Writing with keywords

I have a friend who is a great writer but does not know how to write using keywords considering keyword density. Are there guide guidelines someone could give me that I could pass along to her? I want to use her to write for me. Right now I have one specific keyword that is in the first 90 characters and is in the file name in the url. and about once every 100 words and then 2 general Kewords that are repeted once per 100 words.

I do not know how writers keep track of this kind of thing while writing without spending too much time writing the article so need some tips.

 

Good writers don't. You write the article first, and then go back and put in the keywords. That's what your writer should do.

 

So I do understand that when you are first starting out, it can be hard to generate articles which can do all of the above- especially all in one go, so here is a simple solution that worked for me back in the day, and it can also work for you.

What you can try, if you are bad at writing right now- google your search terms, and pull up any articles on the first page.

See what they wrote- see how they wrote it, their keywords, title etc... then write that- only in your own words.

Eventually after you do this for some time- it will just be in your head, and it will be easier to naturally flow out, WITHOUT losing quality- Also, if you do this- what I just said- it's like repeating every word after I say- You can do that instantly, right?

But if I asked you suddenly to tell me what something like "imperialism" was- you may get stuck on trying to explain it... so until you have worked on each thing enough, things may be hard flowing out just on your own- so that is something that many people do, to help produce articles faster- while still writing them at the same time, with your own ideas etc.. applied to them.


To do that, you can literally just take the whole article- and paste it into a word document, or text file- then begin writing the paragraph- in your own words, and work your way down from there.

Just like this (here is a post that I made into an article):

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So I took the post, and turned it into an article- that is basically what you do. nothing in my article is really copying yours directly or anything like that- as you can see- and that is something I suggest you do, so that you can come out with articles faster, but still have quality- as other REAL articles will actually have the tips and things in them.

So you read the articles then, get an understanding of what was meant/implied- then put that into terms that people can understand in your own unique way. BUT remember NOT TO directly just copy and plagiarize other people's ideas and things- the purpose of looking at other people's successful articles, ideas etc.. is to simply get an idea of what CAN be said, and then generate that into your own ideas.


More information on keyword density and how to write:

Information On The 3% Keyword Density in CORRELATION WITH THE Ezine Articles Policy:

My articles fall around 300-500 words. Mostly these days, they are 350-400 words- so that is also a part of it as well. I can have my keyword "get ex back" appearing 3-5 times. And if I am in a really crafty mood, maybe 6+, but anything beyond that to me, would just be ridiculous in my opinion, and yes, probably wouldn't be accepted by EZA either...especially since it is a heavily known and used keyword, with tons of competition.

So that is also something to take into consideration: that keywords which are popular and have heavy competition, will easily fall into the 2% rule, because EZA didn't fall of the cabbage truck yesterday.

and I also spoke about putting the keywords in so that they actually flow, and make sense in the first place. As well, the more you write, the less harsh EZA will be with you, because you will have proved that you can be more trusted.

I also only use my keywords within the first half of the article, and the rest becomes pure tips. I don't use an ending in any of my articles either- there is a way to be extremely obvious about keyword spamming, and then of course there is a way to be very subtle and more careful with keyword density.

3% is three times in every one hundred words. In the example I had given (where I turned a post into an article), The word "article" appears 11 times.

Now there was a time when EZA would not approve the article, and tell me there was a problem with the article- and they would say it was because a certain word appeared too many times. Now, I have learned to get around that, by finding other words like it then, and just changing it, because sometimes I just don't know any other word than the one I use (and it's not always a keyword).

I also know that they only allow a keyword to appear TWICE in each title-but not three times. I can write a title like this:

How To Get My Ex Back? Stunning Keys Which Will Get Your Ex Back

and the term "get ex back" has appeared twice, in only 14 words..lol.


So their titles have a limit of 100 characters- and I often write titles like the above, and they are ALWAYS ACCEPTED. My point then, is that in the title alone they allow it- but it depends of course on how you placed it, and how you used it, and what your purpose was of using it... and the rest would be left to the editors to say it's fine, or it's too spammy.


So it can all be taken into a context then, when you consider it. It's bad to go beyond 3%, because the search engines will hate you- and that is why EZA may say to only do 2%, because they have a good reputation with the search engines, which they do not want to ruin.

Not everyone can pull off 3%, as they can make it look really silly (like the example I used of some keywords which do not have proper grammar being placed constantly within an article, AS IS).

So that may be why they claim/have those specifications, to keep people from constantly creating really spammy content- because EZA is also big on "ORIGINAL" and "QUALITY" content, and the more density you have, the more easier it is to reduce your quality.

So honestly, it's not really getting around it, because if EZA felt it really didn't fit, and was really overdone (my keywords), they will definately inform me. Rather it's simply getting the ability to do it- so that EZA says, yes this is good, even though it has a higher density...

I am not the only one doing that as well- so, if you can harness the ability to start doing that, then by all means- but of course it's always giong to have to be under EZA's acceptance first.


landing pages? That depends on what kind of product you have. I currently DO NOT have any squeeze pages that contain opt ins. In fact, almost all of my URL's just redirect to the product sales page itself.

I do affiliate work (so I do not have any of my own products), but the products I promote have a high enough conversion rates, and good enough pages themselves, that the redirect works well for me.

However, I am designing new landing pages, with opt ins, and will proceed from there, because that will get you more sales than anything else... as you can send the person emails after with more tips about things, and eventually can persuade them (and gain their trust) to buy the product from you. In fact, you can also harness a customer's lifetime value.

If a person buys something from you, once, there is a high chance they will purchase more things- and that becomes their lifetime value- the total amount a person will spend through you.

Thus you can also harness and access that, by using opt ins on your page. And afterward emailing out FREE things (like articles, videos etc...) so that they can get a glimpse and taste of part of the product, or what they will get- and will feel like getting the whole thing then.

The only place I have articles as of now, is on EZA- so I actually have not personally put my articles anywhere else. other people have published my articles (and stolen them...lol), so I have yet to actually test what my articles are like on other websites, including my own.


So, to recap on how to get a 3% keyword density:

1. How the keyword works in the article itself: Make it flow, make it work, no bad grammar, and it has to make sense.

2. Credibility does help- the more you establish yourself (write articles, get them approved) as being trustworthy to the editors on EZA, the less harsh they will be with you, so long as everything still meets their standards for quality.

3. Keyword placing- Mostly concentrate it within your intro, because you are addressing the problem related to the keyword in the firstplace, and leave the rest of the article for actual information, tips etc... so that the actual content (the tips and information) itself isn't really spammed.

4. Titles and Exceptions- They allow keywords to appear twice, but not more than this (as I am aware) in titles- as long as it makes sense and flows etc... as well. So there are always exceptions, as long as the context in which you are using the keyword(s) works and follows with the rest of the EZA guidelines.

5. Context and Competition- Of course the context is considered as well for creating higher keyword densities, because it may also depend on why and how you used the keyword itself- especially at times when there are few other words/synonyms for the keyword.

But as mentioned, keywords which have low competition, are more easily (and strategically) placed in articles when you are trying to achieve a higher density.

6. Many Keywords- I often don't even use just one keyword either, I usually have about 3 keywords in EVERY article, with the same density, or close. Which means if one keyword does have to be 2%, I still have other keywords which made it to 3%.

So this may also be how I manage to do what i do, because I am not just using one word- I am filling the article with many things and keywords etc... just like in my example, I had also written DNS, Dragon naturally speaking, article writing, article marketing, writing articles, etc... get my jist? But when you read it, it sounded as if you were getting advice and tips- it didn't sound like I was sitting there just choking keywords down your throat.

Now that may sound a bit difficult to achieve at first (cramming a bunch of different keywords into an article, and trying to give them all density) but remember that keywords are generally terms people would use to search and find your article- and most often those terms are related to solving an issue someone has, so then it no longer becomes difficult to strategically place them in the article itself, as you will be solving and answering the person's question.

And that's what I did in the article, I answered someone's question. Just like you would do in a post here, where you answer someone's question- it comes from your head, goes there- and sounds natural, just remember to keep that natural touch when you are writing articles and answering the 'reader's question.

So their question pretty much becomes/or is the keyword(s), and since most keywords are similar anyways, it eventually becomes a natural thing to you to be able to meld all of that together smoothly.



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Finally, a REAL example from EzineArticles Itself- which someone just so happened to write about keywords:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Article-Ma...ent&id=2031780

Just check how many times the word KEYWORD appears in the article: A STAGGERING 25 TIMES!

that is more than a 3% density, as the article less than 500 words... it's about a 5% density!

But in this scenario, the word "keyword" had to be used- because what else are you going to use? or refer to? get my jist?


KEYWORD STUFFED: Just check out their keyword list they used:

article marketing,article marketing tips,make money with articles,article writing,articles,writing

I didn't even check how this worked with their other keywords, as they have so many- but presumably their keyword density must be 3% or higher, for most of these. So not only did the stuff this article, but it also works.

And guess what? I used this search term: "ezine article keyword density"

To find this article, and it was on the NUMBER ONE spot on google, for what I searched above.

Not sure what it ranks for his keywords themselves- but I am sure it can't be doing too bad!


So there is a real example of someone else using the same concepts here- So definitely EZA DOES accept it- once you get the hang of HOW TO DO IT. That is why they have the FAQ's and all that stuff, it's to deter people who DONT know how to do it, because alot of people, as mentioned, will take a keyword and put it in an article 1000 times, and without proper grammar or anything else, and it really can just reduce the quality of the article.

But if I were you, I would try this out, and I wouldn't be afraid to- they may not approve everything at first, but they just send you a note saying there is a problem with your article- then you just change/remove a few keywords and eventually you will get the hang of it!


Hope that helped,

Regards,

 

Not always. It is very simple to write an article based around the keywords that you write the article about. Simply arrange the sentences to include the keywords as you build your article topic up.

 

Just write the article first to include your main keyword phrase, sprinkled with a few LSI related keywords. It should not be too difficult. Just make sure you use you main keyword phrase at least twice in the article.

 

This is perhpas the great idea. Follow this.

 

Forget about keyword density, and make sure you read The Keyword Density of Nonsense by Dr. E. Garcia and Why Writing For the Spiders Is the Least Sticky Strategy of All by Alan Johnson.

 

I try for like 1 keyword for every 100 words. Sometimes it is more than that depending on what type of word it is, if there are no other words that can stand in for it (if it is very specific). Writing for keywords takes some practice.

The most important thing is CONTENT. Write great content and then go back and add the keywords in - writing with keywords takes practice for a writer. A writer can learn to add the keywords. Writing great content is much more important - just my "two cents."