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What can be considered as keyword spamming and what is not?
So far, I know that repeating the same keyword(s) many times IS spamming, but what if you use LOTS of keywords that are NOT repeated, but are unique, different variations, and ARE relevant to the content of the webpage.
For example, can the following list of keywords be considered keyword spamming?
"success, nlp, hypnosis, self-hypnosis, effective, questions, goals, goal-setting, mind, powers, accelerated learning, learning, emotional states, life, change, habits, confidence, self esteem, communication, transformation, happiness, wealth, rich, visualisation, manifesting, superlearning, tony robbins, brian tracy, anchoring, napoleon hill, positive thinking, affirmations, self help, self improvement"
That's a LOT of keywords, I know, but they're all non-repeated.
I'd appreciate anyone's comment or answer.
Regards,
Mohamad
It's when logic and subtlety go out the window that keyword useage becomes really noticeable, obvious, and that's when accusations of spamming start to fly.
Using a lot of variations of related words isn't spamming in the most-often thought of sense... but think about how you plan to get those words on your page.
Just gonna plonk a list of keywords at the bottom of the page? spammy. and your visitors won't think much of it.
Gonna hide it in invisible text? spammy.
Gonna blend them artfully and with a mind to your reader into the text? Gooood. The only problem here is that it takes a certain density for the keywords to do you much good. A single occurrence of a keyword in a page of sufficient length to seamlessly use all of those words is unlikely to rank well at all.
If you really want to establish a wide range of keywords, look at splitting them up into small groups (2-3) and having a page targetted towards them each. Hard work, but it will pay off.
>If you really want to establish a wide range of keywords, look at splitting them up into small groups (2-3) and having a page targetted towards them each. Hard work, but it will pay off.
Right. The biggest problem what the person suggests in the original post in this thread is that it is an inefective strategy to work with Google. The best technique is to have pages targeted toward keywords that use them clearly visible on page, and in a way that doesn't look ridiculous to humans. Such as, if your page is about blue widgets, use those to words a lot, but also in coherent sentences of such.
