BIZ: Blog post length (amount of words) - GoFuckYourself.com

Paul&John · 11-04-2012, 06:34 AM

Hi there!

I have a blog (weekly updated) where the entries consist of 200 words. It ranked pretty nicely till the latest big G update. I know that there are many factors (inbound links, outbound links etc), but did any of you tried to play around with the length of your blog posts? I mean is there a reason to push 300-400 word/post entries instead of 200, or should I push two 200 word entries weekly instead of just one 400?

Thanks

Milfer · 11-04-2012, 06:41 AM

I am sure G prefer content to be unique rather than 200/300/whatever words

Paul&John · 11-04-2012, 06:48 AM

We are talking about hand-written blog posts

DamageX · 11-04-2012, 06:49 AM

Everything else being equal, longer is better. However, there are other factors which are more important than post length. Which means you can rank well even with shorter posts.

Paul&John · 11-04-2012, 07:05 AM

What do you think, what's the ideal length of a post in case when the layout of an entry consists of 3 thumbs (linked to gallery), text (divided to 2 paragraphs), link to gallery and link to paysite tour?

DamageX · 11-04-2012, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul&John

What do you think, what's the ideal length of a post in case when the layout of an entry consists of 3 thumbs (linked to gallery), text (divided to 2 paragraphs), link to gallery and link to paysite tour?

Enough to fill the space between those. ;)

Paul&John · 11-04-2012, 08:35 AM

lol ok

DeletedBlogger · 11-04-2012, 09:52 AM

If all your posts are the same, even though they are 'hand written' it will look far to mechanical to be real. Google can and will see that it looks very automated, 3 thumbs, 195-205 words in each update.

Very few, "organic" sites, and authority sites will have such structure. It could be a simple anomaly like that, that holds the site lower in rank then it could be.

Variety is the spice of life as they say.

beks001 · 11-04-2012, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DeletedBlogger

If all your posts are the same, even though they are 'hand written' it will look far to mechanical to be real. Google can and will see that it looks very automated, 3 thumbs, 195-205 words in each update.

Very few, "organic" sites, and authority sites will have such structure. It could be a simple anomaly like that, that holds the site lower in rank then it could be.

Variety is the spice of life as they say.

Agreed. I try and switch it up when I can. Especially between length.

Horny Dude · 11-04-2012, 10:12 AM

I shoot for 300-500 words per blog post on all of mine. I read somewhere that is the magic number for a post.

iwantchixx · 11-04-2012, 10:39 AM

Anywhere from 100 to 1000 words and anywhere from 1 paragraph to 10 heh. It really depends on the content, what points I'm getting across and what the blog is about.

If it's just linking to sponsor hosted galleries, It's usually a 100-150 word 1 paragraph post. If it's for one of our flagship blogs, where we feature our own content, I write about the whole scene, tourism in Asia, tips and etc.. anything related to the episode. It can run up to 1000 words easily. The trick is.. only write as long as you NATURALLY can about the topic at hand, if you just start 'making' stuff to make post longer.. the post suffers. It's repeated dribble that's too mechanical.

Think about it as telling your buddy about it. If you lose his interest at a certain point.. your surfers will too and so will Google.

SpicyM · 11-04-2012, 10:54 AM

I have troubles writing a post that contains 50 words. I don't really understand where do you people having 200 blogs in a network get all those ideas to write 200/300 word posts and do this every day.

I have a pretty good imagination I just can't put it into the text in each post.

Fat Panda · 11-04-2012, 11:03 AM

length doesnt matter one fucking bit

24/7 Blogging Crew · 11-04-2012, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul&John

Hi there!

I have a blog (weekly updated) where the entries consist of 200 words. It ranked pretty nicely till the latest big G update. I know that there are many factors (inbound links, outbound links etc), but did any of you tried to play around with the length of your blog posts? I mean is there a reason to push 300-400 word/post entries instead of 200, or should I push two 200 word entries weekly instead of just one 400?

Thanks

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Va2k · 11-04-2012, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 24/7 Blogging Crew

we may be able to help

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ErectMedia · 11-04-2012, 11:32 AM

quality over quantity

anexsia · 11-04-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DamageX

Everything else being equal, longer is better. However, there are other factors which are more important than post length. Which means you can rank well even with shorter posts.

V_RocKs · 11-04-2012, 12:53 PM

Longer posts have more words... More words = more matches.

That said, you shouldn't think in terms of 200 or 300... Just post what comes natural and Google will know you are naturally posting... Having 190 - 210 words per post all of the time looks like a bot is doing the work. Even if that bot is a human.

24/7 Blogging Crew · 11-04-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Fungus

They are working on my stuff but it's slow and it's not their fault that would be all mine and SANDY's fault

Thanks blogging crew so far what we got is 100% GREAT

Thanks Fungus will be emailing you shortly appreciate the work! and compliments!

DamageX · 11-04-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SAC

length doesnt matter one fucking bit

Far from the truth. Backlink a post and it will end up ranking for more longtails, the longer it is.

Paul&John · 11-04-2012, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamageX

Everything else being equal, longer is better. However, there are other factors which are more important than post length. Which means you can rank well even with shorter posts.

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Originally Posted by anexsia

... maybe sharing 1-2 of those factors?

Lace · 11-04-2012, 04:23 PM

Words don't mean a damn thing. you've been around long enough. Come on now.

baddog · 11-04-2012, 05:55 PM

250 is minimum

Nicky · 11-04-2012, 09:35 PM

If you are not going to get good backlinks to the post I'd go for quantity. Rather get five 100 word posts out there than one 500 word. More pages for google to spider. If you have done keyword research and are looking to rank for other stuff than long-tails and will be backlinking to that post I'd say 300+.

TheSquealer · 11-04-2012, 09:37 PM

If you are trying to use text links in the posts to other sites in your network, then the more, the better. If not, i wouldn't worry about it. How much text does a tube video that ranks for a competitive phrase have?

Nicky · 11-04-2012, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSquealer

If you are trying to use text links in the posts to other sites in your network, then the more, the better. If not, i wouldn't worry about it. How much text does a tube video that ranks for a competitive phrase have?

True, but the high time on site, bouncerate and domain authority makes up for that. They just pretty much need to have the phrase in the title and It's a go.

DamageX · 11-04-2012, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul&John

... maybe sharing 1-2 of those factors?

See sig?

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Horny Dude Earn enough to buy coffee Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego, Ca. Posts: 4,912	I shoot for 300-500 words per blog post on all of mine. I read somewhere that is the magic number for a post. __________________

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iwantchixx Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Boonies Posts: 12,860	Anywhere from 100 to 1000 words and anywhere from 1 paragraph to 10 heh. It really depends on the content, what points I'm getting across and what the blog is about. If it's just linking to sponsor hosted galleries, It's usually a 100-150 word 1 paragraph post. If it's for one of our flagship blogs, where we feature our own content, I write about the whole scene, tourism in Asia, tips and etc.. anything related to the episode. It can run up to 1000 words easily. The trick is.. only write as long as you NATURALLY can about the topic at hand, if you just start 'making' stuff to make post longer.. the post suffers. It's repeated dribble that's too mechanical. Think about it as telling your buddy about it. If you lose his interest at a certain point.. your surfers will too and so will Google.

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