2025 Update
Ideal Number of Words in a Blog to Increase your Google Rank:
When it comes to SEO, there’s always an update or something new – this is an update for you.
According to Bramework: Studies have shown that longer blog posts, typically ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 words, tend to perform better in search engine rankings.
This is due to their ability to delve deeper into subjects, providing comprehensive insights and valuable information to readers.
If you see the update from three years ago, there is a significant increase in the number of words for blogs- more tyhan double the amount of words.
Tips: See my tips below from 2016, they still hold true and add this one:
Use AI to write your posts t6o save time and brainstorm ideas. ALWAYS check the post for accuracty AND add your own flavor to it so it doesn’t sound generic.
If you still like the idea of a human writing your blog posts, that’s what we do at JAGmedia, in addition to design.
Contact us to increase your reach.
2022 Update
2 Important things:
First: More is More when it comes to text. 500-1000 words is more advantageous when it comes to a blog post or other area of your website where you have text
Second: text to Speech has improved over the years and there are many more apps available to use. I use Google Docs, which is free with your Gmail or Google Cloud account. Simply open a document, go to the tools menu and click Voice Typing. It’s especially useful during a webinar for taking notes the easy way, so you can pay attention to the speaker.
June 30, 2022
Business owners of all kinds can gain additional authority and credibility in your field, plus more followers and potential leads. It’s effective for SEO (search engine optimization) as part of your overall strategy.
All that being said, blogging can still be challenging to get the words on a page. I get it – completely! As for myself, I had been planning my recent wedding this year, which made it a gargantuan challenge to find time for writing blog posts.
The good news is that posts can be short – they don’t need to be an essay… Three hundred to five hundred words is a range worthy of being detected by Google and other search engines. Here’s three tips to help get you started on the path of blogging on a more consistent basis.
Singers Mark Lennon from the band Venice & Pink at the Venice Sign Lighting on my AKFF Blog.
3 Tips for Easier Blogging:
- Use Speech to Text: it’s easier to do speech to text on phones these days, however there are apps that do that. Mac has a built in option for it: open the Text application, go to the Edit menu, then scroll down to Speech and click Start Speaking. It works ok and is in other Mac apps too. Copy n paste your text into your blog post.
- Hire a Blogger/Writer: if you don’t have the time or writing isn’t your thing, there are many good options for hiring a writer aka Content Creator on a contract basis. Look for writing samples in addition to relevance in your area of expertise.
- Repurpose Existing Material: use video clips, excerpts from recent seminars and programs you’ve led, articles you’ve written and from your books. Make sure to link to the sales page if you have a book or your articles that you refer to online.
My influential Venice Beach blog, Abbot Kinney First Fridays, was consistently ranked Page 1 Google for 10+ years. These strategies do work, however, you must be Consistent, Calm and Patient. I know, easier said than done, however, these are good habits to put into practice.