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How Content Length Affects Rankings and Conversions

How Content Length Affects Rankings and Conversions | Surviving Social Chaos | Scoop.it

Around a month ago Neil Patel ran a Crazy Egg test, which showed that most people weren’t scrolling and reading the copy on NeilPatel.com.

Because of the data he decided to run an a/b test on the homepage.

 

The current homepage has 1292 words, plus the form fields are way below the fold so He felt it maybe decreasing my conversion rate.

 

He created a new version of the homepage, as seen below, that only contained 488 words and form fields higher on the page.

 

Find Out More: http://www.quicksprout.com/2012/12/20/the-science-behind-long-copy-how-more-content-increases-rankings-and-conversions/


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donhornsby's insight:

(From the article) People feel content is so valuable that they are willing to link to in depth content more than they are willing to link to content that is short.

 

Back in 2011 SEOmoz analyzed the content on their blog to see if there was a correlation between word count and backlinks.

 

Here is a breakdown of the number of blog posts they have and the word count for each of them:

Chris Lee's curator insight, January 9, 3:59 PM

Quality over quantity is key when it comes to content creation and SEO, and conversion rates. 

Barbara Kurts's comment, January 9, 9:10 PM
my topics here http://www.scoop.it/t/health-leads-plus
Pam Ivey's curator insight, January 17, 8:26 PM

Very interesting test here. I'll bet you guessed the shorter version would win out. I know I did because the opt-in form was higher up on the page. We're both wrong...

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How to Simplify Your Social Monitoring | Social Media Examiner

How to Simplify Your Social Monitoring | Social Media Examiner | Surviving Social Chaos | Scoop.it

This line sums it up well: "Most people are not taking the time to regularly monitor online conversations about themselves and their company. Using these tools gives you an excellent opportunity to stand out among your peers."

 

The article lists two tools and readers chime in with additional recommendations in the comments. 


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