Comments on: Developing content that is both SEO and Human friendly

By: John, Bury St Edmunds

John, Bury St Edmunds — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:27:05 +0000

I agree with what you said about an 8% keyword density giving you an unnatural-reading text – although I have to admit that I “sprinkle” – not spam! – keyword combinations into the alt text of pics and menu options, or, in a 2 column design with a narrow left column and a main right column, I put them right at the bottom of the first column. I find that this raises the keyword density without making the main text too unfriendly to read.

Also, I do feel that writing good SEO content and good human content are not always mutually exclusive – at the end of the day, headings and sub-headings are good for humans as well as for computers. And putting your important keywords up at the top is often much the same as putting your most important info at the top.

A nice blog – I will remember your comments about ignoring the 8%.

By: Toma Bonciu

Toma Bonciu — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:05:19 +0000

Thank you Dragos for your comment. The transformation of my blog is a direct result of your suggestion to write more detailed articles.

By: Dragos Roua

Dragos Roua — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:05:21 +0000

In the end, only humans can provide value to you. Machines, as complicated as may be, like a Google algorithm, can only enhance some metrics of your creation, but they won’t provide direct value.

So, the main beneficiary of your writing MUST be a human, unless you’re having conversations with your toaster Which can be enlightening at some point, but nevertheless delusional.

I like the way your blog has turned in the last few posts.

Thanks for sharing

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