Search Engine Optimisation

Is there an optimal keyword density?

Opinions about the optimal keyword density, i.e. how often the important keywords / keyword combinations should occur in the visible text of the site, differ. The values range between 2 and 5% - sometimes higher.

It is certainly crucial that the most important keywords for each market segment are well distributed over the search engine relevant website elements. However, the importance of keyword density for search engine optimisation should not be overestimated. Much more important is to offer interesting and understandable content to the Internet user, and not just a series of keywords.

If you want to check the keyword density of your website, you can do this with the following keyword density analysers:

• www.seobook.com
• www.keyworddensity.com

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