The best keyword placement follows the reading path. Search and viewers both start at the top, so the main term should appear early in a sentence that makes sense. After that, position matters far less than clarity.
A phrase tucked into a natural line does two jobs at once. A phrase forced into a list does one job and hurts the other. Line up the two goals and the writing stays easy to read.
Two or three mentions of your main phrase are plenty for a normal description. The first belongs near the opening, the last near the end. Anything beyond that starts to read as fear.
Use related terms to fill the space instead. Synonyms and specific product names broaden your reach without tripping the stuffing alarm. Reach comes from covering the topic, not from saying one phrase on repeat.
Write the sentence you would say out loud. If the keyword breaks the sentence, the sentence is wrong.
Match the language in your comments and your search terms. Viewers type the words they use at home, not the polished language of a press release. Borrow those words and your description meets them halfway.
Check the search terms report for the phrases that already bring people to your channel. Feed those exact words back into descriptions for videos on the same topic. You are chasing proven demand, not guessing at it.
The title grabs the click and the description covers the details. Do not force the full keyword into both if it makes either one clumsy. Divide the phrases so each field carries its own weight.
If the title owns the broad term, let the description carry the long tail. This split keeps the title punchy and gives search more total phrases to match.
Your ear catches stuffing faster than any tool. Read the description aloud. Every time you stumble, you found a spot where the keyword beat the sentence. Fix the sentence and keep the term only if it still fits.
Ask one other person to skim it and tell you what the video is about. If they cannot say, the placement failed no matter how many keywords you counted.
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