is bold ..italic must in article?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by i_am_dhaval, Aug 18, 2010.

  1. #1
    is bold ..italic must in article?

    if i have good text in my website is i have to add bold ..italic for some keyword?

    is it more beneficial?
     
    i_am_dhaval, Aug 18, 2010 IP
  2. psharma

    psharma Prominent Member

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    Yes!
    They are not must (because no one rule you) But the keywords in <b>. <i> and <u> <li> etc tags are given more priority in SEO than regular text.
    Remember, that Today's search engine understand the importance of what you mark as important for human visitors.
    Hope you got the point.
     
    psharma, Aug 18, 2010 IP
  3. jacuzzi

    jacuzzi Guest

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    #3
    No there is no rule mentioning the same.
    But yes as far as bold is concerned you can make your target kw's bold so that google may give a special preference to it
     
    jacuzzi, Aug 18, 2010 IP
  4. psharma

    psharma Prominent Member

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    Google never reveals its rules. The rules are actually assumed, experimented and verified by top SEOs.
     
    psharma, Aug 18, 2010 IP
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    Yes i too think that Google gives importance to bold keywords
     
    kuldep, Aug 18, 2010 IP
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    yes use italic keyword is beneficial for keyword ranking and search engine give importance for that.
     
    andrewbernes, Aug 18, 2010 IP
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    #7
    IMO these are the things to get attention of viewers by highlighting some keywords,this may not be the rule for the SEO but yes it is the rule for attractive writing.
     
    theseomonk, Aug 18, 2010 IP
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    raaraaraa Greenhorn

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    #8
    I'm pretty sure that bold is somewhat ,probably only marginally important in SEO, and I've never heard anything about Italics.
     
    raaraaraa, Aug 18, 2010 IP
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    I think that is not must thing in article but its good to use bold in your article that gives the priority to the keyword. And there is no harm to use it.
     
    carriethomson, Aug 18, 2010 IP
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    you can just use bold text in keyword, atleast two KW per article don't over do it.
     
    theemerchant, Aug 18, 2010 IP
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    #11
    It is not necessary but italic and bold keyword is pretty good.
     
    edcampbill, Aug 19, 2010 IP
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    jhonydisuza Peon

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    #12
    When, an article is written topic-wise than using <b>. <i>, <u> and <li> looks good.
     
    jhonydisuza, Aug 19, 2010 IP
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    #13
    There is a chance of importance in bold keyword. In SEO, we can't avoid any tricks.
     
    webuyhousecash1, Aug 19, 2010 IP
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    superwordpressthemes Peon

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    #14
    <b> and <strong> tag looks different in search engines. Even both of them make text bold, but search engine rate <strong> tag more important than <b>
     
    superwordpressthemes, Aug 19, 2010 IP
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    hmm. IMO, it really doesn't affect anything. it's just something good to see in the site that's all.
     
    acqua11, Aug 19, 2010 IP
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    #16
    According to me Bold and Italic words are important and it is very useful for SEO because i was not using this technique in my blog posts but last 1 month i am using it and getting good response so keep it up.
     
    shravan6177, Aug 19, 2010 IP
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    If you would like to emphasize a certain word in your articles, you may do those techniques if the host permits you to do so.
     
    ApineMan, Aug 24, 2010 IP
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    There are some weight for the following tags - <heading tags><h1><h2>....<b><strong><i>. So you can use it. Some people using it some people not using it in the content. Its not a hard rule to use it. Its all upto you.
     
    hem1234, Aug 24, 2010 IP
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    Hello friend,

    yes,It is more beneficial to put your keywords in bold or italic.this type of keywords can help you to grab more attention from users.so it is important factor for SEO.
     
    rimple, Aug 25, 2010 IP
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    Font styles helps a lot, especially if you want to catch your reader's attention. All the same, a compelling, direct to the point and well written content will find its way.
     
    Philvault, Aug 25, 2010 IP