What Is Keyword Stuffing?
What is Keyword stuffing? Keyword stuffing is the overuse of your keywords within your meta tags and your
content. This is a no-no in the eyes of the search engines and could
get you labeled by the search engines as a spammer.
You can usually spot this type of infraction because the content
is so loaded with keywords that the content makes little or no sense.
The best way to determine whether you overplayed your keywords is to
read the content out loud. If, when you are reading it, it makes
little or no sense, it's time to rework your masterpiece.
I would suggest targeting at the most- three keywords on a page with
a page count of 500. You really need to keep a balance between keywords and quality content. Translated, if your keywords diminishes the meaning of your
content, you'll quickly
lose the traffic that you want, and possibly your page position on a
search page.
If you write a lot of articles you should know what keyword stuffing is, and avoid this problem with your articles. You may think more is better, but it is not. As I stated above, if the search engines feel that it is spam you can expect your article(s) to remain unseen.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Friday, February 01, 2013
Are Keyword Percentages Important?
Are Keyword Percentages Important?
Are keyword percentage important. In my view, even with many changes, keywords and the number of keywords that you use, can determine whether is will be seen or flagged as keyword stuffing.
Some use a simple formula of 2-3 specific keywords or keywords phases per 500 word count, with a percentage count of 1-2% for minor words and 3-7% for major keywords. Personally, I try to stay within 2% for major words and a little less for minor keywords. This is where you will have to do a little experimenting on your own.
However, realize that being within your 2% for keywords does not mean that people will be clamoring to your website. Why? The algorithm of most search engines may have changed, or maybe improved it's method of determining relevancy. Thus, you may have to revisit your articles to determine if the keywords you have used is relevant to your readers.
My advice is to never, ever place your keywords above readability or quality of content. Why? Because quality content is very important to Google, and it should be to you, the writer. And from what I have learned, what Google does, is invariably followed by other search engines.
Are keyword percentage important. In my view, even with many changes, keywords and the number of keywords that you use, can determine whether is will be seen or flagged as keyword stuffing.
Some use a simple formula of 2-3 specific keywords or keywords phases per 500 word count, with a percentage count of 1-2% for minor words and 3-7% for major keywords. Personally, I try to stay within 2% for major words and a little less for minor keywords. This is where you will have to do a little experimenting on your own.
However, realize that being within your 2% for keywords does not mean that people will be clamoring to your website. Why? The algorithm of most search engines may have changed, or maybe improved it's method of determining relevancy. Thus, you may have to revisit your articles to determine if the keywords you have used is relevant to your readers.
My advice is to never, ever place your keywords above readability or quality of content. Why? Because quality content is very important to Google, and it should be to you, the writer. And from what I have learned, what Google does, is invariably followed by other search engines.
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