Why I Hate Keyword Rich Articles

As content is king on the Internet, it is vitally important to be found. With billions, yes billions, of sites on the web, you have to know how to navigate the world of SEO (search engine optimization).

What is Search Engine Optimization

In layman's terms, it is content that is searchable by key words. For example, if you want to search for a recipe on Apple Pie, you'd probably go to Google and type in "Apple Pie" and "Recipe". Then, you'd start clicking on the 1,020,000 results that popped up (I checked).

BUT, what if, for some reason, you typed in the term "Pie made of apple"? This is not search engine friendly. Only nine results are returned. So, it's important to write your content in a way that it can be easily found by surfers who are looking for what you're writing about. But, I hate it, for the following reasons:

1. Keyword Rich Articles Sound Dumb & Unnatural: In order to get the right density, you usually have to write some unnatural sounding sentences. Most sites like for you to have a keyword density of around 2-3%. In a 400, 500 or 600 word article, that's no easy feat.

2. Keyword Rich Articles Take Too Long to Write: By the time you run your piece through one of those keyword rich analyzers trying to get the right density, you could have written another article. FYI, I use the tool at the following link when I'm trying to be a good girl and "optimize": http://www.123promotion.co.uk/tools/keywordanalysis.php,

By the time you spend your time trying to get a dollar or two more per article by optimizing it, you could have written another one and submitted it.

Even at the lowest offer of $3, I think the time is better spent churning out well-written content. Only you can be the judge of if it's worth it for you. Because I'm a writer, I'd much rather spend my time writing than optimizing.

NOTE: To be fair, optimized articles are easier to find on the web, which means that you potentially have more page views. More page views make you more popular and, in the case of Associated Content, garners you higher offers.

In other cases, it means more traffic for your website.