又有人问谷歌SEO的文章应该要写多长的问题了,不过这次得到了谷歌John Mueller的回应。
原话是这样的:
Hi John, is there an ideal content length that performs better on Google search results? Should we focus on creating longer, in-depth articles, or can short-form content rank just as well if it’s concise and valuable?
John认为,并不存在一个统一的、具体的所谓理想字数。毕竟在不同的搜索意图背后,用户期望了解到的信息深度各不相同。因此,我们不应过度关注字数,而应把重点放在带来一些区别于当下网上已有信息的独特内容和价值上,也就是,你的内容需要具备信息增益(Information Gain)。
John的原话:
There is no universally ideal content length. Focus on bringing unique value to the web overall, which doesn’t mean just adding more words.
但给文章增加独特价值,并不是单纯地增加一些配图,无意义的扩写(例如重复观点、有用的废话等),或者把step-by-step的步骤拆得更详细。
虽然这些做法对提高内容的质量有帮助,但前提是要对用户理解文章有帮助才行。
实际上,创作高质量内容,给用户提供价值的这个点谷歌一直在提,但是究竟什么样的内容才算得上高质量的内容,怎样才算给用户提供了价值,这本身就很主观,很难定义。
也许大家都知道要这么做,但具体做到何种程度才满足这一要求,每个人的理解又各不相同,因而导致在执行结果上存在巨大差异。因此有网友们希望谷歌能针对这一点给到一些更具体的指引。
原文:
…do you have any example of content on the website that follows this and is able to get the Google love. “Focus on bringing unique value to the web overall, which doesn’t mean just adding more words.” This is a very vague and unrealistic ask if the GSC can start pinpointing this content/section as not making any sense or not adding any value.”
We really eager to learn and know how the content is actually generating value to the web. If all the value is being generated by top publishers/brands then what exactly the small publishers/niche site owners suppose to write to survive?
对此,John也表示如果你想要找一套流程或者公式去判断你的内容是否有价值是不现实的。
再者,就算真的有这样的流水线或者公式,行业不同、产品不同、用户搜索意图不同,都会引起不同的结果,哪怕真的有,意义也不大。
站长应该做的,应该是了解用户的问题以及他们希望看到什么样内容的期望值,然后尽量去满足,而不是聚焦在怎么提升独特价值这个点上。
原文:
If you’re looking for a mechanical recipe for how to make something useful, that will be futile – that’s just not how it works, neither online nor offline. When you think about the real-world businesses near you that are doing well, do you primarily think about which numbers they focus on, or do you think about the products / services that they provide?
If you count the words in best seller books, average the count, and then write the same number of words in your own book, will it become a best seller? If you make a phone that has the same dimensions as a popular smartphone, will you sell as many as they do? I love spreadsheets, but numbers aren’t everything.
我也同意,不存在一个统一的理想文章字数,关键还是得看回用户的搜索意图:
如果根据搜索词判断用户希望了解更多、更全的信息,字数就多一些
如果用户只想了解当前问题的,那就精简一点
如果一定要一个数值参考,按照我的经验,我写的文章大多数的字数在2000-3000个单词左右
最后再给一个我自己的小小的建议,如果你在写内容的时候,不知道怎样才能写出有价值的内容,可以想象一下如果在线下门店有个客人问到你产品相关的问题,你会怎么回答?我想,你应该会为了成功签单而尽全力去解答客户的问题,这便是一种以用户为中心的体现。
如果想阅读John Mueller关于这个问题的讨论原文,可访问:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/faseeh-ur-rehman-494938156_john-mueller-hi-john-is-there-an-ideal-content-activity-7252928985100148736-eYbL