Minimum word count per page?

[corp0803]

I'm seeding a new site with hundreds of (high quality) posts, but since I am paying per word written, I'm wondering if anybody in the community has any anecdotal evidence as to how many words of content there should now be for a page to be counted just the same as a 700 word+ post, for example?

I know there are always examples of pages ranking well with, for instance, 50 words or less of content, but does anyone have any strong evidence on what the minimum count should be, or has anyone read anything very informative in regards to this issue?

Thanks a lot in advance!

[SEOExecutive20]

Since there is no way possible anyone can give you an exact number.  Because there are times when pages with less words and even no content out rank ones with a lot. So, I'm just going to give you my personal preference which is between 450 to 700 for readability.

[NakulGoyal]

I think I agree here. It's difficult to have a standard "SEO" page count. It also differs/varies by industry. Whenever I am getting any articles, I give the authors/content writers a general idea of above 500 words or less then 500 words (Short article vs long article) and let them decide what's needed based on what they are writing about. If they have more to write about the subject matter, I don't like the length of the article as long as the scope of the article is focused. They might be done with 400 words and if I tell them 700 words, they might not have something to write about and then I don't want fluff copy in there as well.

I know that does not really answer the question, but we usually try to target small/big articles and the actual length varies by the subject matter.

[Freeman.Andrea]

What would you guys recommend for the homepage?