It’s commonly held that duplicate or substantially similar content is bad for SEO. When Google finds duplicate content, this creates a conflict for the algorithm. Essentially, Google gets confused as to which page should be the primary ranking URL for a given search query, so it chooses the one it believes to be the most […]
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Duplicate content is endemic to ecommerce sites. Seemingly every platform, no matter how SEO-friendly, produces some form of duplicate content, holding a site back from peak performance. First, let’s look at why duplicate content matters. It may not be the reason you’re thinking. A Dampening, Not a Penalty Contrary to popular belief, there is no
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If you’re a bit familiar with the ways of SEO, you’ll be aware that duplicate content is a problem that can happen to anyone and could seriously harm your rankings. But in some cases, it’s difficult to know where you stand. For example: if you translate your existing content into a different language, it isn’t
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There are a few questions that have been confusing the SEO industry for many years. No matter how many times Google representatives try to clear the confusion, some myths persist. One such question is the widely discussed issue of duplicate content. What is it, are you being penalized for it, and how can you avoid it?
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The words “duplicate content” strike fear into the hearts of many webmasters and SEOs. But the truth is, not all duplicate content is created equal. Since content is a core element of good SEO, many have tried to manipulate the result by using the old “copy and paste” approach. Google punishes this method, so it
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One of the most frequent challenges I come across as a digital marketer are clients who can’t seem to get a good grasp of what duplicate content really is, how to avoid it, and why it matters to them. In this article, I’m going to dispel a few myths about duplicate content and SEO that
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Magnus Linklater, founder of Bristol based SEO and content marketing agency, Bespoke Digital, discusses how to identify duplicate content issues, using tools like SiteLiner and Copyscape, and explains why it’s crucial that every web page is unique. It amazes me that in 2017, numerous businesses still shoot themselves in the foot by duplicating content across
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