Topic pages - Word count & other insights
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Hello everyone,
It's my first time asking a question here, so I hope I follow the rules. Let me know if my question is not properly asked, formatted etc.
Question: What's the min # of words we should have on topic page (related links)?
Also, let me know if you have any additional advice with regards to topic pages strategy.
Thanks!
Sophie -
Hi Sophie,
There are no definitive guidelines on this, but many follow a rule that there should be at least 200 words of quality copy (as a minimum) per page, but I certainly wouldn't be looking to go lower than this.
As for strategies, what is it you are trying to achieve? Higher positions in Google? Improving the readability? To gain conversions?
-Andy
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