More Virtual Promote ... Gazette · Webmaster & SEO Tools · Scumware.com · Free Website Templates

SEF

Search Engine Forums
Helping to make the Web - Since 1998
Hyperseek Search Engine
Login Password Forget your password?    Trouble Logging In?
.
Forums Index Active Topics New Topics My Topics Search My Profile Register Inbox   Rules & TOS
.
 
Forum Index · Search Engine Forums · Optimizing Your Website for the Search Engines · General Search Engine Optimization · Can you have too many keywords?
 
Add to hotlist
Reply to this thread Create a New Topic in this forum
Mark This Forum Read
 Printer Friendly Version Print this thread
Email this thread to a friend eMail this thread to a friend  
Moderator(s): Dinkar, Logan
Previous Topic Next Topic
Member Message

seo_newbie08
Joined: Apr 16, 2008
# Posts: 4

View the profile for seo_newbie08 Send seo_newbie08 a private message

Posted: 04/16/2008 02:09 pm
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

Hi,

In the process of going through the motions of SEO oprimisation for the first time on my site, and i'm looking at the keywords i want, and there are a lot that i want. Such as keyphrase + local town (and there are a lot say 100 or so)

I was wondering if anyone could tell me whether Google, Yahoo or MSN would class say pc repair town1, pc repair town2, pc repair town3 etc.. as a negative and what you would suggest otherwise. I was toying with creating a page for each town with its name scattered through it instead and just the keywords, but then that brings me on to my second question...

Can you have too many different keywords, let alone similar ones?

Thanks,
Adam



Quadrille
Insider
Joined: Nov 15, 2000
# Posts: 989

View the profile for Quadrille Send Quadrille a private message

Posted: 04/16/2008 04:14 pm
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

Yes.

In general, it's reckoned that one page can effectively support no more than two or three key phrases.

With similar keywords, it's a much more serious issue, as over-optimization is a major cause of sick site syndrome.

The simple test is to get an honest* friend to read the page. If they smile, you've overdone it. If they laugh, you've overdone it badly. With practice, you get so you can read your own pages and know what looks stupid wink

*honest as in they will tell the truth, not just humour you.



g1smd
Moderator
Joined: Jul 28, 2002
# Posts: 10061

View the profile for g1smd Send g1smd a private message

Posted: 04/16/2008 04:28 pm
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

A site might target many thousands of keywords, but each individual page should be targetting only a small handful of those. Each page therefore covers a different topic.



seo_newbie08
Joined: Apr 16, 2008
# Posts: 4

View the profile for seo_newbie08 Send seo_newbie08 a private message

Posted: 04/17/2008 03:28 am
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

Nice one cheers guys, while i'm thinking on, how do you rate the Keyword META tag?

The more I read, the more I read its dead, and that more important are the ALT, Title tags, and content content content.



Quadrille
Insider
Joined: Nov 15, 2000
# Posts: 989

View the profile for Quadrille Send Quadrille a private message

Posted: 04/17/2008 03:44 am
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

Not quite dead ... and certainly not buried!

Some suggest that Yahoo! and others still take a glance - may be useful for misspellings, etc.

And though Google certainly don't use it in any significant way, that does not say that they never will.

But as with all meta tags, better not to use it than to misuse it, which could hurt.

ALT attribute, Title tags, and content content content certainly matter much, much more - but ensure that they follow protocol and are page-specific to get SEO benefit.

Content content content is an abbreviation for unique content, original content and interesting content wink



seo_newbie08
Joined: Apr 16, 2008
# Posts: 4

View the profile for seo_newbie08 Send seo_newbie08 a private message

Posted: 04/17/2008 04:05 am
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

Thanks Quadrille,

you know i begining to feel a bit like an alchemist...



Quadrille
Insider
Joined: Nov 15, 2000
# Posts: 989

View the profile for Quadrille Send Quadrille a private message

Posted: 04/17/2008 04:56 am
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

With the price of lead these days, it won't be long before the savvy alchemist is turning gold into lead!



g1smd
Moderator
Joined: Jul 28, 2002
# Posts: 10061

View the profile for g1smd Send g1smd a private message

Posted: 04/17/2008 08:59 am
Edit Message Delete Message Reply to this message

You didn't mention the meta description in all that.

Searchers see that text as the two-line snippet in the search results. It's your best chance to say something that makes the user click on your entry and not the other nine, or ninety-nine.


 
Forum Index · Search Engine Forums · Optimizing Your Website for the Search Engines · General Search Engine Optimization · Can you have too many keywords?
Who's Online?
Reflects user activity within the last 5 minutes
Previous Topic Next Topic
You are not permitted to post messages in this forum or topic, because of one or more of the following reasons:
  1. You have not yet logged in, or registered properly as a member
  2. You are a member, but no longer have posting rights.
  3. This is a private forum, for which you do not have permissions.

If you are a recent member, it's possible that you simply have not yet confirmed your account. Please check your email for a message entitled 'JimWorld Forums: Confirm Your Account' and follow the instructions contained within.

If you cannot find this message, click here to Re-Send it.

If you are still experiencing problem, please read the Login Assistance Article for some advice on what may be causing your login not to work properly.

Switch to Advanced Editor and ... Create a New Topic or Reply to this Thread



Related Forum Topics
  1. What are the steps to analyse Keywords? (In: General Search Engine Optimization)


© 1995 - 2006  ·  iWeb, Inc  ·  DBA JimWorld Productions