The first article is about creating articles that attract readers. The rest deal with the question of how long a blog article should be, both in terms of time readers will spend and search engine optimization (SEO).
- Louise Brogan. How to Create LinkedIn Articles That People Will Read and Share. AUGUST 28, 2019
- Is more content better? SEO Mythbusting. Conversation with Martin Splitt (Developer, Advocate at Google). An interview with a Google customer advocate discussing what aspects of content affect search engine optimization, at least with Google search engine.
- John E. Lincoln. The SEO and User Science Behind Long-Form Content. Search Engine Land Blog. September 28, 2015.
- AJ Beltis. How Long Should Blog Posts Be in 2021? [New Data]. Hubspot Blog, Mar 2, 2020.
- Google Search Central. Thin Content.This appears as part of Google documentation on optimizing a website for searching.
- Matthew Royse. What’s the Ideal Length for an Article? Find out what research says about the perfect length. Medium, Mar 17, 2021
- Neil Patel, How Long Should Your Blog Articles Be? (With Word Counts for Every Industry)
- 99Firms. Blogging Statistics
- Yoast.com. Word count and SEO: how long should a blog post or page be? 24 January 2020
- Mike Sall. The Optimal Post is 7 Minutes: Understanding which Medium posts get the most attention. Dec 2013.
- Darren Rowse. How Long Do Your Readers Stay at Your Blog – Length of Stay Statistics. ProBlogger, March 2005.
