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How to balance quality and quantity when planning content for organic search.

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Is it better to focus on quality or quantity of content

Part of the On Web Marketing™ Information Center.

Argues for consistent, solid quality content rather than thin volume or rare perfection.

When planning content for organic search, it can feel like you have to choose between quality and quantity. In practice, the best results usually come from consistent, solid quality content that is published over time, rather than thin volume or rare perfection.

Risks of focusing only on quantity

  • Thin, repetitive pages that do not satisfy visitors.
  • Topics chosen to meet a number rather than a real need.
  • Content that search engines crawl but do not trust.

This can leave you with a large site that still has weak organic performance.

Risks of aiming for perfect quality every time

  • Very slow publishing pace.
  • Long gaps between new articles.
  • Plans that never leave the draft stage.

In this case, the content you do publish may be excellent, but there may not be enough of it to move the needle.

A practical middle path using an Information Center

An Information Center lets you aim for clear, useful, well structured articles that can be produced at a steady pace.

  • Each piece answers a real question in plain language.
  • Quality is defined as helpful and accurate, not perfect.
  • Quantity grows as you keep adding articles over months and years.

This balance gives search engines enough content to work with, while still respecting the time and attention of your readers.

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