What is thin content?

Low-quality, low-value content that can trigger a Panda penalty and fails to rank or engage users.

From 2015 Year End Review, Part 1 with Chris and Charles #303

Pages with very little substantive text, often created to target individual keyword phrases, which can result in SEO penalties and poor user experience.

From 9 Bad SEO Habits to Leave in 2017 by Mindy Weinstein #402

A page with very little text or value, such as a single paragraph, that Google may use to negatively judge a site's overall quality if it is indexed.

From Backlinks and Link Sculpting - #seopodcast 150

Pages with little substantive content that Panda targets negatively. The hosts advise removing or improving thin pages and eliminating duplicate content as a top priority now that Panda is part of the core algorithm.

From 6 Big Mistakes That SEO Rookies Make by John Lincoln #307

Blog posts or pages that are too small or generic, offering nothing that users cannot find anywhere else, which can lead to Panda penalties if not enhanced or removed.

From Online Marketing Strategies for 2015 - #SEOpodcast 262

Short or low-quality pages that can trigger a Google Panda penalty; the hosts recommend combining short pages into longer ones and improving content quality before a Panda refresh.

From #SEOpodcast 280 - 4 Things People Don't Understand About SEO

Content that is low in value, poorly researched, or created quickly without substance, which can result in a search engine penalty.

From #SEOpodcast 277 - Creating Shareworthy Content

Content published without real value or relevance, which the Panda Update targets, resulting in poor rankings.

From Content Marketing Tips and Tricks - #SEOpodcast 240