Comments on: Duplicate content question http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/ neat fun stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:22:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Todd Donald http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-482078 Todd Donald Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:16:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-482078 I ran across some interesting Google results today, which I wonder if they would be considered duplicate content... When doing a search for: handyman services, the top two organic spots are occupied by the same exact web page, operating under two different URLs, namely mrhandyman.com and handymanpros.com. It does not look like they tried to hide it either, because the Title and Description are identical. Would that be considered duplicate content? I ran across some interesting Google results today, which I wonder if they would be considered duplicate content… When doing a search for: handyman services, the top two organic spots are occupied by the same exact web page, operating under two different URLs, namely mrhandyman.com and handymanpros.com. It does not look like they tried to hide it either, because the Title and Description are identical. Would that be considered duplicate content?

]]> By: Nsx http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-455469 Nsx Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-455469 What are the best practices around syndicating product content from the primary domain to a network of 4000 distributor sub domains which will be used as a destination website? Primary - www.mysite.com/products/hockey_puck.html Sub domain - www.agents.mysite.com Can anyone provide any insight on how to best accomplish this without hurting our SEO efforts? What are the best practices around syndicating product content from the primary domain to a network of 4000 distributor sub domains which will be used as a destination website?

Primary – http://www.mysite.com/products/hockey_puck.html
Sub domain – http://www.agents.mysite.com

Can anyone provide any insight on how to best accomplish this without hurting our SEO efforts?

]]> By: Vikas Shukla http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-444782 Vikas Shukla Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:59:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-444782 In many cases google will not index at all, if it finds a content that is substantially duplicate of an original content. I have done this experiment and your can find the experiments and the results at my blog at http://referencedesigner.com/blog I will however like to point that google in now way can catch the duplicate idea - it can only catch the duplicate copy paste contents. This has led to many article rewriting scams. Many people get the idea of a content and just rewrite them in their own words. The million dollar question is how google is going to prevent this - if at all ? In many cases google will not index at all, if it finds a content that is substantially duplicate of an original content. I have done this experiment and your can find the experiments and the results at my blog at

http://referencedesigner.com/blog

I will however like to point that google in now way can catch the duplicate idea – it can only catch the duplicate copy paste contents. This has led to many article rewriting scams. Many people get the idea of a content and just rewrite them in their own words. The million dollar question is how google is going to prevent this – if at all ?

]]> By: Izdelava Strani http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-437928 Izdelava Strani Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:55:12 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-437928 In these times were social sites, twitter, facebook and stuff are taking over the net, it's hard to tell what's duplicate content. If someone bookmarks my post on digg, mixx, delicious and other how can i prevent that my 'duplicate content' is being distributed over the internet and harm my true content and web page? In my opinion search engines doesn't really put so much attention to duplicate content cos it really can't detect what is true and what is duplicate. In these times were social sites, twitter, facebook and stuff are taking over the net, it’s hard to tell what’s duplicate content. If someone bookmarks my post on digg, mixx, delicious and other how can i prevent that my ‘duplicate content’ is being distributed over the internet and harm my true content and web page? In my opinion search engines doesn’t really put so much attention to duplicate content cos it really can’t detect what is true and what is duplicate.

]]> By: Coxy http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-429655 Coxy Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:08:06 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-429655 What about duplicate content from languages that are similar. Like US and UK english. If I have the location based pages, but in many locations (Australia, UK etc. the language is the same, some are so similar that the content is the same) - but they are a different language en-GB, en-US and so on. Will these get indexed seperately as seperate languages? Or do they all fall under the English umbrella - will only one get indexed? What about duplicate content from languages that are similar. Like US and UK english. If I have the location based pages, but in many locations (Australia, UK etc. the language is the same, some are so similar that the content is the same) – but they are a different language en-GB, en-US and so on. Will these get indexed seperately as seperate languages? Or do they all fall under the English umbrella – will only one get indexed?

]]> By: Randall Glass http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-426481 Randall Glass Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:27:36 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-426481 I have a website that every so often drops out. When it does, I find out that it has been scrapped. When I use DMCA, and or change the website; my position comes back. Yahoo and MSN can figure out duplicate isssues. Why can't google ? I have a website that every so often drops out.

When it does, I find out that it has been scrapped.

When I use DMCA, and or change the website; my position comes back.

Yahoo and MSN can figure out duplicate isssues. Why can’t google ?

]]> By: Ashish http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-405912 Ashish Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:28:48 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-405912 Matt, One of my site has become so popular recently and gaining momentum per day, i have started receiving lots of requests from other site owners to give them access to fetch my full article via RSS and show on their sites. My main concern is, what if those sites are ranking higher on said keywords? would my original article will be penalized? Basically, i am looking for Content Syndication Best practices which gradually promote original content with any penalty. For e.g. builder.com.au is fetching the same articles from techrepublic.com but i don't see if they are penalized by Google. What should be the best way for distributing original content via RSS to multiple site owners? Matt,

One of my site has become so popular recently and gaining momentum per day, i have started receiving lots of requests from other site owners to give them access to fetch my full article via RSS and show on their sites. My main concern is, what if those sites are ranking higher on said keywords? would my original article will be penalized?
Basically, i am looking for Content Syndication Best practices which gradually promote original content with any penalty.

For e.g. builder.com.au is fetching the same articles from techrepublic.com but i don’t see if they are penalized by Google. What should be the best way for distributing original content via RSS to multiple site owners?

]]> By: Jean MORVAN http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-382612 Jean MORVAN Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:08:11 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-382612 I read regularly your interesting blog. I need your help our your advice. A new site has copied my site www.jm-contacts.net I am very afraid about the reaction of google for the duplicate content. The duplicate content is a matter on which you have write a lot. Could you tell me the risk of blacklisting from google for my site? Could you also give me an email address and a name at Google Company for relating my problem? Perhaps you can transfer my mail to the right person. Thank you very much for your help Best regards. JM-CONTACTS managing director Jean Morvan PS: excuse me for my poor English I read regularly your interesting blog.

I need your help our your advice.
A new site has copied my site http://www.jm-contacts.net
I am very afraid about the reaction of google for the duplicate content.

The duplicate content is a matter on which you have write a lot.
Could you tell me the risk of blacklisting from google for my site?
Could you also give me an email address and a name at Google Company for relating my problem? Perhaps you can transfer my mail to the right person.

Thank you very much for your help
Best regards.

JM-CONTACTS managing director
Jean Morvan

PS: excuse me for my poor English

]]> By: Will Spencer http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-380872 Will Spencer Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:26:15 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-380872 I just ran a test by syndicating an article and, even though every copy of the syndicated article links back to the original, Google is _still_ unable to determine which article is the original. And the original is on a website which shows a PageRank of #5! My original article now ranks #6, where it used to rank #2. It is now preceded in the results by two syndicated copies (both of which link back to the original), two pages which are completely irrelevant to the search, and one other page on the same topic. Google tells us "Make pages primarily for users, not for search engines." However, their inability to tell original content from syndicated content forces us once again to ignore what is good for the users and focus on what is required by the search engines. From now on, when I syndicate content I will be sure to alter the page titles and perhaps even some of the content. I just ran a test by syndicating an article and, even though every copy of the syndicated article links back to the original, Google is _still_ unable to determine which article is the original. And the original is on a website which shows a PageRank of #5!

My original article now ranks #6, where it used to rank #2. It is now preceded in the results by two syndicated copies (both of which link back to the original), two pages which are completely irrelevant to the search, and one other page on the same topic.

Google tells us “Make pages primarily for users, not for search engines.” However, their inability to tell original content from syndicated content forces us once again to ignore what is good for the users and focus on what is required by the search engines. From now on, when I syndicate content I will be sure to alter the page titles and perhaps even some of the content.

]]> By: Chris Sparshott http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-357098 Chris Sparshott Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:01:20 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplicate-content-question/#comment-357098 Hi Matt, Just a quick question really about duplicate content, and the "punishments" Google are supposedly hand out for cheating sites, I was wondering whether this sort of website would constitute as duplicating content (big style)? http://www.evoluted.net/towns/ each and every one of the town links within this page has duplicate content, other than a difference in the town name. I have seen many websites like this, and I have also informed Google by using the webmasters tools (twice) but nothing has ever happened. It's websites like this that spam their way to the top of Google search results, and it's cutting out the ability to provide search engine users of more relevant smaller web design agencies or freelancers in those local towns. I am interested to hear any thought's by either yourself or any other commenters! Chris Sparshott Hi Matt,

Just a quick question really about duplicate content, and the “punishments” Google are supposedly hand out for cheating sites, I was wondering whether this sort of website would constitute as duplicating content (big style)?

http://www.evoluted.net/towns/

each and every one of the town links within this page has duplicate content, other than a difference in the town name.

I have seen many websites like this, and I have also informed Google by using the webmasters tools (twice) but nothing has ever happened.

It’s websites like this that spam their way to the top of Google search results, and it’s cutting out the ability to provide search engine users of more relevant smaller web design agencies or freelancers in those local towns.

I am interested to hear any thought’s by either yourself or any other commenters!

Chris Sparshott

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