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Does this technique still have any value ... or did the google updates catch this

Thanks for your time,  I will take your suggestions and start implementing for areas that need help.

Thank you for your response, I will follow up on your additional material.  My talking points with my customer are very similar to your answers.

When a customer continually asks for a technique that is not valid I needed some reassurance of my strategy.

Again Thank You for your time.

I have a customer suggesting the use of keywords related to his competitors but not in the content of his site or how he promotes his brand. The page content is product specific and I use keyword matches for page and site strength.

1.) Does it hurt or help  to load up the keywords with misc. keywords

(example- the site is for a premium product use the terms  "cheap", "affordable")

2.) Any suggestion for almost blank/generic landing pages ?

3.) Any benefit or penalty for using fewer keywords on multiple pages ?

(example - target 6-8 words on 30 pages)

I need a few discussion points for my next meeting and to clarify my position.

Are directories still a relevant way to start with link building after the latest google changes?