Word count

[sansonj]

How important is word count? I am using seomoz to make sure I get an A, but it does not include word count.  I am in the middle of restructuring my website and I did not know if the word count is way too low. I am using the key phrase the recommended amount of times http://azbestlistings.com/mesa-az-homes-for-sale-mesa-real-estate

What is your formula that works?

[Francisco_Meza]

You have thin content. It's not enticing. I would beef it up. Also, your last sentence doesn't make sense. "I am using the key phrase the recommended about of times "

[Matt-Williamson]

Hi Sansonj - there is no set optimum for word count when it comes to SEO - the most important thing to remember is that you should write you content for the user's experience and not just for search engines. Yes include your keywords, but make sure it sounds natural. Obviously you should judge your word count in terms of quality if you just have a sentence or two that is rammed with your keywords then this is not good, especially with the over optimization penalty looming from Google. Try to create pages that are information rich and will serve a purpose for the user - something that will actually benefit them from reading. Also try to think-  have I just created this page to rank well and it doesn't really fulfill any other purpose in relation to visitors of the website - if this is the case look how you can improve your page and actually make it beneficial for visitors.