For a reasonable user experience and maximum search engine optimization, in general you should aim for 300 – 700 words per page in your website content.

How much is that? Well for comparison, this article is 204 words including the title.

Wait a minute. Many of you probably feel as though you were just assigned an essay on a subject you have never studied. Due tomorrow. In your underwear. I can hear your nightmares cranking up from here.

About 300 – 700 words per page seems to be the amount that allows search engines to adequately make their calculations when the site is indexed, which has a direct bearing on page rankings. That same amount of website content works well for incorporating key words without visitors seeming to notice. Too many key words in too small a text sample is not only off-putting, it is also obvious that you are writing for machines, not people. People will mind. Trust me.

This is where an experienced, professional content writer earns their keep. Again, trust me. You can hand this task – 300-700 words per page - to someone else. It will be money well spent.

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