How long will it take them to read?

Measure, manage & report average reading time | |
![]() | Measure estimated reading time to condense copy How many minutes will it take them to read? How long is too long? Readers measure the length of your message in time, not space. If you’re smart, you will too. |
Target average reading time | |
![]() | What’s the best email newsletter length? [Data!] People average 51 seconds on e-zines How long is too long for your email newsletter? 600 words? 400? 200? |
![]() | Email length best practices to try How to make email blasts, newsletters easier to read, understand Sharpen your email messages: How long should your email be? Your online paragraphs? And what reading grade level should you target? |
![]() | How to write a short press release, pitch Journalists spend less than one minute reading releases Gone in 60 seconds: If your release is longer than 200 words, seven out of 10 journalists won’t finish it. |
![]() | What’s the best length for a blog post? Are you writing about Brussels sprouts or brain surgery? How long should your blog post be? Experts recommend 1,500 words, 2,000 words, 2,500 words and longer content. The right answer: It depends. |
![]() | Plus: What’s the best hashtag length, word length and reading grade level for Twitter? Tweet this! What’s the most effective length of a tweet that twitter users will retweet? The best character limit for a hashtag? The best character count for a word on Twitter? |