Duplicate Content is a substantial block of text that is identical to another block of text from domains and other sources.
The worst case of duplicate content is when domains have identical text which is being used to manipulate Search Engine Rankings to gain traffic.
But if duplicate content is across two sites which are in different languages then this is not deemed as duplicate content. (for example; one in French & one in English.
But to ensure this make sure the domain name is country specific; .de for Germany, .fr for France and .ca for Canada.
If you want to target a specific country only then you can use the Geographic Country Tool.
To do this:
1. Sign into Google Wemaster Tools with yourGoogle Account
2. Click the URL for the site you want.
3. Click Tools, and then Set Geographic Target.
4. Select Associate a Geographic Location with Site.
5. Select the geographic information that applies to your site's target audience, and click Save.
Note: You can edit the geographic target information for your site anytime. Click Edit and update the information as needed.
The worst case of duplicate content is when domains have identical text which is being used to manipulate Search Engine Rankings to gain traffic.
But if duplicate content is across two sites which are in different languages then this is not deemed as duplicate content. (for example; one in French & one in English.
But to ensure this make sure the domain name is country specific; .de for Germany, .fr for France and .ca for Canada.
If you want to target a specific country only then you can use the Geographic Country Tool.
To do this:
1. Sign into Google Wemaster Tools with yourGoogle Account
2. Click the URL for the site you want.
3. Click Tools, and then Set Geographic Target.
4. Select Associate a Geographic Location with Site.
5. Select the geographic information that applies to your site's target audience, and click Save.
Note: You can edit the geographic target information for your site anytime. Click Edit and update the information as needed.
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yeohyc747
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Hi Neil, the website duplicatecontent.net is not valid. Could u check it out? Thks.
bkb2012
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cmoon10 -- There's no penalty for having duplicate content on your website and say...submitting article content over to ezinearticles.com. As a rule, I reword my content so that it's not all the same. Most marketers will take one lengthy article and split it up into 5 articles, as long as that content flows well. Hope this helps.
wealthy199
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cmoon10 -- There's no penalty for having duplicate content on your website and say...submitting article content over to ezinearticles.com. As a rule, I reword my content so that it's not all the same. Most marketers will take one lengthy article and split it up into 5 articles, as long as that content flows well. Hope this helps.
macgraphic
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Hello,
Thank you for the great tutorial. I have a noob question about duplicate content. If i were to submit an article from my website would I get hit with a duplicate content penalty? Should I in that case have two unique articles?
Thank you again!
Thank you for the great tutorial. I have a noob question about duplicate content. If i were to submit an article from my website would I get hit with a duplicate content penalty? Should I in that case have two unique articles?
Thank you again!
