EzineArticles.com is the biggest article directory and they only allow a maximum of 1% for keyword density. Why do you think that is? Do they know something you don't? Yes, actually they do. An article with 15% keyword density means having your keyword phrase occurring every 6 or 7 words. Can you really imagine trying to insert a three or four word phrase into an article in a natural way once every six words? Don't get hung up on keyword density. Write naturally and succeed better. John.
In my experience 2% KD gives the best results. But definitely, backlinks are more valuable than keyword density to consider.
1.5% to 2% is a great keyword density, i wud have no more than 15 recurring keywords on 1000 word article.. more than that it will be keyword stuffing.
2 to 4% best keywords density for relevant page....if you used to much word of same type your keywords might be gone in spamming.
As a writer myself, it's hard to write an article that has more than 4% keyword density without sounding ridiculously repetitive and being obviously spam. I usually target a 2 to 3% percent density and then sprinkle the article with LSI keywords.
You are definitely on the right track. It's heartening to read a post from someone who understands that keyword density is really not nearly as important as everyone still seems to think it is. I personally don't bother to check the keyword density for a main keyword any more, and if I do it is usually 1% or even less. I theme my content. Some people call it latent semantic indexing, and it creates articles of vastly superior quality to those that concentrate on keyword densities. How do I know this? My articles out rank the rest every time on a content level alone. When some good backlinks are added, they become practically unbeatable. And instead of ranking for a single keyword, my articles typically rank for dozens - sometimes hundreds of keywords that bring in serious amounts of high quality traffic. Forget concentrating on keyword density. It's a waste of time. Properly themed articles are easier to write and they will beat keyword density based articles every time. Read this page - even buy the product if you like. This is not an affiliate link; just a page with some very interesting information I'd like to share: http://webcontentstudio.com/ John.
I don't think keyword density is really that important. What has worked for me is including the keyword in the title, the first paragraph and the last paragraph. Also if you can add some subtitles using your keyword. I don't think you should focus too much on keyword density as long as you provide great content that makes sense.
Are you saying that we do not need to worry about keyword density, if the keyword is found in the title and subtitles? I still believe that the keyword density has a role when the search engines rank a page.
From my experience, I have been able to rank using those factors alone with a keyword density of sometimes less than 2 percent. Don't forget to include your keyword in the first and last paragraphs. I am not saying that it is not important at all, but simply that it is overrated. A great written content with a keyword density of let's say 2% can still outrank content that is borderline keyword stuffing.
If it was 1000 words then i'd keep it at about 1 for every 100 words. so your keyword would appear about 10 times
Oh yes - that really "are quite enough." Have you ever actually tried reading content with a keyword stuffed to 15%? That's content where the keyword has to appear once every six to seven words. In the above sentence the keyword would have to appear twice! I don't think even a retarded moron would consider that to be good writing. It was this type of thin quality content stuffed with keywords 10% to 15% density that Google weeded out in the recent Panda update. Did no one notice that? I'll say it again: forget keyword density. Think latent semantic indexing and theme your content using related terms, synonyms and alternative meanings. If it is properly done, the results will outrank stupid keyword stuffed content every single time - forever! This has been the case since Google acquired the software to analyze content for LSI back in 2003. That was the year when keyword density took a back seat to theming. The only reason why content with a degree of keyword density focus works at all is that it forces the writer to use a smattering of theme words. But when you concentrate on using theme words thing really begin to take off! Google ignores keyword density. Google only looks for theme words in content, and since your main keyword is a theme word, it can sometimes appear that stuffing it in there is the way to go. It is not! Wake up and see what's really happening and your content will start to soar to new and unexpected heights. John.
I don't know why we're making this so hard. jcoutts1 has it exactly right. The Google Panda just told us exactly what they want. Sure, it makes it harder and requires more thought, but that's part of the changing landscape of IM and it's what will separate the successful marketers from the failures.