

      So what does the Googlebot look at?

      I would beg to differ that keyword density plays ZERO part in Google's algorithm.
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