Will google like my keywords?

My site is based around magazine advertising, so I have used the word 'advertising' 10 times in 8 seperate pages.

I havent used 'advertising' by itself on each page, I have different variations, like 'magazine advertising' 'advertising design' 'website advertising' Wondering if I have used it too much and could be damaging my rankings

Use the word only as much as it is required. Don't try to build pages trying to impress Google...instead try building ones that will please your visitors. Do this and Google will also like your site.

Not sure how aware you are of this but those are pretty competitive phrases and on-site optimization alone will never get you anywhere near a top ranking for them. As Proseo said don't over-optimize for Google as it isn't worth it. Design and create your site as if google didn't exist. Google ranks sites based on links heavily so if you have a bunch of good relevant links with the magazine advertising' as the anchor text you are on your way to conquering that keyword but again those aren't little time keywords.

First off, I know what you are thinking. Who is this no-avatar, no history schmuck, with no posts and no rep score?

I would like to say this is my first post after visiting this site for almost two years. I have been the proverbial forum lurker, a voyeur of SEO information and insight. Now it's time to contribute and interact.

I have been using ppc for 2 years, SEO for two, and reading about sem for at least 3 years. At this point, I am highly interested in the concept of gaining links in natural ways through article writing and submission for natural SEO in Google. Right now I pay to publish into ArticleMarketer.com's network of 30,000 content seekers and webmasters.

Are there any other must-publish article networking sites that are reasonably priced, or even free. I have used ezinearticles.com, but it did not have near the effect. I am guessing because Article Marketer has more RSS feed subscribers, but I don't know. I have used prweb.com, but mostly for press releases. It usually makes a few good backlinks, but mostly to news aggregation sites.

Any help, lists or resources would be appreciated from experienced SEOs who have learned through trial and error.

Neil
SEOstew

Thanks for the feedback.

Being fairly new to SEO I'm unsure on how to go about getting backlinks. If you could tell me what I should exactly be doing it would be a great help.

What you are asking is almost the total, absolute, 100%, bottom-line, primarily the reason that SEO Chat exists (other than to say HI!). Do some reading then ask specific questions. I would start by reading some of the info at my signature. Backlinks are key, but how you go about it, starting with your site's content, drives most all results.

way to kill a thread

Yep! When someone asks for the meaning of life... it is time to go. Stick around and read and study. If there is something you do not understand or wish to challenge. Jump out there and do it. We all started down the SEO path in the same way. Good luck and welcome to SEO Chat.

Thanks for Asking. Although that was my first post, I can see you are well on your way to your first 100 posts. Since you are savy enough to sign up for an SEO chat forum, I am pretty sure you have read quite a bit about SEO, but I don't mind sharing a bit.

Here are the basics (You Probably know):
-meta data: Titles, Descriptions, and keywords
Created unique meta data for every page. The description is the NEW "keywords" section of the 2000s. It's useless to put a lot of stock in that section, but not titles and descriptions.

Here's the Stuff that will Blast Your Site into the Stratosphere!



-Links
Write Press Releases with your main keywords and publish them on preweb and other new sydication sources. Always have an angle and don't be too commercial until the very end.

Ask for links in personalized emails to relevant (on subject sites). Try not to have your link on a page with more than 10 to 15 links.

Use your keywords in your anchor text (blue words in the link) by using <a href="Full URL">Your Keywords</a>.

Submit your site to free and paid directories. If you have the cash, get in the Yahoo! Directory ($299 a year) or some other less expensive alternatives such as JoeAnt.com or L10s.com.

Linkbait your blog by writing often with cool lists, and high-interest posts people can really sink their teeth into. There are many ways to do this. I reccomend reading the book Blog Marketing, or just check out the top blogs on Technorati. They are on top for a reason.


-Shopping Comparision Sites
Submit a feed to Google Base/Froogle if you are selling products.
If you have a little capital also submit a feed to BizRate/Shopzilla, Shopping.com, and Yahoo! Shopping. I have had the most success with BizRate/Shopzilla, but it helps to be in them all from a branding perspective.

-Pay-per-click
This is it's own animal and not exactly SEO.
I would suggest picking up at least two or three books before even touching this and blowing a lot of non ROI-based dollars.
Some good authors are Perry Marshall and Andrew Goodman.
Andrew Goodman has a great blog and newsletter.
Some other PPC platforms are Yahoo! Search Marketing, MSN's adCenter, and Ask.

Make sure you do enough keyword research so you aren't going after the most expensive, highly-competitive keywords.
Use Wordtracker's free trial or monthly service.

From experience, you can really get some high conversion and less expensive clicks from Ask.

Of course there is much more, but this list should send you well on your way.

Neil
SEOstew