# Do You Really Need to Write 1890 Word Blog Posts to Rank on Page 1? \| Ep\. \#836

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/do-you-really-need-to-write-1890-word-blog-posts-to-rank-on-page-1-ep-836/  
**Published:** 2018-11-14  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In episode \#836, we discuss the appropriate length for blog posts\. Tune in to hear how long your posts should be\. We have committed to throwing a FREE Marketing School\.\.\.  

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In episode #836, we discuss the appropriate length for blog posts. Tune in to hear how long your posts should be.

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**TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:**

- \[00:27\] Today’s Topic: _Do You Really Need to Write 1890 Word Blog Posts to Rank on Page 1?_
- \[00:45\] Brian Dean is the one who came up with this theory.
- \[01:08\] Google looks at each industry separately.
- \[02:05\] You don’t need long form content to succeed.
- \[02:40\] There a lot of things you can do to rank.
- \[02:52\] In the B2B industry, longer is better.
- \[03:03\] B2C, length isn’t as important.
- \[03:54\] Use [SEMRush](https://www.semrush.com/) or [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com/) to look at the top ten results in your industry.
- \[04:11\] See what the trend is for length.
- \[04:32\] That’s it for today!
- \[04:40\] Go [here](http://marketingschool.io/stats) to see how many downloads the show is getting. Also rate and review to help us meet our goal of 1 Million downloads per month. Hopefully, we’ll see you at the live event in L.A.!

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