Keyword density is still important but not in terms of the percentage figure.

For blog, I prefer to optimize one keyphrase per post. I will use the keyphrase at least twice but not repeat it so often to make it looks unnatural.

If you are trying to get your blog homepage to ranked for a certain keyphrase then it is more challenging than with a static site.

Do you think keyword density is still an important factor in the latest Google ranking algorithm?

I’m trying to optimize for my blog but I just can’t repeat the keyword over each post as it will look unnatural so some of my posts contain less keywords while some are more. Overall the blog keyword density is pulled down. So just want to hear some expert comment from you as a to SEO guy about the relevance of keyword density for blogs?

Thank you so much
Ken

If you can focus the topics of your blog to content that are related, then you’ll have a better chance of getting more backlinks. I think a tightly focused website will make it easier for search engine algorithm to categorize and rank your website in the SERP which in my opinion is more important than higher PR as far as getting targeted traffic is concerned.

Look at it this way, when you have more targeted traffic, you will have more backlinks over time and you PageRank will improved. This is exactly how Google wants your website/blog to grow - naturally.