Do you still write long-form ultimate guide articles of 10 000 words?
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Jaordas
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Ive never done one, ive never really even seen it in niches im in, yet in SEO niche some main searches all the top posts will be that long will tons of images.
Has anyone had success with this?
I feel like the only reason id ever make a post that big is to compete with a wikipedia article and even then it is borderline futile.
Has anyone had success with this?
I feel like the only reason id ever make a post that big is to compete with a wikipedia article and even then it is borderline futile.
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10000 is too long. Nobody wanna read that.
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I mostly do 2000 - 2500 these days, which is the, give or take, standard in niches where I am, though lately I've been doubting the necessity of long articles completely,
In some niches I am being outranked by a couple competitors with a total of 50 words of content per page who merely aggregate the search results from other websites. They have a decent backlink profile and lovely EEAT, but still.
So much about content being king and similar horseshit.And what @tazarbm said. Most people don't want to read long articles, because they have an attention span of a fruit fly. When writing long articles, I consider the top of the article being for the user and rest of it just Google fodder.
Imran_Saleem
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while long-form ultimate guide articles can still be effective for SEO in certain cases, it's important to prioritize content quality, relevance, and user experience over length. Focus on creating valuable content that meets the needs of your target audience, while considering factors such as keyword focus, competition, content format, and mobile-friendliness. The ideal length of your articles may vary depending on your specific situation, so it's important to evaluate and adjust your content strategy accordingly
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How do you check it? Is there any way to check how good EEAT is of any site?
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Just google the brand name of the site, google names of their authors, see their social profiles, etc.
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10000 - very bad
1000 - 3000 fine per niche
500 - 1000 gold as short content is always read
But content size isn’t fixed so test and try
1000 - 3000 fine per niche
500 - 1000 gold as short content is always read
But content size isn’t fixed so test and try
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I think everything depends on the keyword and niche
I wrote many long form articles (10-15k) but not in English ... I'm usually doing this for deadly competition keywords (but it won't work without link building)
Note : it's better to add a video at the first for who doesn't read that much - +99%)
I wrote many long form articles (10-15k) but not in English ... I'm usually doing this for deadly competition keywords (but it won't work without link building)
Note : it's better to add a video at the first for who doesn't read that much - +99%)
QuizMachine
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Horse for courses. Matching the search intent I find more beneficial than sticking to any word limit. Sometimes that means articles are short and others long or really long.
Jaordas
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I just wanna put it out there that if you are doing some sort of giant round up post like (100 ways to do xyz, 100 oldest stocks) or things like that then having massive word count is a bit different. Readers may not read all of the words but they will want explainations about every single item on the list, otherwise what is the point of reading a list of business names if you keep needing to click away.
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It totally depends on your niche. In B2C niches I would do 3k words max because people have low attention spans nowadays. Many people are victims of excessive dopamine fixing (junk food, high fat and sugar intake, p0rn, TikTok, mobile games, gaming, Netflix etc.). In B2B niches, 10k words are totally fine if you're providing value, and it's interesting to read. But also in B2B, I wouldn't focus on the amounts of words. Just try to say everything you want to say as concise as possible.
Sincerely,
The Data Scientist
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The Data Scientist