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I am not new to building websites since I created my first successful site in 2005 that covered local events, news and businesses for a small community I lived in. It appears t
I guess I should pay attention. I write my own, on my own. I guess I thought that as long as I know I don't plagiarize then I just don't and how can anyone else think that I do. Am I naive?
I only publish the stuff I write myself so I don't bother looking for duplicate content. If you write it yourself then you can consider it unique. If you copy and paste then you'll get Google-slapped.
The only time you really need to check for duplicate content is if you outsource the writing.
If Google indexes your post then it has considered what you have written not plagiarized. Other apps can be helpful but they are not the ones that give the indexing.
Just write what you can write and for as long as you know by yourself that you did not copy but it may be in coincidence you've written or used the same phrases, nobody controls, and own such words, except are evident but they can be quoted.
Hey Wade,
Sounds like you're a tad frustrated and believe me, I hear ya'. Ranking a website WAS relatively simple way back, and publishing online has become a tad more complicated.
The questions you have asked to be answered can only ever be guessed at because no one at Google will reveal how they do things.
What I've learned to do is write ... write until your story is completed and totally ready to publish. Once published, check it here: http://www.copyscape.com/unique-content/
Stop worrying about one ity-bity sentence (like those you mentioned) having been duplicated elsewhere. If Copyscape says it's unique ... you're laughin'!
This has been my experience.
I just ran my site on Copyscape. Everything that came up was my actual list of references and only one quote from one of those references. The page is a "History of" page. Is there a way to designate this? It came up as 5% duplicated word content for the entire site but I only have 9 pages so far.
I will be adding a page that will contain results of scientific studies and, of course, the study reference information. I have written authorization from Harvard Medical School to quote up to two sentences which I believe is more than adequate for the page I want. Anything more than that will require a link to their site. But it appears that these pages will still be flagged by Google, is that correct? My home page rank is 99 so I guess that is a good thing? Any suggestions, or a link to some more training?
Whenever I bring someone's ideas into a post I've written, I make sure to list them in my Sources at the bottom of my post.
And, whenever I literally quote someone, I make sure to credit them within the quote with a link back to the site where I obtained the quote from.
Example:place the quote here. by
Hope this helps you.
Yes - and I think we previously discussed this. But is it by giving credit and/or backlink that is not picked up by Google as duplicate content? Or does it still count as duplicate content without formal sanctions? Or is this one of the questions we can't get answered?
I feel like I'm driving you nuts but from what I can see, you definitely know what is going on and have the appropriate resources to support your responses.
This is called legally doing what is right. If you publish a book and refer to other's work, you must source your information. If you quote someone you must offer proper credit.
If you are this worried about duplicate content when quoting someone than by all means do not quote and then you won't need to worry.
The duplicate content was/is supposed to stop scrappers. However, a Wiki website literally scrapped content (yes, even formatting!) from my hobby site (genealogy) and Google gives them FULL credit and ranks my content they stole, well above my site that has been offering this information before Google owners were in diapers.
Driving me nuts .... well ... kinda' sorta' but that's only because I cannot seem to communicate the importance of not over thinking some things like simple quotes, providing you've credited the person properly.
I truly hope I've explained this better now.
Ok. Got the answer. I'm not even to that point yet really but if my google ranking is going to be affected by quoting or not quoting, then I'll do it only when absolutely necessary. But my site is scientifically based, historical AND I was going to include a glossary.
So, I probably need to re-think my approach. I was reaching for the "premier" of websites in this niche as it is one of the top 3 right now (so I read) which means covering every angle. Even my Techniques page will undoubtedly appear somewhat duplicative. I'm just trying to fully understand what affects ranking so I know what direction I need to focus on. Yes, I'm a serious over thinker - but I'm working on it!! This is all new. So it's even worse, but I will understand step 1 before going to step 2.
I hope you get a positive resolution on the Wiki matter. I guess it would be flattering to a certain degree of it wasn't Wiki!!
This post may help to ease your thinking ... https://blog.kissmetrics.com/myths-about-duplicate-content/
Having someone steal my content and no direct means of submitting my protest to Googles only goes to prove Google does not always play fair.
Yes they pay attention to it. It is called duplicate content.
You cannot post duplicate content on Wealthy Affiliate. They check to be sure before you post it. If it didn't bother Search Engines it wouldn't matter.
If you are getting what you are from where you check your site you need another place to check to see if you are copying someone. I have always used Copyscape although it cost a nickel a search if you use the premium. It only pulls exact matches and not similar matches that you were getting at the other site. It even shows you in the text where the exact sentence is.
Hip. I will try copyscape since my quetext is finding similar and not exact matches.
Thank you botipton
Regards Wade.
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Plagiarizing. how can my thoughts be written somewhere else?
I am not new to building websites since I created my first successful site in 2005 that covered local events, news and businesses for a small community I lived in. It appears t
You're overthinking it a bit. If you wrote it and it's your story, don't worry about it :) You'll be fine.
I guess I should pay attention. I write my own, on my own. I guess I thought that as long as I know I don't plagiarize then I just don't and how can anyone else think that I do. Am I naive?
I only publish the stuff I write myself so I don't bother looking for duplicate content. If you write it yourself then you can consider it unique. If you copy and paste then you'll get Google-slapped.
The only time you really need to check for duplicate content is if you outsource the writing.
If Google indexes your post then it has considered what you have written not plagiarized. Other apps can be helpful but they are not the ones that give the indexing.
Just write what you can write and for as long as you know by yourself that you did not copy but it may be in coincidence you've written or used the same phrases, nobody controls, and own such words, except are evident but they can be quoted.
Hey Wade,
Sounds like you're a tad frustrated and believe me, I hear ya'. Ranking a website WAS relatively simple way back, and publishing online has become a tad more complicated.
The questions you have asked to be answered can only ever be guessed at because no one at Google will reveal how they do things.
What I've learned to do is write ... write until your story is completed and totally ready to publish. Once published, check it here: http://www.copyscape.com/unique-content/
Stop worrying about one ity-bity sentence (like those you mentioned) having been duplicated elsewhere. If Copyscape says it's unique ... you're laughin'!
This has been my experience.
I just ran my site on Copyscape. Everything that came up was my actual list of references and only one quote from one of those references. The page is a "History of" page. Is there a way to designate this? It came up as 5% duplicated word content for the entire site but I only have 9 pages so far.
I will be adding a page that will contain results of scientific studies and, of course, the study reference information. I have written authorization from Harvard Medical School to quote up to two sentences which I believe is more than adequate for the page I want. Anything more than that will require a link to their site. But it appears that these pages will still be flagged by Google, is that correct? My home page rank is 99 so I guess that is a good thing? Any suggestions, or a link to some more training?
Whenever I bring someone's ideas into a post I've written, I make sure to list them in my Sources at the bottom of my post.
And, whenever I literally quote someone, I make sure to credit them within the quote with a link back to the site where I obtained the quote from.
Example:place the quote here. by
Hope this helps you.
Yes - and I think we previously discussed this. But is it by giving credit and/or backlink that is not picked up by Google as duplicate content? Or does it still count as duplicate content without formal sanctions? Or is this one of the questions we can't get answered?
I feel like I'm driving you nuts but from what I can see, you definitely know what is going on and have the appropriate resources to support your responses.
This is called legally doing what is right. If you publish a book and refer to other's work, you must source your information. If you quote someone you must offer proper credit.
If you are this worried about duplicate content when quoting someone than by all means do not quote and then you won't need to worry.
The duplicate content was/is supposed to stop scrappers. However, a Wiki website literally scrapped content (yes, even formatting!) from my hobby site (genealogy) and Google gives them FULL credit and ranks my content they stole, well above my site that has been offering this information before Google owners were in diapers.
Driving me nuts .... well ... kinda' sorta' but that's only because I cannot seem to communicate the importance of not over thinking some things like simple quotes, providing you've credited the person properly.
I truly hope I've explained this better now.
Ok. Got the answer. I'm not even to that point yet really but if my google ranking is going to be affected by quoting or not quoting, then I'll do it only when absolutely necessary. But my site is scientifically based, historical AND I was going to include a glossary.
So, I probably need to re-think my approach. I was reaching for the "premier" of websites in this niche as it is one of the top 3 right now (so I read) which means covering every angle. Even my Techniques page will undoubtedly appear somewhat duplicative. I'm just trying to fully understand what affects ranking so I know what direction I need to focus on. Yes, I'm a serious over thinker - but I'm working on it!! This is all new. So it's even worse, but I will understand step 1 before going to step 2.
I hope you get a positive resolution on the Wiki matter. I guess it would be flattering to a certain degree of it wasn't Wiki!!
This post may help to ease your thinking ... https://blog.kissmetrics.com/myths-about-duplicate-content/
Having someone steal my content and no direct means of submitting my protest to Googles only goes to prove Google does not always play fair.
Yes they pay attention to it. It is called duplicate content.
You cannot post duplicate content on Wealthy Affiliate. They check to be sure before you post it. If it didn't bother Search Engines it wouldn't matter.
If you are getting what you are from where you check your site you need another place to check to see if you are copying someone. I have always used Copyscape although it cost a nickel a search if you use the premium. It only pulls exact matches and not similar matches that you were getting at the other site. It even shows you in the text where the exact sentence is.
Hip. I will try copyscape since my quetext is finding similar and not exact matches.
Thank you botipton
Regards Wade.
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You're overthinking it a bit. If you wrote it and it's your story, don't worry about it :) You'll be fine.