How to write pages with at least 300 words of content
Pages with under 300 words of visible text rarely rank or get cited, because there is too little for a search or answer engine to work with. Write the full answer instead of a teaser: cover the question, add examples and close with a short FAQ.
By ratemysite.ai editorial team. Updated .
How do you fix it?
- Write down the main question the page should answer and the 3 or 4 follow-up questions a visitor would ask next.
- Expand the main content to 300 words or more by answering each question in plain language with an example or a number.
- Add a short FAQ at the bottom with 2 to 4 real questions and direct answers.
- Cut filler: repeated intros, vague claims and text that does not help the reader.
- Re-run the audit and confirm the Word count check passes.
Why do thin pages fail?
A thin page is a page with too little useful content to satisfy the question behind a search. Google lists thin or low value pages among the quality problems it reduces in results, and answer engines skip them because there is nothing specific to quote. Product pages with one line of text, tag archives and teaser pages are the usual cases. The check treats 300 words as a floor for informational pages; this is a ratemysite.ai threshold, not a ranking rule published by any search engine.
How do I add depth without padding?
Add information, not words. Explain who the page is for, give the steps, state the numbers, and list the common mistakes. A good test is to read the page and ask what a reader still needs to know after the last paragraph. Answer that. Real examples, short tables and a closing FAQ add useful words naturally, and each added section should be something a visitor would be glad to find.
How much does this check matter?
- This check is worth about 3.3% of the overall score.
- A finished report is reused for 24 hours before you can re-analyze it.
- Each page is fetched with a timeout of 10 seconds, and HTML larger than 2 MB is not audited.
What else do people ask?
- Is there an ideal length for a page?
- No fixed number. Length should match the question. 300 words is a floor for most informational pages, and complex topics often need 800 to 1,500.
- Do navigation and footer words count?
- The check counts the main visible content. Menus and footers repeat on every page and add no value to the topic.