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Prominence

Prominence refers to the position and placement of keywords and important content within a webpage, title, or text. Search engines give more weight to content that appears early and in key locations. Keywords at the start of titles, articles, and link text receive higher prominence scores than those buried deep in paragraphs.

The concept of prominence has waned with more powerful search backend tools, but it still exists and often helps when you pay attention to it. Strategic prominence placement works with Density and Semantic Keywords to signal content relevance. While Meta Tags provide no prominence themselves, the content within individual tags may keep main keywords more prominent.

In a world where humans expect to "get to the point", prominence has an effect on humans and their User Signals. Placing main keywords earlier helps users quickly understand your content topic, supporting better Topical Relevance and user experience. Good Content Strategy balances keyword prominence with Content Depth while ensuring users can quickly grasp your main points.

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