Why is the optimum keyword density for home page

what would be the optimum keyword density for good optimization in home page

 

There is no optimum keyword density. Search engines don't use keyword density when ranking a page and haven't done for about the last 15 years.

 

I thought this is very important for ranking in google as I loose a job because I don't know this

 

I have no idea where you got that information from, but keyword density is one of the most important onsite SEO.

To the topic creator, a good keyword density is 5-7%.

 

4-7% for "keyword"

4 to 5% for "keyword1 keyword2"

4 to 5% for "keyword1 keyword2 Keyword3"

 

Does anyone know a tool that checks the keyword density of your site?

 

Just google in keyword density tool on google, you will find many tools for that.

 

You have just made that percentage up.

Find me a single recent credible SEO article that supports the claim you just made.

 

I am not even sure if keyword density has been outmoded. It doesn't equate to anything. However, if your keyword density is too high, it could cause a penalty for stuffing your site with keywords.

Typically, around 2 percent seems to be good. This is not however due to metrics, its due to common sense. Creating well crafted copy does not involve using the same word repeatedly. If we, as seo's, had to write copy for Google, we would all sound like idiots with no command of the language in question.

It's important to remember to write copy for your visitors not Google. Otherwise, it will not read well. There is no rule for keyword density.

hope that helps,
Nigel

 

Its not that it irrelavant, you should be mentioning the phrase optimized for a couple times on the page and write about other related phrases.

 

A better question is find me a seo ebook that doesn't support keyword density.

 

so tel me where did u find this from?

As far as i know search engines used to rank pages depending upon the keyword density, which was misused by webmasters by stuffing keywords and therefore was considered as spamming or Black hat for which pages or sites were penalised by search engines.. (Correct me if im wrong) i dnt think i am..

Thats the reason y we assume and keep a percentage of around 4-8% of keywrd density and have been succesful in getting rankings without getting penalised..

 

You know, rather than worrying about things like "keyword density" and "doing 'X' for SEO" why don't you just focus on writing quality content that people will want to link to?

 

I must agree with Dan Schulz. I have sites with tons of articles and content, but the few articles I've written get linked naturally.
You can't beat natural linking

 

Not too sure if your statement is correct.

I personally think a good keyword density on yours website can help you in SERPs.

 

i think there is no exact numbers for the keyword density on the home page

 

You wont get penalized. because google doesn't consider keyword density. Think about it. Why would google say "oh, he has a word appearing 17% of the time, We should penalize him", What good would that possibly do?

Do a google search for "something".
This site appears #1 with a keyword density of 100%
http://www.something.com/

This site appears #2 with a keyword density of 0.16%
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBe85UKa1GQ

Google are advanced enough to not use something as meaningless as occurrence frequency.

 

I am very much agree with trichnosis,
and like to add just avoid keyword stuffing and try to get your keyword phrase at important places like title, header, alt text for image and obviously in content. If its required for visitor then don't hesitate to repeat.

P.S. - try to keep it natural and use different forms of keywords which suits to your content and readable for visitor. Because search engine follow synonyms and abbreviation of keyword also.

Example : Google consider "seo" and "search engine optimization" ""search engine optimisation" almost same.

 

I find it difficult to believe that somebody on this forum can think that the amount of times a key phrase is used on a page doesn't effect the position in the serps for that phrase. Are you suggesting that a pages content has nothing to do with its meaning?

 

We mean to say visitor friendly content is more important than the content based on keyword density.