How To Increase Keyword Density In Your Seo Copywriting Without Compromising Readability

Although you shouldnt get too hung up on keyword density (see my blog post for an explanation: divinewrite.com/blog/2006/10/16/keyword-density-the-fact-and-the-fiction for an explanation), if youre aiming for a density of around 2-3%, youll find that this isnt easy to achieve, without compromising the readability of your copy.

The easiest way to do it is to be specific. (In fact, in most cases, this is the only rule youll need to follow.) As you write every sentence, ask yourself, Could I be more specific? For example, dont just say our computers or our products; ask yourself if you can get away with saying our cheap second hand computers (assuming, of course, that thats your keyword phrase).

Similarly, dont say things like with our help; instead, say with the help of our cheap second hand computers. Once you get the hang of it, youll find there are more than enough opportunities to replace a generic term with your keyword phrase.

Obviously, theres a bit of an art to it. Sometimes it ends up just sounding like youre repeating your keyword phrase over and over again. If this happens, you may just need to restructure the sentence or paragraph.

The most important thing to remember is, your site reflects the quality of your product or service. If your site is hard to read, people will infer a lot about your offering Readability is all-important to visitors. And after all, its the visitors who buy your product or service, not the search engines.

Happy SEO copywriting!

* Glenn Murray is an SEO copywriter and article submission and article PR specialist. He is a director of article PR company, Article PR, and also of copywriting studio Divine Write. He can be contacted on Sydney +612 4334 6222 or at glenn@divinewrite.com. Visit DivineWrite.com or ArticlePR.com for further details, more FREE articles, or to download his FREE SEO e-book.