Is Keyword Density still important in SEO?

[KateSteel]

Is Keyword Density still important in SEO?

[borgninestallon]

Yes keyword density helps in SEO. But don't try to add the keywords with commas, it will be badly treated by the search engines. Try to make the content which have good meaning so that it really helps the people who visits your website.

[davidweb09]

Yes, Keyword density increase the quality of SEO content which help in good traffic.

[ScalaHosting]

Of course it is important however keep in mind the content in your web site must be prepared for people and not search engines. If you repeat the keywords too many times you may be penalized by google.

[daviddakarai]

Yes, Keyword density is very important right now. we need to maintain 2% to 3% of keyword density for improving keyword ranking. If you can use more it's become keyword stuffing and effects the website ranking.

[Anka]

Rather than stuffing keywords in the text make sure that the text is easy to read, use synonyms - google recognizes them :)

[Anka]

rather than stuffing keywords, make your text easy to read, use synonyms as google understans them :)

[jayashree-marg]

Search engines have become more sophisticated, they have started putting far less emphasis on specific keywords, and more emphasis on the meaning or intent behind those keywords.

[Carlbrewster]

No, as per moz blog keyword density is not important as ranking factor. For details read here : https://moz.com/blog/the-myth-of-googles-200-ranking-factors

[ShreyaKoushik]

Keyword Density is known as the number of times a keyword or phrase used in a page compared to the total number of words present in it.

These are few useful tools for checking keyword density-

Live Keyword Density Analysis.
ADD Me Tool.
SEO Centro tool.
Article Underground.
SEO Chat keyword density tool.

[SD Groupkol]

Great Info.
Thanks for Sharing.

[incomecracker]

Most marketers are now aware that keyword stuffing is not only ineffective, but that it can result in a manual action against their entire site. However, many marketers and writers still struggle with whether or not keyword density still has a place – even a small one – within SEO.

[sadianisar]

Yes. Keyword density is still important in SEO. If you use keywords excessively in the content then search engine will penalizes and bans the website.

[CarolineMurphy]

Not at all. Google Hummingbird took the focus away from keyword density.

You can create your primary keyword just once or twice and then focus on synonyms and semantics (related words).

For example, if jogging shoes are your primary keyword, remember to also build in related words such as sports shoes, (brand name) jogging shoes, (brand name) sports shoes, jogging gear, best shoes for jogging, etc.