Does Keyword density important now?

[magicyan]

Hi everybody, do you think keyword density is important now? What the best keyword density?

[alexfernandes]

Yes, keyword density is still a vital factor in SEO. Keyword density is calculated using the following formula - (Keyword occurrence / total no of words) * 100. For eg: Suppose a keyword "abc" is present 5 times in the web page. So according to the formula: Density = (5/100) * 100

[alexloxton]

Keyword density still plays an  important role. Also, nowadays mention of the targeted keyword is also playing its role. You can mention your targeted keyword within the content of the page separately.

[mts]

It was and it will be important- that is how seach engine know: what is your content about

[RH-Calvin]

Keyword density still plays an important role for high quality content optimization. Too much of keyword use in a content produces a content spam and is a method of Black Hat SEO. The keyword density should be maintained at 2 to 3 percent to get optimum results in search engines.

[carldweb]

yup. Keyword Density is still matters in content optimization. There is a no any specific percentage Or no. for Keyword density, but approximate all are keeping Max 2.5 to 3 percent density in content. So follow this for better ranking.

[Megan Brown]

Yes, keyword density is important as you are targeting keyword phrase at least 1-2 times in the body content and it helps to have it in the title tags, image alt tags, and URL. In terms of SEO, the title should have  between 30%-75% density. Google's requirements say that no more than 2% of a web page's words should be the keyword.

[tailoredsolutions]

Yes it is. You need to use the keywords in your content very carefully that it should not look like keywords are stuffed unnecessarily.  You should also maintain the keyword proximity so it wont get penalized by any search engine algorithm update.

[stonewood]

Yes Keywords density is still important. Make keywords density 3-4% of your web content. If you are using much more keywords then it will be treated as a spam. It will be better to use synonyms.

[davidfleming]

Yes, Keyword density is important. 2-5% keyword density should be followed for all web content.