"Add 1,000 words to every thin page."

"Add 1,000 words to every thin page."

Please no.

Padding a page that answers its question in 200 words just buries the answer. Here's the actual triage checklist for a "thin" page:

— First ask: does the query need a long answer? "What time zone is EST" doesn't. Leave it short and proud.
— Check intent against the SERP. If page-one results are all short, your padding will rank you below them, not above.
— If it genuinely lacks depth, add the next questions — the People Also Ask follow-ups — not filler around the same point.
— Merge, don't pad. Three overlapping thin pages on near-identical topics should be one strong page plus two redirects.
— Consider noindex for utility pages that exist for users, not search. Thin isn't a sin; thin-and-indexed-and-useless is.

Word count is an output, never a target. (That "2,400 words ranks best" stat is survivorship bias — competitive topics happen to need more words, so the winners are long. The length didn't win. The depth did.)