{"id":85,"date":"2017-10-09T18:55:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T18:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2018-06-29T13:07:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T13:07:40","slug":"keyword-stuffing-keyword-stuffing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/keyword-stuffing-keyword-stuffing\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Keyword Stuffing? or, Keyword Stuffing: What Is It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-88\" src=\"http:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"what is keyword stuffing?\" width=\"708\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What is keyword stuffing?<\/p>\n<p>Keyword stuffing is an out-out-of-date SEO tactic that attempted to influence search rankings for a specific page, for a specific keyword, by including that keyword on that page as many times as possible. Sometimes this meant working the keyword or phrase into poorly constructed sentences such as the following:<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering \u201cWhat is Keyword Stuffing?\u201d you have probably been reading lots of articles about what keyword stuffing is. \u201cWhat is Keyword Stuffing\u201d can be answered lots of ways, but you have to look at examples to know what keyword stuffing is.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Google, for the last several years, has officially claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/66358?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keyword stuffing is bad for SEO<\/a>. So the question \u201cWhat is Keyword Stuffing\u201d is useful then only to the extent that it can help SEOs and content writers avoid keyword stuffing for SEO.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Keyword Stuffing? It\u2019s What This Article Is Doing<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to know what is keyword stuffing, it is what this article is doing.<\/p>\n<p>I am deliberately using keyword stuffing to see if keyword stuffing can work for SEO in 2017 despite what Google says. Just as an experiment.<\/p>\n<h2>Can Keyword Stuffing Help Rank for the Term \u201cWhat Is Keyword Stuffing?\u201d Let\u2019s See Who Is Currently Ranking for \u201cWhat Is Keyword Stuffing?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Who is currently ranking for \u201cWhat Is Keyword Stuffing?\u201d Here\u2019s the first page of Google for the search query as of this writing (October 9, 2017):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/66358?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irrelevant keywords &#8211; Search Console Help &#8211; Google Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/beginners-guide-to-seo\/myths-and-misconceptions-about-search-engines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyword Stuffing &#8211; Moz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2012\/03\/21\/dangers-of-keyword-stuffing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding the Dangers of Keyword Stuffing | WordStream<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seo.com\/blog\/keyword-stuffing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyword Stuffing &#8211; SEO.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcommerce.com\/ecommerce-answers\/what-is-keyword-stuffing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is keyword stuffing and why to avoid it | BigCommerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keyword_stuffing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyword stuffing &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchmetrics.com\/glossary\/keyword-stuffing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyword Stuffing Definition &#8211; SEO Glossary | Searchmetrics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/keyword-stuffing-what-it-is-and-how-to-avoid-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyword Stuffing: What it is, and how to avoid it | Yola<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webopedia.com\/TERM\/K\/keyword_stuffing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is keyword stuffing? Webopedia Definition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/searchitchannel.techtarget.com\/definition\/keyword-stuffing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is keyword stuffing? &#8211; Definition from WhatIs.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86\" src=\"http:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-SERP.jpg\" alt=\"what is keyword stuffing SERP\" width=\"793\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-SERP.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-SERP-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-SERP-768x845.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87\" src=\"http:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-SERP-2.jpg\" alt=\"what is keyword stuffing SERP\" width=\"619\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-SERP-2.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/what-is-keyword-stuffing-SERP-2-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And, note the section at the bottom, \u201cSearches related to what is keyword stuffing?\u201d (often useful for latent semantic indexing purposes and introducing greater sophistication into a keyword stuffing operation):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>keyword stuffing example<\/li>\n<li>keyword stuffing penalty<\/li>\n<li>keyword stuffing 10%<\/li>\n<li>keyword stuffing amazon<\/li>\n<li>keyword stuffing 2017<\/li>\n<li>keyword stuffing percentage<\/li>\n<li>google keyword stuffing<\/li>\n<li>keyword stuffing checker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>This Blog Will Never Be On the First Page for \u201cWhat Is Keyword Stuffing?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>I know that no matter what, this blog post will never be on the first page for \u201cwhat is keyword stuffing?\u201d Those page one results are chock full of useful, informational articles from highly authoritative sites. This is not any of those things!<\/p>\n<p>While other results for \u201cwhat is keyword stuffing\u201d align closely with Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/66358?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dictum<\/a>, \u201c<strong>Focus on creating useful, information-rich content that uses keywords appropriately and in context<\/strong>,\u201d this one does something different. It provides an actual example of keyword stuffing, which, in its way, could help someone wondering what keyword stuffing is to answer their question, \u201cwhat is keyword stuffing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, I know this won\u2019t be on the first page, or anywhere near it, for the search term \u201cwhat is keyword stuffing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But if I can get anywhere on the first ten pages or so, it would at least demonstrate that the penalty against keyword stuffing is not so extreme as some would have you believe. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>(Once more, for good measure: What Is Keyword Stuffing?)<\/p>\n<h3>UPDATE\u201410\/13\/2017 (Four Days after Publication)<\/h3>\n<p>After publishing this blog post and submitting it to Google&#8217;s index, I kept a close eye on how it ranked for &#8220;What Is Keyword Stuffing?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After initial publication, it ranked at the bottom of page three. Not too shabby, considering. Ranks slipped steadily from there. Yesterday it was sitting at #52.<\/p>\n<p>Then, when I checked this morning, the page had been completely deindexed:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93\" src=\"http:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1.jpg\" alt=\"SERP results\" width=\"787\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1.jpg 787w, https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petermcunningham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The conclusion? Keyword stuffing is as bad as they say it is.<\/p>\n<p>I guess I probably didn&#8217;t need to do an experiment to establish that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is keyword stuffing? 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