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At a casual meetup, someone asked if I still use keyword stuffing for SEO.
The whole room went quiet before I laughed and explained how much that strategy has backfired since the early days.
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paigeg527mo ago
Agree with @sarahm19... just being obvious works better than forcing keywords.
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sarahm197mo ago
Heard that story before, but honestly, I've seen it work lately in a weird way. Not the old spammy lists, but using a key long-tail phrase a few times in a natural way. Google's gotten better, but it still needs clear signals. I watched a local service page climb just by working the main question people ask right into a few FAQ answers. It's not stuffing, it's just being obvious.
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rivera.daniel7mo ago
Notice how this mirrors what works in simple instructions or recipes. People skip steps if you're not clear, so you have to state the obvious sometimes. I see it when my kids try to build something from a box, and the manual repeats key steps. It's not just repeating, it's making sure the message gets through. Does that make sense for how we talk online too?
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