The Truth About Blog Length and SEO - Does Word Count Matter?
Published on July 13, 2025
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When it comes to writing blogs, we now have AI to come to the rescue and do all the heavy lifting. But we still want to deliver good value and create a good user experience, so how long should our blog posts be?.
In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through:
✅ The old way of thinking vs the new when it comes to Google
✅ Why search intent is everything when it comes to your blog posts
✅ My rule of thumb for word count
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