[kat82]

In terms of SEO, what number of words can an article have to be considered a good one?

[Netherrealmer]

Lowest is 400 words and it has to be in active voice. 500 words is the magic for me.

[Tendz]

A 600–800 words article can rank well if it clearly answers what people are searching for.

[Netherrealmer]

Also remember to write in active voice

[Ofonime]

The words is not really the issue what matters is how quality is your content and some articles owner do specify the numberof words count they need per article so you better check the directory you are writing for they will have the words lenth needed

[kat82]

Lowest is 400 words and it has to be in active voice. 500 words is the magic for me.

What do you mean by active voice?

[Netherrealmer]

Passive: The ball was kicked by the boy.
Active: The boy kicked the ball.

[kat82]

Passive: The ball was kicked by the boy.
Active: The boy kicked the ball.

Got you well. Kind of interesting since the meaning remains the same.

[mrki444]

You can write even longer articles but then split it on few pages. Visitors don't like to long articles on one page.

[Netherrealmer]

Also for SEO purposes you need to mention the keyword at least 5 times

[kat82]

Also for SEO purposes you need to mention the keyword at least 5 times

And aligning in the sentence well I guess.

[Netherrealmer]

I forgot to mention, you must pick a keyword that most likely people on the internet will search that is related to your article.

[kat82]

I forgot to mention, you must pick a keyword that most likely people on the internet will search that is related to your article.

That is true. But again I have heard people talk of stuffing keywords, does it mean you should only use in in the title only?

[germainebull]

In terms of SEO, what number of words can an article have to be considered a good one?

For SEO, a good article is 800 to 1500 words long. This gives you room to go into detail without overwhelming the reader.

But quality is more important than length alone. Write clearly, use keywords, and provide value to the reader.

Remember, a helpful and well-structured article brings better results. Keep writing hard!

[Mika]

On my blog, I try to publish 1000-1500 word article. I divide it in sections and each section has search intent. I can rank the same article for multiple search queries.

[bestwriter]

Most articles are written at the behest of a requester. I have written articles with 300 to 1000 words

[raaman]

In terms of SEO, what number of words can an article have to be considered a good one?

SEO or not, 300 words is the ideal length, I personally feel. Moreover, in today's fast moving technologial world, who has time to read lengthy articles?