Keyword cannibalization in SEO is something that many website owners are confronted with. When a webmaster looks at his keyword usage for his site and finds that there is too much repetition of keywords for each page on the site it can cause problems. Issues such as Google devaluing the site and over-optimization of the website are something that can be caused by keyword cannibalization in SEO.

Keyword cannibalization in SEO is a common, and quick killer of search rankings. During this session, you will learn what is keyword cannibalization, how to stop it, and the other things that this common mistake can hurt your efforts.

Keyword cannibalization in SEO can be defined as the practice of having multiple pages on a website that all target identical keywords. This is commonly referred to as SEO duplicate content and is considered by search engines to be a big no-no. So how does it happen, why should you avoid it and what negative effects can it cause?

The best way to avoid keyword cannibalization is to avoid repeating the same keywords on a single webpage. By emphasizing your keywords only within a relevant context, you'll raise the quality of your content and prevent keyword cannibalization from hurting your search engine rankings.

Also mentioned: https://seo.co/keyword-research/

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#480: Keyword Cannibalization in SEO, Episode 1