The home page is a unique animal for two reasons: first, because it carries the most weight in representing your site to major search engines, and second, because it's usually the first and only chance you have to capture your users' attentions long enough to lead them to conversion.

With that being said, let's explore why word count is important for your home page, and what number of words strikes the right balance between user-friendly and SEO-optimized.

Mentioned in Today's Episode:

• . Your homepage text needs to be optimized for search engines

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