Comments on: Have you gone overboard with your keyword density? http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/ Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:27:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jenstar http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-39384 Jenstar Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:24:43 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-39384 Actually, keyword density is going to vary dependent on market area and competitiveness of the keyword or keyword phrase. Then of course there is the whole issue of fluctuations with the various search engine algorithms to keep all us SEOs on our toes. So there isn't a "one size fits all", which is why I do not give a specific density to aim for. Actually, keyword density is going to vary dependent on market area and competitiveness of the keyword or keyword phrase. Then of course there is the whole issue of fluctuations with the various search engine algorithms to keep all us SEOs on our toes. So there isn’t a “one size fits all”, which is why I do not give a specific density to aim for.

]]> By: stan http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-37814 stan Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:21:00 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-37814 Hi Jen, I really admire your writing.LOL you wrote almost 600 word post on keyword density but forgot to write what is the % we shoot for. classic example of, writing a lot without telling anything. LOL. Hi Jen,
I really admire your writing.LOL
you wrote almost 600 word post on keyword density but forgot to write what is the % we shoot for.

classic example of, writing a lot without telling anything. LOL.

]]> By: michael b. http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-405 michael b. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:09:25 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-405 ~BTW - good post~ What is a recommended density %? I have a ecommerce site that is made up mostly images and links to internal pages on the site. (if you do a spider crawl, there is very little actual text - homepage) I have created a couple paragraphs for the bottom of our pages to get some actual keyword rich 'content' on the site. Because there is such little true text on the site will this paragraph increase the density so high it will be too spammy? ~BTW – good post~

What is a recommended density %?

I have a ecommerce site that is made up mostly images and links to internal pages on the site. (if you do a spider crawl, there is very little actual text – homepage)

I have created a couple paragraphs for the bottom of our pages to get some actual keyword rich ‘content’ on the site.

Because there is such little true text on the site will this paragraph increase the density so high it will be too spammy?

]]> By: SEO and SEM Quotes - Round 2 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-213 SEO and SEM Quotes - Round 2 Sat, 12 May 2007 01:26:35 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-213 [...] finally, a quick tip David Naylor that I first read about from Jennifer Slegg on how to do a check of your copy to see if you've gone overboard with the keywords. "Dave prints [...] [...] finally, a quick tip David Naylor that I first read about from Jennifer Slegg on how to do a check of your copy to see if you’ve gone overboard with the keywords. “Dave prints [...]

]]> By: Jennifer Slegg - An SEM Consultant » On-page keyword mistakes: the good, the bad and the ugly http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Jennifer Slegg - An SEM Consultant » On-page keyword mistakes: the good, the bad and the ugly Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:51:27 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-75 [...] Does it pass the sniff test? Read your copy to yourself out loud. Does it sound good as if you were speaking in real life or does it sound fake? Hint: if you say your chosen keyword combination more than two times in a sentence or more than four times in a paragraph, you could be stuffing keywords into the content. For more on testing this, see Have you gone overboard with your keyword density. [...] [...] Does it pass the sniff test? Read your copy to yourself out loud. Does it sound good as if you were speaking in real life or does it sound fake? Hint: if you say your chosen keyword combination more than two times in a sentence or more than four times in a paragraph, you could be stuffing keywords into the content. For more on testing this, see Have you gone overboard with your keyword density. [...]

]]> By: Alfie http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Alfie Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:11:00 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-13 Great stuff. I've found online keyword density calculators also help by showing you the density percentage. I have found that going over 9% can cause a drop in rankings - but it's hard to pin the reason for the drop solely on that but I find it's a good rule of thumb. Great stuff. I’ve found online keyword density calculators also help by showing you the density percentage. I have found that going over 9% can cause a drop in rankings – but it’s hard to pin the reason for the drop solely on that but I find it’s a good rule of thumb.

]]> By: Search Engine Land http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Search Engine Land Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:05:59 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-11 <strong>SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 3, 2007...</strong> Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across... SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 3, 2007…

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across…

]]> By: Liam Victor http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Liam Victor Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:29:53 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-7 Marvelous stuff Jennifer, really looking forward to watching this blog develop, it's bound to be an excellent resource. Thank you, Liam Marvelous stuff Jennifer, really looking forward to watching this blog develop, it’s bound to be an excellent resource.

Thank you,
Liam

]]> By: Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:16:25 +0000 http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/04/03/have-you-gone-overboard-with-your-keyword-density/#comment-4 <strong>SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 3, 2007...</strong> Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:...... SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 3, 2007…

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:……

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