Quick question about bold italics keywords in today's SEO world

[ksbnok]

Hello guyz do you think that , **or **tags still help you in ranking better for some keyword or this method has become obsolete?****

[matbennett]

I don't think that it helps in the slightest myself.

I do think that the way it is used on some sites would be a good indication of manipulative practice though.

[ksbnok]

Hahah True Mat I also think the same...cheers

[Aran_Smithson]

I do use in my pages, but only when it makes sense to do so.

**Does it help search results? Probably not anymore. But It still represents a useful tool for highlighting calls to action or other text which you may want to attract the visitors attention too.

Then if this increases interaction on the page, then you could say that its helping reduce bounce rate, thus its helping SEO.**