Number of words required for articles?

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Kristal
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Number of words required for articles?

Post by Kristal »

As far as submitting your own articles, is there a # of words minimum/maximum?
Celeste Stewart
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Re: Number of words required for articles?

Post by Celeste Stewart »

Not really. Blog posts and reviews tend to be fairly short 200-300 words or so while some of the longer articles are in the 1500-2000 word range. Much longer and you might want to check with Ed first.
BarryDavidson
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Re: Number of words required for articles?

Post by BarryDavidson »

Personally, I'd stick with the 200 to 300 word range for blog and short articles (at the minimum). Unless, a customer has a public request for less (or you've received a private request for less).

I've seen 5000+ word articles in the real world, but I'm not sure how they'd do here - especially if it weren't for a public or private request. Celeste is right, in that you should probably stick at 1500 to 2000 for a maximum. Depending on the article, you may be able to turn a super-long one into several articles.

Good Luck,
Barry
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