Page length for SEO?

JimMichael · 01-13-2012, 07:02 PM

Is there a 'better' page length, in terms of SEO?

My current site has around 200 words on each page. I am re-doing the site.

Should I write more?

bigcat1967 · 01-13-2012, 07:19 PM

I use 800 words. I invest mainly in informational sites...

Michael55555 · 01-13-2012, 07:20 PM

I like to have my pages filled with about 400-700 words of quality content. But, I've not had a lot of success, so what do I know?

JimMichael · 01-13-2012, 07:23 PM

Interesting.

I am selling a service, so I'm not trying to be informative - just want to showcase my offering.

Could I get away with 200 words? Or is that too few in Google's eyes?

retsek · 01-13-2012, 07:53 PM

Look at your competitor's pages.

Positions 1 - 5. Do any of them have 200 words per page? 500? 1000? Is their content unique? Do they provide information in addition to selling their product?

Matt Red · 01-13-2012, 08:03 PM

I prefer going with 800+, but you should have atleast 500 words per article....

JimMichael · 01-13-2012, 08:09 PM

They are not articles!

dadamson · 01-13-2012, 08:59 PM

Don't over-analyze it.

More content is often a good piece of advice but whether you have 200 words or 1200 words you should focus more on the quality of the writing. Don't just fill your page with boring crap for the sake of stuffing more words into your page.

If your 200 words are 200 words of high quality content which explains everything about the subject matter on the page then that is all you need.

Concentrate now on your offpage SEO campaign and building more high quality backlinks.

Matt Baker · 01-13-2012, 08:59 PM

I am also using 500 words per page.

KimboJim · 01-13-2012, 09:03 PM

200 should be fine. I usually go to 400-500, but as long as those 200 words are high-quality, original and good, then you shouldn't have a problem.

01-13-2012, 07:02 PM	#1
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01-13-2012, 07:23 PM	#4
JimMichael The Press Release Guru! War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Originally from Wales. Now lives in Atlantic Canada. Posts: 356 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Page length for SEO? Interesting. I am selling a service, so I'm not trying to be informative - just want to showcase my offering. Could I get away with 200 words? Or is that too few in Google's eyes?
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01-13-2012, 07:53 PM	#5
retsek Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 6 Thanked 294 Times in 172 Posts	Re: Page length for SEO? Look at your competitor's pages. Positions 1 - 5. Do any of them have 200 words per page? 500? 1000? Is their content unique? Do they provide information in addition to selling their product?

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01-13-2012, 08:59 PM	#8
dadamson SEO Enthusiast War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 1,843 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 52 Thanked 345 Times in 262 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Page length for SEO? Don't over-analyze it. More content is often a good piece of advice but whether you have 200 words or 1200 words you should focus more on the quality of the writing. Don't just fill your page with boring crap for the sake of stuffing more words into your page. If your 200 words are 200 words of high quality content which explains everything about the subject matter on the page then that is all you need. Concentrate now on your offpage SEO campaign and building more high quality backlinks.
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KimboJim HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 256 Thanks: 49 Thanked 34 Times in 29 Posts Social Networking	Re: Page length for SEO? 200 should be fine. I usually go to 400-500, but as long as those 200 words are high-quality, original and good, then you shouldn't have a problem.