Depending on the type of video you make for your website it’s a good to have a rough idea of how many words approximately fit in a certain duration. For example when make vlogs some people prefer to write out the content so they have a structure for the bases of their video. Or if a explainer video or promo video is needed it’s a good to have a guide line of how many words may be needed for the video. This is one of the most common expectations to manage for the duration of a video. Most people think they can get a lot more information into a short video than is realistically feasible. It also helps if you need a voice over artist to read a script for you.
Use the following as average guideline: approx 75 words for every 30 second of video.
Word Count | Video Duration |
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75 | 30 seconds |
150 | 1 minute |
225 | 90 seconds |
300 | 2 minutes |
375 | 2 minutes, 30 seconds |
450 | 3 minutes |
525 | 3 minutes, 30 seconds |
600 | 4 minutes |