What is keyword proximity?

Keyword Proximity refers to the distance between two words or phrases, or how close keywords are to each other within a body of text. The closer the two keywords are to each other, the higher the weight for that phrase.

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Keyword proximity describes the proximity or the distance of two or more keywords within a text. If there is no other expression between two terms, the word proximity is very high. The search term proximity between “dentist” and “Boston” is one word, between “Boston” and “implant” it is five words.
 
A search term can be made up of a combination of keywords. The keyword proximity refers to the distance between the search term’s individual keywords.

For example: a website contains the keywords that make up the search term “dentist Boston implant” in the heading “Your professional dentist in Boston; dental practice for minimally invasive implants”. The search term proximity between “dentist” and “Boston” is one word, between “Boston” and “implant” it is five words. The smaller the distance between a search term’s individual keywords, the more relevant it will be from a search engine’s point of view.
 
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