What are some links to keyword suggestion tools? What keyword density does one strive for? And is that per keyword or all keywords in general? Does anyone know some good tutorials on SEO writing? I have a wonderfully gifted writer who is very interested in learning about this. Thanks a bunch
http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/ I wouldn't worry too much about this. Just make sure that it's included in all the tags on your page. H1/H2s Title, description, alt tags, bold/italic text and then just make sure that it's in the body text also but make sure it reads naturally.
Ok, do I use meta tags also on each page? Is there a tool also that can show you how many time a word is searched in a day. For instance would I want to use limestone or calcium carbonate
Personally I still use a keyword tag as I believe it still helps with rankings (everything helps no matter how tiny), many people don't though so I guess it's up to you. Either way title is always important and the description is sometimes used in the SERPS snippet so use your keywords here and try to encourage them to click on your link. Yes the tool I posted does this
Use meta keywords and meta description just because I think both Yahoo and MSN still like those tags. I have seen MSN pull the description of the link in their SERPs from the meta description.
SERP= search engine results page Here is another tool to do keyword research: http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/ As for keyword frequency, I try to use my keyword at least once per paragraph.
The last point about keywords in the content is very important. I have seen some pages suffer alot for keyword stuffing. Either in the content or by other unethical means such as the ol' text color the same as background. A really good copy writer can ensure great keyword frequency without breaking the flow of your content. More isn't always better when it comes to keywords.
None that I am aware of. I asked a friend of mine who is a copy writer and he couldn't recall any. You just have angle your keywords in so that it reads naturally.
Absolutely... There are many good reasons why Jakob Nielsen's useit.com is a PR8 and none of them are to do with design! Write for how people read on the internet - think sound bites instead of library study sessions. They want info and they want it NOW!
But you don't want to come off as one of those "hack" sites that read like a used car commercial either.
There's a cool free keyword tool called Good Keywords v2.0. It looks up keywords on Overture, stores them, and does some other stuff like add words & build phrases. I don't have a link right now, so just Google (or Yahoo/MSN/whatever) it. I'm not affiliated in any way with the program - just think it's useful.
People read differently on the web. Check out http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/ for more info on that. It's not about SEO writing, its about writing for the web. Keyword tools are all over the web, just search google for "keyword tool" or "keyword suggestion". Lots of people use overture's tool as it gives a general idea of how many people are searching per month for what keyword. Google also offers a keyword tool you can use https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal About keyword density, I wouldn't worry about trying to figure out density. Just make sure you use the keyword you are trying to optimize for throughout your page ie. in the title tag, meta description, h1 tag and throughout the body text. Most of all make it sound good to humans. They're the ones who will be searching the web to find your content.
If you're looking for a "number" for keyword density, the typical numbers bandied about are "3% - 6%". You should be able to achieve this density and make your content perfectly readable for your visitors. I agree with the input of others in this thread, though - making sure your content is palatable for your visitors is infinitely more important than your keyword density. Sam