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Accepted solution by Nina Varga — word count isn't a ranking factor by itslef. longer pages often rank because they cover a topic more completely, not cuz of length. write…
  1. Dima J.
    @dimaj594

    so annoyed rn i run a local plumber site and every SEO guide i read contradicts the last one. The current debate in my head is about word count targets. Some people treat it as essential, others call it a relic... i dont want to waste hours on something that doesnt matter, but i also dont want to ignore something that does. Whats your experience, and how did you test it? Id love examples from your own sites if ure willing to share them.

    thinking

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  2. Aiden Becker
    @packet_pilot

    how old is the site and how much content does it have?

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  4. Daria Silva
    @darias668

    ps i come back to this thread every week just for teh drama

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  5. Daria Holm
    @daria_silicon

    finally got it working, thanks everyone

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  6. Yusuf Schmidt
    @kernel_pusher903

    pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo count from scratch

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  7. Soren Sato
    @sorens782

    major search engines have pulbicly said for years that they ignore the meta keywords tag for ranking... it doesn't hurt, but it's wasted effort and shows competitors ur target terms.

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  8. Malik A.
    @tiny_trace

    yeahhh keyword density is a leftover from early search engines, use the words your readers use naturally, in titles and headings where they fit, and cover related subtopics. forcing a percentage makes text worse.

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  10. Fenna Weber
    @fenna.weber

    oh ive been there lol publishing frequency matters less than quality and usefulness. A site that publishes one excellent, maintained page a month can outrank one that publishes daily filler. updating old content is often the best new content.

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  11. Caleb Ueda
    @packetprobe-3ds

    bump. still happening with seo for me good luck man!

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  12. Malik A.
    @tiny_trace

    long time lurker first post lol my office mahcine is officially haunted im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  13. Soren Sato
    @sorens782

    oh ive been there lol new sites do often take time to rank, but thats mostly lack of links, history and content, not a formal penalty box. Focus on the things u can control and measure in Search Console.

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  15. Nina Varga
    @nina_cobalt
    Accepted solution

    word count isn't a ranking factor by itslef. longer pages often rank because they cover a topic more completely, not cuz of length. write until the reader's question is answered, then stop. lmk how it goes

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  16. Dima J.
    @dimaj594
    in reply to @nina_cobalt

    @nina_cobalt wowww ok ill run a small test on ten pages and compare clicks over a couple of months. glad i asked before committing to the whole site. owe u a beer 🍺

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