Episode #836
Do You Really Need to Write 1890 Word Blog Posts to Rank on Page 1?
November 14, 2018

In episode #836, we discuss the appropriate length for blog posts. Tune in to hear how long your posts should be.

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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:27] Today’s Topic: Do You Really Need to Write 1890 Word Blog Posts to Rank on Page 1?
  • [00:45] Brian Dean is the one who came up with this theory.
  • [01:08] Google looks at each industry separately.
  • [02:05] You don’t need long form content to succeed.
  • [02:40] There a lot of things you can do to rank.
  • [02:52] In the B2B industry, longer is better.
  • [03:03] B2C, length isn’t as important.
  • [03:54] Use SEMRush or Ahrefs to look at the top ten results in your industry.
  • [04:11] See what the trend is for length.
  • [04:32] That’s it for today!
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