Does Bolding Text Help with SEO?

Does bolding text help with SEO?
A question often asked by marketers the world over. I use the technique often in my blog posts and have wondered did it do anything for my SERP's.
Well, Google has posted a video where the question was asked and what do you know their answer was clear as mud.
However, when pushed by the interviewer John Mueller from Google said "yes it does"
Check the link for more info. SEROUNDTABLE
On its own bolding text is not going to get your post to the top but combined with other SEO techniques then it should help. So don't forget to add it into your arsenal when adding a new blog post to your websites folks. After all, it came from the horse's mouth.
Here is some training from fellow WA members on the SEO subject.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/classes/seo-checklist-cheats...
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/on-page-seo-checkli...
all he best Mark
Jeff
Your statement: "On its own bolding text is not going to get your post to the top but combined with other SEO techniques then it should help." is really great advice.
And WA SEO checklist by Jay is a very helpful reminder. I attached the PDF in case people miss it in Jays video.
https://wealthyaffiliate.s3.amazonaws.com/SEO_Website_Checklist.pdf
Thanks again for sharing.