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Google Search Still Does Not Have Optimal Keyword Density

Google has posted one of its Google SEO office-hours, this one was posted today, recorded in January, after the Google layoffs news, and one question asked was about keyword density – yep. John Mueller from Google said, “no, Google does not have a notion of optimal keyword density.”

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