Keyword Stuffing

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by techzarinfo, Mar 9, 2011.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    Can someone please explain to me what is Keyword Stuffing?

    What is the right and wrong way to do this?

    Thanks
     
    techzarinfo, Mar 9, 2011 IP
  2. Oceanus

    Oceanus Member

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    Keyword stuffing "is considered to be an unethical search engine optimization (SEO) technique. Keyword stuffing occurs when a web page is loaded with keywords in the meta tags or in content. The repetition of words in meta tags may explain why many search engines no longer use these tags"

    I don't really think there is a right way to do this and it is a bad idea. You can implement some relevant keywords throughout your content often but I don't consider that keyword stuffing.
     
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  3. seowebempire

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    keyword stuffing is "wrong" way, there is no right way of doing it...

    there are many ways to do keyword stuffing...simplest one is just keep posting the same keywords multiple times all over the webpage...another way will use hidden commands to hide all the keywords but show something else to users.

    keyword stuffing is not effective anymore and raise google red flag easily nowadays.
     
    seowebempire, Mar 9, 2011 IP
  4. jhnbrwn

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    keyword stuffing is using your keywords aggressively and what happen is tat google bot banns/spam you and this is termed as keyword stuffing. it obviously affects your search engine ranking. according to googles webmaster guideline the % of keywords in proportion to your content should be less then 6% and the appropriate figure is 2%-4%
     
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  5. Adnan959

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    It is when keywords are used obsessively in your website content to give it a density of more than %2. This is obviously very WRONG. But people do this to gain priority in search engines.
     
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  6. addy80

    addy80 Greenhorn

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    let me tell you exactly about keyword stuffing..

    if your website is about seo services.and ur content just like that.." our seo services is the best seo services for seo services provider.we will give you best seo services by our seo services staff.our seo services staff have a very professional in seo services..lolzz. u see that this guy repeated word again and again " seo services" it is very bad for both readers and also for search engines. and u should also use one time your targeted keyword in title and description.and aslo use meta keywords with maximum 10 keywords..and also not do keyword stuffing there..juslt like that.. seo services, seo services usa, web seo services.only use one or two time seo services.
     
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  7. dkrt111

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    Keyword stuffing is the practices of overloading the keywords on to a web page so that search engine will read the web page.
     
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    Keyword stuffing is a practice in which webmasters load their pages with instances of commonly searched for keywords. The practice is designed to direct traffic to the site by raising the site's ranking in search results, in the hopes of increasing site income.
     
    bhupi_arora, Mar 9, 2011 IP
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    Keyword stuffing is a wrong idea to promote your site. We may say it’s a way to braking keyword density rules and create black hat SEO Techniques. May be possible your site will get good improvement. But I am sure it’s not for long time could be penalized by Google.
     
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    it's a blackhat technique
     
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    Keyword stuffing is nothing but using your keywords in-appropriately in your website just for SEO factors. Just use the KW's wherever it is appropriate.
     
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    #12
    keyword stuffing is an old black hat method of manipulating search results by which a web page is loaded with lots of targetted keywords.
     
    aira, Mar 10, 2011 IP
  13. Kiranraj

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    It is a black hat SEO technique. It is not good in website promotion
     
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  14. ascanda

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    Keyword stuffing is the one type of black hat seo technique and also this method id is very helpful to increase your weight of site on search engines eyes when you use this method with particular limits. It is also called as keyword density.
    cheers!
    ascanda
     
    ascanda, Mar 14, 2011 IP
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    Keyword stuffing is considered to be an unethical search engine optimization technique. Keyword stuffing occurs when a web page is loaded with keywords in the meta tags.Filling pages with keywords results in a negative user experience, and can harm your site's ranking.
     
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    Google doesn't fall for keyword stuffing any more. It used to work but they got wise to it. Just keep your keyword density at about 3-5% (at most) and you should be fine.
     
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    Keyword stuffing is a part of black hat seo technique. It's a unethical way to excessively use of keywords on to a web page...
     
    Ajay Bhargava, Mar 14, 2011 IP
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    Keyword stuffing is one kind of blackhat seo tactic. Use unnecessary keyword repeatation in web page content like keyword stuffing.
     
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    Just write content for the users, it will have the right weightage of keywords, they will rank high if you create relevant backlinks.
     
    HAMPexpert, Mar 14, 2011 IP
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    Content should be unique and easy to understand for visitors, no need for keyword stuffing it doesn't help. Only good content can win visitors.
     
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