Keyword stuffing: what it looks like and why it is dangerous
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Keyword stuffing: what it looks like and why it is dangerous
A key phrase in every other sentence seems like solid optimization. In reality, it is the fastest way to make a page uncompetitive.
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density you need to maintain
What it looks like
Signs of keyword stuffing
The phrase repeats unnaturally. "Buy sofa Kyiv cheap – our sofa store in Kyiv offers you to buy a sofa at a low price".
Lists of towns and synonyms. A block with twenty localities at the bottom of the page.
Text written for the algorithm. Sentences nobody would say out loud.
Consequences
Why it is dangerous
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Poor user behavior
A person sees unreadable text and leaves. The search engine records this.
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Penalties
With obvious keyword stuffing, a page can lose rankings or drop out of the index.
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Lost opportunities
Instead of a useful text that could convert, you have a wall of text nobody reads.
Best practice
How to do it right
The main phrase goes in the Title, H1 and first paragraph. After that – naturally, as many times as it fits.
Synonyms instead of repetition. Search engines have long understood that "sofa" and "couch" mean the same thing.
Forget about density percentages. Algorithms have not used this metric for many years.
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