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IGNORING WORD COUNT TARGETS COMPLETELY ON AN AFFILIATE BLOG. BAD IDEA??

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Accepted solution by Basil L. — keyword density is a leftover from early search engines. use the words your readers use naturally, in titles and headings where they fit,…
  1. Yuki
    @yuki_regex

    Got a proposal from an SEO consultant for an affiliate blog, and a big part of it revolves around word count targets. It sounded convincing in teh meeting, but afterwards i found forum posts calling it outdated. Im not trying to bash anyone, i just wanna know if this is still a sensible priority in your expeirence. Not looking for a fight, just hnoest experience from people whove tested it. thx in advance!!

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  2. Mateo
    @mateo.pereira

    How are u measuring results: rankings, clicks, conversions?

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  3. Yuki
    @yuki_regex
    in reply to @mateo.pereira

    the consultant wants every page of an affiliate blog rewritten around word count targets. that's a lot of hours. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  4. Haruto
    @harutol841

    been there man 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 you can control and measure in Search Console.

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  5. Paula E.
    @loose_hound

    word count isnt a ranking fatcor by itself... longer pages often rank cuz they cover a topic more completely, not because of legnth, write until teh readers question is answered, then stop. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  6. Basil L.
    @quiet_loop
    Accepted solution

    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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  7. Mateo
    @mateo.pereira

    id be careful calling everything a myth, some old advice still correlates with good results because it overlaps with good content. the reason changed, not necessarily the outcome. idk maybe im wrong lol

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  8. Yuki
    @yuki_regex
    in reply to @quiet_loop

    @quiet_loop omg finally I'll run a small test on ten pages and compare clicks over a couple of months. Glad I asked before committing to the whole site.

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