Which is better? 5000 word Hub or 5 X 1000 word Hubs ?(on one subject)

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   ProductReviewerposted 14 years ago

   Dear Hubbers,
   I am writing my first hub and wanted to know which is better? writing a 5000 word Hub on a topic or splitting it into 5 hubs with 1000 words each.
   
   thoughts?

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      goldentoadposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Still too short to do a thorough hub. Better to do it one comprehensive one and let them bookmark it.

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         Pestposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Huh?   Hey Raiderfan says "hi"  i keep telling him that when he gets stoned it is High not "hi"

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            goldentoadposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Well he is not the brightest of characters on hubpages. In fact he is near the bottom but someone is lower than him.

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   RooBeeposted 14 years ago

   My humble opinion is that breaking it up would be better.

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      Pestposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yup....wordy hubs suck, except mine.

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         Hawkesdreamposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Hey Pest, glad to see you back

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            Siew Chengposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            One single hub, but within the hub, you can split into five text boxes, so that you have enough keywords and high keyword density to draw in traffic.
            In between the textboxes, you can add photos and advertisements to make it easier for readers to read, plus the opportunity to for the readers to click on the advertisements

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   earnestshubposted 14 years ago

   1000 words X 5 would be my preference. I only read really long hubs if they are top class and hold me with every sentence, and even then I sometimes just get tired of reading.

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   ProductReviewerposted 14 years ago

   roobee and earnestshub, thank you. I will break up my hub into smaller hubs.

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   girly_girl09posted 14 years ago

   Hint: Google loves articles that are 400 words to about 1200 words, I believe. But you have to take into consideration that you'll get reader comments, too. So, if you write a 500 word article, you'll get anywhere from an extra 100 to 300 words added on under comments.
   
   5,000 would be way to long not only for google, but your readers as well. Pretty much everyone has a super short attention span for reading online...it's hard on the eyes!

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      ProductReviewerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you girly_girl09, as always detailed answers that put things in perspective for newbies.

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      aniketgoreposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      are the comments are measured by google? in the sense of content?

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         Everyday Miraclesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yes. One of the reasons I love forums

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      LondonGirlposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      My longest hub is about 5,000 words, and I get 60 or so visitors from various googles a day, on average. SO google can't loathe it.

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   rancidTasteposted 14 years ago

   It's really hard to say what is the no of words suitable for best traffic or Google likes. The experience I have during the hub challenge is that some of the hubs are really getting huge traffic. Moreover, some of the longest hubs are also getting excellent traffic.
   
   I don't know whether comment has any impact to Google. But comment has much impact in Hubpages. Because I see that the most commented hubs are showed in the hubpage home page.
   
   The best thing I see is the content. If the content is nice and effective then Google always care about that content. So, the small or the bigger hubs....don't have any impact but the content has the best impact. Here, I only expressed my own experience in hubpages....

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   ngurecoposted 14 years ago

   It's an art by itself and it all depends on you. If it was me I would write a series 8 hubs each about 750 works and link them well.

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   Enelle Lambposted 14 years ago

   I would also be more inclined to write five hubs instead of one. It is difficult to keep a reader's attention if the hub is too long, and the reader has to keep scrolling.

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   ProductReviewerposted 14 years ago

   Thank you all, you have been wonderful.

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    relacheposted 14 years ago

    Why don't you create Hubs that fit both your descriptions and then tell us which does better for you?

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       mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I like this advice - might try it myself

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    soni2006posted 14 years ago

    5 x 1000 words is best for me.

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    dawei888posted 14 years ago

    If you're looking to boost your hub score I think 1k+ word hubs are the way to go. but, 5k words is just too long. i think submitting a few ~1,500 word hubs that are well written and 100% original should do the job! dawei888

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    carpesomediemposted 14 years ago

    During my time writing strictly keyword driven articles, I found that content ranging from 250 to 400 words was best for garnering attention from search engines.  While longer content can also bring about solid results from the likes of Google, that only happens when people truly read your work and stick to your page for longer than a few seconds.

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    Iselaposted 14 years ago

    Why not do an experiment and share your findings with us. I´ve wondered about it too.

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    girly_girl09posted 14 years ago

    Think of it this way = with 5 hubs on one subject, you can link them all together to create great internal backlinks.
    
    With 5 hubs on one subject, you'll have 4 extra chances of searchers finding your work, as opposed to just one page.
    
    The other night I started writing a hub on how to lose five pounds and after I realized I had around 2,000 words, I split it up into 3 hubs. Now, when people search for things related to the topic, they'll have three opportunities to reach my hubs.
    
    Having more hubs on one subject is almost always a good thing because of the extra traffic you'll get.

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