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Keyword density, defined as the percentage of times a specific keyword appears on a web page relative to the total word count, was once a heavily scrutinized metric in search engine optimization (SEO). In the early days of search engines, a higher keyword density was often correlated with better rankings, leading to practices like keyword stuffing. However, the landscape of SEO has evolved significantly.
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Keyword Density: The Truth in Modern SEO
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