There is often this misconception that in order for your pages to rank, you need at least 500 words on a page or some other number.
That is not true. Ranking is dependent on a ton of factors, and while more words on a page may help Google understand the relevance of the page to the query – it doesn’t necessarily mean the page will rank.
A Google Webmaster Help thread has John Mueller, a Google representative, talking just about that.
He wrote:
So clearly John is saying there is no magic number – the most important thing is how unique and valuable that content is.
Forum discussion at Google Webmaster Help.
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