Comments on: What Is Keyword Stuffing, Actually?

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:03:33 +0000

@Anup Batra – Thanks for reading and your comment!

If a page of a site already has a 2nd page position, then I would recommend to re-optimize naturally for highly relevant keyword phrases. I don’t EVER recommend that pages of content are ever written for search engines but should be written for your visitors to improve the user experience and provide value, etc…

By: Anup Batra

Anup Batra — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:06:30 +0000

This information is handy! I think though that there need not be a a conflict between readability and keyword density. Nick, I think that a mediocre ranking page can be converted to a highly ranking page by rejigging the content, without meaninglessly adding keywords. The idea of creating a new page to do so does not always work, particularly if we are doing SEO for a highly competitive industry and the page we are working on is already on page 2. Would appreciate your thoughts?

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:34:06 +0000

@Joan Damico – Thanks so much for providing the checklist! It is right on the money

By: Joan Damico

Joan Damico — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:29:36 +0000

As a B2B copywriter and marcom pro, keyword density is less important than good content that reads well. Density is something I do at the very end of writing content, as a precaution to make sure I haven’t gone beyond the 3-5% density.

My experience has been that when you focus on writing good content first, your keyword density naturally falls within the acceptable range. I use a twofold process when writing for websites and SEO. I first write the message and make sure that it reads well and resonates with the audience. Then, I look at where the keywords are located instead of density. Here’s a quick checklist:

• Are most of the keywords toward the top of the page?
• Are keywords located in H1-H3 header tags?
• Are keywords in the “alt img” text?
• Have I used keywords in anchor text?
• Have I placed keywords in bulleted lists?

Focusing on these techniques, more than keyword density, offer greater opportunity to boost natural search.
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By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:33:41 +0000

@Agent SEO – Writing web content naturally for visitors always does much better from a user and search experience.

By: Agent SEO

Agent SEO — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:57:23 +0000

I try not to focus so much on density in terms of real percentages. I know it is important, however I prefer to write naturally so that my readers get a better experience. If you have something worth saying, then working in your target keywords shouldn’t be a problem.