What a load of twaddle - Larry Page owns toolbar page rank not Google - it is owned by Stanford University. And Google have not incorporated it into their algorithms - Speaking as a mod over at
www.webproworld.com and as owner of TIP - if Google had of done anything like that -I'd have been the first to know.
Here, this is from a guy that you may have heard of.
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Re: Aaron Wall: The Death of Keyword Density Tools
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Quote from: Mike Bradbury on June 08, 2007, 03:45 PM
People say that toolbar PageRank is useless. Not true. Its a good snapshotl way to determine the quality of a link that you're getting.
The term 'snapshot' is interesting. I would have to agree with that. And it is that snapshot that people tend to obsess over.
People tend to equate PageRank with SERPS. The fact is that PR has nothing to do with promising keyword searches, at least not with Google. There is a dilemma and the angst over PageRank.
Quote from: Mike Bradbury on June 08, 2007, 03:45 PM
I will say the same of Keyword Density. While it isn't the end all be all, it is a good start, and I know that pages which I optimize that have a higher keyword density in their content still tend to rank better than those that I write naturally.
Combined with proper Html structuring such as Hx tags, keyword dense pages will drive it home. You also need to "lead" the spider. This can be achieved by maximizing/minimizing your internal/external links and funneling them inward with strong text links. Every single page on your site should always emphasize the one above it, structurally speaking of course.
Outbound links can affect your keyword density and in some situations, negate it. As an extreme example, lets say you have blog that writes about "native american art". You also have a blogroll that includes strong links to Photoshop examples, graphic sofware, etc. Those links will 'categorize' the page as more technical than 'native american'. You are what you link.
Tools for keyword density and the like should be used with a grain of salt. It is never one thing, it is all things. If you use a tool responsibly and know how it fits into the grand scheme of things, then you probably are not reading this post for suggestions.