Comments on: Keyword Density: The SEO Myth that Never Dies

By: Vimax Pills

Vimax Pills — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:55:00 +0000

you’re right. I agree on this, this post is helpful. thanks a lot

By: Brian O'Connell

Brian O'Connell — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:45:00 +0000

I have to disagree with this article. On page keyword use is the first step in any SEO process. And I know it’s but one of many. As a recent commenter suggested, it is but one aspect of a larger picture. This is not to say writing content for SEO trumps writing content for the visitor, but I also do not believe that writing content for SEO automatically trumps writing content for your visitors. I have had great success doing both, and have repeated it over and over for our clients. I do not however sell keyword density as a magic bullet. Anything but. In fact any SEO firm selling any one thing as a magic bullet, is worth avoiding in my opinion. SEO is work, and is a process. There are lots of steps to achieving top placement in the SERPs, and on page keyword use is only the first step.

By: vimax

vimax — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:43:00 +0000

What a shame I had just measured this keyword density to my site and it was time consuming. I don’t have much time to make it back. What should I do now? Let it up or what?

By: MJH

MJH — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:54 +0000

What you're missing here is that keyword density is one aspect of a larger picture. It's not that it doesn't matter, it's just that there are so many other factors to consider. Of course having copy that reaches readers is important. The reason why pages rank higher with less keyword density is based on all of the other factors that those guys have done well, i.e. linkbuilding, et al. No keywords on a page means no ranking at all. It's one aspect of the whole game, but it is an aspect. Anyone who thinks differently is not paying attention.

By: Groove Factory PR

Groove Factory PR — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:06:27 +0000

Having no main keyword on a page is like writing a thesis without a subject. You need your page title, url, metadata, incoming links all to match the subject of the page…and what is that subject called, A KEYWORD. So of course keywords matter.

As for density, if you wrote an article about the New York Yankees – you would naturally use the term New York Yankees 2, 3, 5% of the time…this is without even thinking about it. If you are writing well conceived pages, with good subjects and interesting topics…your keyword density is going to build itself. But to suggest that it is bad to have 3% density is simply wrong….that is just common sense and good writing, and the SEO benefit is simply an add on.

By: Marta Costa

Marta Costa — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:53:43 +0000

What a relief! Writing is difficult enough for me without having to worry about hitting that special keyword density ratio.

By: Eric Brantner

Eric Brantner — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:46:56 +0000

@Chuck–

Exactly. It's all about connecting with the reader through your copy. Throw everything else out the window because conversion is the ultimate goal.

By: Tom Lindstrom

Tom Lindstrom — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:43:31 +0000

I have never had any problems with getting indexed with my blog posts.When you don´t overdo the keyword density you will be fine.Having your main keyword for the article in the first few words of the sentence seems to matter.

By: Eric Brantner

Eric Brantner — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:10:05 +0000

Pat–

You're exactly right. I think the reason keyword density is still pushed so hard in snake oil companies is because it's such an easy concept to explain to customers who don't know any better. It sounds reasonable enough to someone who doesn't know any better, and they assume it really matters.

By: Pat Grady

Pat Grady — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:38:58 +0000

you got this right, keyword density is bunk.

often, when something can be easily or cleverly measured, there's an inclination to assume it's significant and determinant…

give it a scientific sounding name and the propensity to instill it with meaning grows…

shoot, if you can assign it a greek symbol, it's power (but not it's validity) grows further… by the way, the greek letter rho is used for density… see… did you feel it.

make the environment complex enough and people want to overly simplify with great vigor, experts always telling us things aren't that complicated and to keep things simple – so we assume others have too…

then there's that whole Occum's Razor thing…

of course, Ockham never had a megaflop computer in his pocket… further, his actual principle ironically suffers ignominious assault from the exact same mindbend that attributes high meaning to keyword density, people over simplifying his tenant. Six centuries of irony, poor Friar Bill!