How to Avoid Keyword Abuse
Episode #4 in Gary’s “Top 10 Reasons for Article Rejection” video series!
For Gary, the EzineArticles champion of high-quality articles, no sacrifice is too great in his ongoing quest to help you understand why articles get rejected. In this edition, Gary sets his own personal health and comfort aside just to help others avoid the pain and delays of keyword abuse.
Don’t let Gary’s suffering be in vain. By simply watching this video, you can help insure that Gary’s metaphoric sacrifice has purpose.
We’re happy to report that Gary recovered from his little episode. However, he asks that next time you’re thinking about writing a keyword- or keyphrase-heavy article, remember the word “cake” and think of him.
Bottom line: Keywords are like cake – A little bit is good. Too much is bad.
Sometimes it’s difficult to avoid using the same keywords and phrases over and over in an article. Do you have any tips for overcoming that hurdle? If so, please leave a comment to share your thoughts with the other members of the EzineArticles family.
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Hi Cathy,
I have experienced a similar problem when writing about reading music.
One thought is to NOT include the repeated essential word as a key word in your tags. Then you can use it as often as you like.
Just a thought!
February 6, 2010 at 5:53 AM[Reply]
Dear Andrea,
I found out that wouldn’t work, either. I can’t remember the topic of the article, but it was rejected for keyword abuse. I was so puzzled because the word that was overused wasn’t the point of the article, and was not listed as a keyword, but was flagged.
There are just some topics I can’t write about because words need to be repeated. I would love to have published more direction oriented articles in the mind-body field, but, unfortunately, I’ve had to abandon a few articles because I couldn’t find a synonym.
I’m going to develop another blog and use it for writings that I can’t avoid the word.
I am working on my HAHD and am almost half way through. So, I’m managing fairly well, just am not able to write about some things close to my heart.
February 6, 2010 at 1:13 PM[Reply]
Cathy,
Low word count articles (250-400 words) typically make excessive keywords or keyphrases stick out moreso than larger word count articles.
Most people don’t naturally write with the same keyword density when the word count approaches the 700-900 word range.
Lastly, we’re always reviewing when a member feels they’ve been wrongly rejected for keyword or keyphrase density abuse. We have yet to see enough arguments that we should allow very low word count articles (under 400 words) to have an increased keyword density limit. The challenge we face is to distinguish between the quality low word count author vs. the spammer low word count author. When the keyword density is high and the word count is low… it’s difficult for us sometimes to make a distinction.
My theme here is: Increase word counts and you’ll see your keyword repetition naturally decrease.
February 7, 2010 at 5:57 AM[Reply]