Writing the perfect SEO article is all about balance.
Providing readers with a well written, entertaining and informative article while including enough keywords to boost your search engine ranking can be a challenge.
We've all clicked links on Google only to be presented with a pointless, barely readable article that is over-stuffed with keywords.
And we've all clicked away from that page almost immediately.
The lesson here is that you can not sacrifice readability when writing a good SEO article.
A high search engine ranking is worthless of a potential customer is presented with poor content.
The first thing you need to do is decide on the subject you wish to write about and the keywords and keyword phrases you want to use.
Think about the words a potential reader who is interested in the subject of your article might type into a search engine.
Try out different variations and see what you can come up with.
The next step is to forget entirely about SEO and keywords.
Write your article as if you were writing for the front page of a newspaper.
Make it as readable, catchy and informative as possible.
Keep it positive and try to make the reader feel like they have gained something by spending the time to read your article.
Keep the article length to between 300 and 500 words.
Now, take your list of keywords and keyword phrases and work them into the article.
Placement is, of course, key.
The main keyword should appear in the title, the first paragraph and the last paragraph.
It should be possible to repeat your keywords and key phrases a number of times in the body of the article without compromising on quality.
As you insert keywords make sure that the article does not lose its flow.
Finally, proofread your article carefully at least once.
Make sure that there are no grammatical or spelling errors.
You will find as you proofread that you will often spot opportunities to subtly work in a few more keywords.