Is Article Length A Factor For Keyword Stuffing?

[andersvin]

I've noticed that the SEOmoz On Page analysis tool sets a limit of 15 occurrences for a keyword on a page.

It seems this is not dependent on the page length?

Is that not relevant?

Thanks!

[NiallSmith]

That is a good baseline figure.

I also read somewhere (might've been SEOMOZ) that a good formula to determine whether or not you're keyword stuffing is: #/keywords (divided by) #/total words = >5.5%.

Hope this helps.

[EGOL]

It should be dependent upon page length.

I completely ignore such rules and simply write naturally.

Occurrences per page and density are hogwash.

[andersvin]

Yeah, that was also my view.

However after being hit by 'something' (EMD or Panda 20) I am desperately trying to work out what that something could be.

[Personnel_Concept]

Yes I agree that keywords should appear naturally and a good quality content writer never worries about the keywords. Though he/she should be aware of the keywords. Further, its also suggested that article heading should have at least one keyword, making KWs in bold and using KWs mostly in first 2 parah is also suggested.

All the above factors are good as far as they are done naturally and as far as it delivers good value to user.