B
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77.2%
77.2% -- backlinks increase for long-form content (2022)
Long-form content gets an average of 77.2% more backlinks than short articles.
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Value
77.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2022
Entity
Sample Size
11,800,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Backlinko
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Tier A
https://linchpinseo.com/blog/the-ideal-blog-length-is-longer-better-for-seo/ ↗
Source Article
Linchpin SEO : What's The Ideal Blog Length: Is Longer Content Better For SEO?
The power of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in today’s digital landscape cannot be underestimated. As a central tool in digital marketing, SEO works as a gatekeeper, determining which websites and pages deserve prime real estate on the first page of search results. One crucial aspect of SEO that i…
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Backlinko study analyzing over 11.8 million Google search results
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long-form content: 77.2% backlinks increase. Source: Backlinko (2022). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/long-form-content-backlinks-backlinko-2022
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