How many words long should my articles be?
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fb3003
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there is no correct answer
do this: for your keyword, see what the word count is for the top 5 search result. then just a bit better than the average of those 5 top sites.
so every niche is different
as to counting the word count, I suggest to do Ctrl+A, copy, and paste as text in word document and see what the word count is
also, since you are going through this exercise, see the number of times your keyword is mentioned when you take the text to word document. this should help with figuring out the appropriate keyword density.
do this: for your keyword, see what the word count is for the top 5 search result. then just a bit better than the average of those 5 top sites.
so every niche is different
as to counting the word count, I suggest to do Ctrl+A, copy, and paste as text in word document and see what the word count is
also, since you are going through this exercise, see the number of times your keyword is mentioned when you take the text to word document. this should help with figuring out the appropriate keyword density.
Alacrity Digital
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If there are other affiliate websites in the top 10, try and write a few hundred more words than they have. That's usually worked well for me in the past.
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Anything 800+ words work fine. Just make sure your article actually help the user.
Darlene Florrie
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1000+ is optimal
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1000 words is sufficent for an optimized 'anchor' or main pillar article for a site, 400-500 is sufficient for a satellite or miscellaneous article on the site. The smaller article is also usful for short guest posts or as an "ambassador" article on a separate property, that promotes or points to the main site.
SEO_Skipper
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The only answer to this question exists in your keyword top 10 page.
check how many words top ten ranking pages are using.
and you just need to write more content as compare to all of them
check how many words top ten ranking pages are using.
and you just need to write more content as compare to all of them
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it not just about the amount it also about facts .
fact writing can be a sentance long and hit top on seo .
seo with ai well changed .
google wants facts .
of cours you need more then the comp but facts come into place now days
strong social presence needed aswell
fact writing can be a sentance long and hit top on seo .
seo with ai well changed .
google wants facts .
of cours you need more then the comp but facts come into place now days
strong social presence needed aswell
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I think fb3003 has has mentioned everything correctly and there can't be any fixed or suggested number but make sure, you don't end up writing it way too short.
Roger Marquez
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There´s no right or correct answer here. This depends on your niche. Check your keyword on google and click on the top 5-10 results and see what everyone is doing and just try to make it better.
But personally anywhere between 1.5k to 2.5k words but make sure to add graphics like photos, videos and infographics to make it more appealing to the readers eyes.
But personally anywhere between 1.5k to 2.5k words but make sure to add graphics like photos, videos and infographics to make it more appealing to the readers eyes.
Writerly
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It depends on the specific content, but I usually do between 2 and 4 thousand words for things like that. So about 1k goes towards explaining the topic and presenting a brief buying guide, and the rest is a list format, maybe with a pros and cons section, or something similar, that lets you use bullet points. I suggest you take a look at what your competitors are doing, I’ve also seen people put up under 1500 words for those kinds of articles, although they usually only review a few products.