What is Keyword density ?

Discussion in 'Keywords' started by bushib, Mar 19, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi there,

    I want to know what is meant by keyword density and how to make a keyword balanced in an article.

    Regards
    bushib
     
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  2. ez-online-money.com

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    Keyword density is the percentage of a certain keyword phrase out of all other words on the page, in a nutshell. To calculate it, simply count how many times a certain keyword appears in a set amount of content, divide that by the total amount of words, and convert that to percentage.

    As for making a keyword balance in an article, my personal rule of thumb is to have that keyword (phrase) appear once per paragraph. I don't really follow a set percentage or anything like that.
     
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    TRY THIS TOOL MY FREIND, you can find keyword density and its prominence:
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    It's a myth.
     
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    I don't measure the keyword density on my article. I just create my article using my targeted keywords in a way that it also give information and can get the attention of my readers.
     
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    You may want to spend some time researching LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing) as well. It's becoming possible now to rank higher with a low or non-existent keyword density using semantically relevant words and phrases without keyword "stuffing".

    It also allows you to target a much broader range of words and phrases in all of your content, which makes it far more effective that limiting yourself to a given keyword. :)
     
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    lsi, sounds interesting. thanks for the good tip.
     
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    Agreed. An outdated metric at best. With the advances of LSI (and other uber-geekly algorithmic changes that I can only imagine), keyword density is, quite simply, dead.
     
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    Keyword density was a term used to say how many times a keyword was used on a page. It used to be advisable to use 2-3% keyword density. For example on a page with 500 words using the keyword 10-15 times was the norm, but as already stated this isn't so effective anymore and a better way to go is to use the LSI route. You can either get a paid version of software or do it manually free from using Googles keyword tool.
     
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    Keyword density: the ratio of the number of occurrences of a particular keyword or phrase to the total number of words in a page. One element of search engine optimization.
     
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    Keyword density is the percentage of keywords on the web pages that match a specific set of keywords.In the search engine optimization it can be used as factor whether a web page is relevant is to specific word or phrases.

    Make a plan and a commitment to take only one or two small steps a week toward getting the balance you want. I recommend that you always think about your target audience and their needs when crafting your title, keywords and the article itself. Article promotion is a better search engine placement

     
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    the ratio of the number of occurrences of a particular keyword or phrase to the total number of words in a page. One element of search engine optimization
     
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    what is the ideal density of a keyword?
     
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    Keyword density is basically no of keywords use out of hundred words content in particular web page is called Keyword density. All search engines having there own criteria for keyword density.
     
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    Hello
    buship

    Keyword density is the percentage of times a keyword or phrase appears on a web page compared to the total number of words on the page. In the context of search engine optimization keyword density can be used as a factor in determining whether a web page is relevant to a specified keyword or keyword phrase.
     
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    Keyword Density is an important factor to determine the relevancy of a webpage for a specific keyword or keyword phrase. If a particular keyword is excessively used say more than 3 percent, a webpage may be taken as spam by a search engine. This is why, SEOs are generally found saying that 1% to 3% of keyword density is optimum for SEO results.
     
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    But, as i know, there are a lot of way to deceive search machine. Isn't it?
     
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    Lots of great answers and info.
     
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    In search engine optimization (SEO) keyword density is the measurement in percentage of the number of times a particular keyword or phrase appears compared to the total number of words in a page.
     
    Last edited: Apr 29, 2011
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