How long My article should be?

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how long should a blog post be for good seo ? and what about if the topic is just a video or an infographic ?
#search engine optimization #article #long #seo
  • If anyone gives you a word count, then they are just making it up and talking through a hole in their rear ends

    It will all depend on the context.

    It should be long enough to make the content useful to the user.

    I have one blog that I write no more then a 5-10 word sentence every day; and another where I write 3000-4000 words every few weeks.
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      I have a some tumblr accounts where all I do is post a picture a week! And people Love it! I get at least 2-3 people telling me they love the site a week. It just makes their day to see my tumblr.

      Typing 5-10 sentences a week. Wow, so much work. I can't handle that. Anything at that length or longer I just outsource.
    • ...and just to stay on topic...

      OP,
      having researched this question extensively on your behalf,
      I can clearly state that all articles should be long enough to reach the end.Thankyou for your question.
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  • I guess it depends on how much you have to say without being repetitive or making the text too heavy. The reading experience is important so try to make your content as easy to browse through as possible.
    For instance, I have blogs with posts that go over 500 words and blogs with posts over 2500 words. Didn't see a difference between the two based on the number of words.
  • Hello,

    There is no hard and fast rules.All that matter is the relevancy and the value you can provide.But several studies show article length with 2000+ words works well.
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  • Your article should be minimum of 500 words. Google does not care about the articles which are less than 500 words. If your article is really extraordinary then only the article can be less than 500 words. Other than this, it is always better to write an article with more than 500 words. If you are posting a video or infographic, then also try to optimize your content and write around 500 words to get attention of the search engine.

    I sometimes post some article in my blog which are based on video or image. But to get the attention of the search engine I at least add 500 words to the article to be on the safe side and it really works for me.
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    • Spammer.......proof positive by that ridiculous reply.

      That reply is so silly, it reads like an April Fool's joke, a day late.

      But the joke is on any fool that listens to you.

      I guess people got wise. Maybe New Zealand looks better than Pakistan,
      India, ..... your replies are a dead giveaway.

      Paul
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  • Research has shown that google prefers long, informational posts of high quality.



    The chart above shows that the average length of the top 10 search results in google is over 2000 words.
  • I write my articles to go anywhere from 2,000-words to even 8,000-word counts and I get great ranking through SEO. The word count DOES NOT matter as people make it out to be. You can do a 500-word post that is great quality and get great SEO or even do a 10,000-word if your ambitious as I am, and write it with the same type of quality and knowledge as the first and both will provide you the same results. The only thing that matters is the quality of it and to make sure you write it for humans and not SEO Google Bots that you think will make you rank higher. Keyword ratio will handle itself if you write naturally and using synonyms is something we all writers do normally without needing to follow a set list of SEO "things to do or not do". The rest of the simple easy things you just make sure you do right such has <h2> keywords titles, anchor synonymous, inner-site links, and backlinks to other sites, etc.. but word count will not hurt or help you as much as people like to say it does. Just write what best for your style and the purpose of the article. I've been doing this for the year and have had no problems wth word counts. I hope this helps you out and answers you question. fellow warrior.
  • I've never ever written any article shorter than 500 words because my Yoast SEO tell me that is the minium needs of Google bots to claim my infomation.
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    • I guess it was only a matter of time in this thread before someone says "500"Did you read this:
      Perhaps you two could explain why I have one blog that does just fine and each post is only 5-10 words? What about those with no text who post just images?
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    Take your IQ, multiply by 3.14 & round up to the next whole number.

    Now you know.
  • I don't know if this is going to work for you, but it works for me.
    Take abacus, shake it 3 times and them use amount on the right as your metrics.

    Good luck



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  • i think your content should be from 800 to 2000 words and key words make 5-6 percent your article
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    • Why should it be?

      ....
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  • It should b 6.5 inches long. Unless you're surfing from a smartphone or other small screen device. Then 4.2 inches long is sufficient.
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      You're screwing up my keyword density man.
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      That's not how that works, you can update your site any way you want to. Anything that anybody has ever said about updating a site and making it look "natural" I've tested and it makes no difference.

      There's very little that you can do (as long as you understand basic SEO concepts) as a human being (which I'm doubting you are) that will hurt your site.

      I've gone from fresh domain, to posting over 100 pieces of content with fake dates and Google did not care, it was exactly the same as posting 100 pieces of content, one a day, over 100 days with real dates. If anything, the site with more content faster did better since it attracted natural links faster, over time.
    • Another clueless post from India. Where do you get this stuff from? Is there are special school for it or something or do you just make it up?
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  • minimum 1000 words
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    • WTF?
      Care to explain all the article with less than 1000 that do just fine in the search results?
  • I think length of an article is important but contents should also be unique,original and well written.
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      What about dafont.com?

      Zero original content & dates back to 2000.

      Still the strongest font domain on the interwebs.
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    Why does my signature not work? The spammers can do it but I can't? OMG... I have to go edit every post?

    Sigh. I'm going to do what most people do and just give up after 5 links, this laptop can't handle that many tabs open, firefox actually crashed.
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    Done. Man that sucked.

    OK YUKON.

    WE WILL SEE WHO RANKS.
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      Don't make me break out the waffle unicorn jackwagon battery pill LSI keywords.

      • A small crisp batter cake, baked in a waffle iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup.

      • A mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight horn projecting from its forehead.

      • An example of a jackwagon is an insult you would call someone who you thought was a loser.

      • A container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.

      • A small round mass of solid medicine to be swallowed whole.
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    Well, length is just one factor of SEO but you have to consider other factors too.

    See eCommerce websites, they have images, short descriptions and they have millions of products, most of the products are indexed, ranked, why?

    Because, it has brand, links, existing traffics, popularity, social strength and many others....


    With long article, the benefit you get is too many keywords are placed in the content that results in searches apart from your main keywords..
  • As long as it takes for you to go through your topic or explain your idea.

    500 characters is an absurdly short piece for anything more complex than "hello world". You can get something said in 1000 words if you keep it short. I'd aim for compelling and informative content rather than a word count. If you're not a world-class writer your article will probably seem fluffy, wordy and artificially lengthened.
  • It shouldn't be about how long your blog is. It should be about the quality of your blog. No point rambling on about something that doesn't need the extra words. the length should be based upon the context and what will be more beneficial to your readers. There have been many times where i have stopped reading a blog half way through because i felt it was getting repetitive or taking too long to get to the point.
  • i think article should be 2000- 4000 word. best article is not depend on length. content should be unique, informative, good spell, and meaningful word.
  • It depends on your niche and your topic. Generally google and other search engine like thorough articles but there`s no minimum or maximum count.
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    Sad Keanu is winning because of my keyword stuffed forum sig on the cache.





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    • Sad Keanu is ranking the WaFo like a Mofo

      ...but not No.1 for those two with a hint of commerciality, McD and pizza.

      My #2 post for WUJBP is hanging on by it's fingertips

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