Page length is a dilemma that many web site owners face. They don’t want to have too little words, but they don’t want to have too many words, either. It’s a delicate balance that every web site owner has to know in order to have a site that is search engine optimized and visitor friendly.

Ideally, each page should have at least 400 words, but no more than
1500 words. Anything less than 400 words and search engine spiders might just skip over your site entirely; anything more than 1500 and spiders won’t take the time to search through the content for keywords, but if you are using a blog site then you may want to split up your content into multiple articles.

You should strive to write content that is entertaining and easy to read. Don’t drone on and on just to meet the 400 word requirement. Find things to talk about that are relevant to your site and come up with ways to say them in a concise manner. Remember that search engine bots aren’t the only things to come to your site—people are also coming to your site and they will want to read content that makes them want to visit again. Aim to please them first, then the search engine bots.

Having pages with content of 400-1500 words will please visitors and search engine spiders. Pleasing both will help your site attract more traffic and become successful. Visitors who come to your site want to see useful content. If your content is short, chances are, it’s not very useful to visitors. Good content is content that is worthwhile to read and tells the visitor something they don’t already know. It must be packed with information and details. Few can accomplish this in less than 400 words, which is why it is often necessary to use that many words. However, it is also important not to be too wordy with your content. People want to be able to quickly get the content they need. They don’t want to read through hundreds of words of fluff in order to get what they came for. So be concise and try to make sure your content doesn’t go over 1500 words. Writing content between 400-1500 words is easy as long as you come up with good content to write about and try to be as concise as possible. It’s just that easy!

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 Rob Fleming is a Freelance writer with over 10 years experience in Developing unique website content, Website Marketing, and SEO techniques. He has authored hundreds of powerful articles on building site authority and driving traffic to websites.

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