Copied content bad for SEO?

mathiasc · 07-07-2008, 08:58 PM

I've heard time and again that copied contents are bad for SEO, but how bad is it? Will it hurt one's pagerank, SERPs, etc.?

I hope someone can enlighten me. I'd like to know more about this.

weblord · 07-07-2008, 09:06 PM

i know it will affect pr better read this one to avoid it.
http://www.highrankings.com/seo-plagiarism
that's the latest article that i know of.

mathiasc · 07-07-2008, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by weblord

i know it will affect pr better read this one to avoid it.
http://www.highrankings.com/seo-plagiarism
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/marketing-techniques/490308-copied-content-bad-search-engine-optimization.html
that's the latest article that i know of.

thanks for the share william.

it certainly help me have a better knowledge about plagarism.

dmi · 07-08-2008, 03:00 AM

Google can't stand "copied" content. If you put that kind of content on a new site, it won't ever get crawled (SERP's are going to be equal to zero).

weblord · 07-08-2008, 03:02 AM

one tool that i use is copyscape.com you can also put in their codes on your site

shockie · 07-08-2008, 04:20 AM

basically, duplicate content is a no-no because no search engine wants to list dozens of pages that all say the exact same thing as it brings no value to the searcher. chances are they will pick a few of them out and the rest don't show up in the main index at all.

Tugeza · 07-09-2008, 02:30 AM

That is why submitting one and the same article to dozen of article directories and press release sites is a waste of time...

mathiasc · 07-09-2008, 06:11 AM

thanks for enlightening me everybody.

SEOFocused · 07-11-2008, 04:07 PM

gogle has duplicate content penalty so your site will be penalized for dup content. its always wise to spend some time writing unique content. but you can also get prewritten articles and use article spinner to re-write them. make sure you proofread if you use that method

OctaneInv · 07-18-2008, 06:23 AM

I agree with most posts here, in that it's certainly not the best idea, BUT .. I've seen sites with 100% duplicate content get decent traffic. On another site I owned I did a little experiment, I wrote 5 articles and put them on a sub domain, and then copied, verbatim, 5 others, and put them on a different sub domain. 9/10 Articles had been index within a week (in Google); the only one that wasn't was one of the hand written ones.

So:
Copied: 5/5
Handwritten: 4/5
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=490308

Is it that bad for you? No. Is it the best idea? Also a no.

Keep in mind, that these were on one domain, and the length that the pages were indexed wasn't tested, so there was definitely room for error and inaccuracies.

Good luck!

Ryan

Tobias · 07-18-2008, 02:58 PM

From what I know, there have been some sites that have had their pagerank really hurt because of sites directly mirroring their site with the addition of the words "Site Moved" to the page.

Not sure where the article is, though, and they might have fixed it by now.

domainer50 · 07-18-2008, 10:42 PM

What exactly are you thinking about copying? Getting articles from a site like http://ezinearticles.com/

should not hurt you. It is freely available content for the masses, and their writers have given the publisher the right to use it (credit must be given) I might have missed your point though. Are you talking about going to xyz.com and copying their site content and putting it onto yours, or taking articles from websites like the one I listed and using those one your site?

shockie · 07-19-2008, 02:39 AM

it might be legal by giving credit where it's due etc, but to answer the op, copied content is inherently bad for seo. you might actually find better luck with copied content if you're copying from a lesser known source that has less iterations in the indices.

directory_master · 07-22-2008, 02:32 PM

the general consensus it that is does hurt. But I think that the duplicate filters from google are overrated. I have seen with my own eyes a site that was copied entirely, 100% design and verything and the copied site had pr3 while the original, being one year older had pr5 . I talked with the owner and he told me he had decent traffic. So, it is better to ahve unique content but don't be afraid from time to time to put something that someone else has...just my 2 cents.

sheprd · 07-31-2008, 03:27 PM

Great article by John Cow

Very informative and relevant info on his entire blog!

nuclearwerewolf · 08-01-2008, 12:45 AM

I would like to know how this effects feed based websites; ie: auto content, mini sites (based from feeds), auto generated content sites, etc.

I know that duplicate content is a big no for the Google engine(s) but, how are these people getting ad revenue from auto gen niche sites?

barefoottech · 08-02-2008, 07:58 PM

easy getting income from Auto sites
Google Adsense does not care less about any duplicated Content

dipen99@yahoo.com · 08-02-2008, 11:41 PM

I really do not know on how Google looks @ duplicate content.

Some sites with same content owned by different owners (in some cases) are ranked next to eachother for a keyword, and that too in top 10.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=490308

I am also experimenting the samething, not at all for adsnse revewnue or any PPC programs but to see on different search engines, how the ranking and listing goes.

I have made ahuge database. i really mean massive, of about 170 MB of 23000 articles. They used to be in HTML / PHP formats, but converted , categorized and imported them.

AllArticlesFree.com is where you can find the content. I will start playing with the display of the content. Converting to Database will help me change the presentation ofthe content to a large extent.

milvos · 08-04-2008, 04:32 AM

Copied content will just mean the pages do not get an value, unique content is a key to getting those individual pages ranking and working for you.

Jed K · 08-05-2008, 04:41 PM

I've seen sites use completely copied content from places like gamefaqs.com/etc. and rank higher than sites in the same niche with 100% unique content. It isn't fair, but it happens rather often I'm afraid.

zurpit.com · 08-08-2008, 02:16 PM

So all of those services that submit your article to 100's of sites is a waste of money?

Jacklin · 08-08-2008, 03:23 PM

Copied content is not only bad for SEO , it is bad for everything so try to avoid it

**-Nick-** · 08-08-2008, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by mathiasc

I've heard time and again that copied contents are bad for SEO, but how bad is it? Will it hurt one's pagerank, SERPs, etc.?

I hope someone can enlighten me. I'd like to know more about this.

Sometimes your site is even thrown out of the index. And when it is not in index itself, the Pagerank or SERP's doesn't exists anymore for that site.

bluearrow · 08-09-2008, 05:48 AM

Probably it could effect the PR but when it comes to serp I think Google gives more weight to backlinks. So even those sites with duplicate content which has lot of related backlinks rank better than sites with unique content but which dont have backlinks.

LailaScott · 08-21-2008, 10:25 PM

on my personal view, i think copied content can affect your sites ranking but not that much. in google, they already removed their supplementary (a result that shows the list of websites with the same content as yours). but unique and fresh content is still a plus for google.

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mathiasc NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 859	Copied content bad for SEO? I've heard time and again that copied contents are bad for SEO, but how bad is it? Will it hurt one's pagerank, SERPs, etc.? I hope someone can enlighten me. I'd like to know more about this. __________________ The SG Mall

07-07-2008, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
weblord NamePros Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines - www.Nabaza.com Posts: 19,785	i know it will affect pr better read this one to avoid it. http://www.highrankings.com/seo-plagiarism that's the latest article that i know of. __________________ Nabaza.com - Amaia

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dmi NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: N43Â°54′, E017Â°40′ Posts: 976	Google can't stand "copied" content. If you put that kind of content on a new site, it won't ever get crawled (SERP's are going to be equal to zero). __________________ Make Money Online \| Web Site Hosting \| Funny Video Clips

07-08-2008, 03:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
weblord NamePros Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines - www.Nabaza.com Posts: 19,785	one tool that i use is copyscape.com you can also put in their codes on your site __________________ Nabaza.com - Amaia

07-08-2008, 04:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
shockie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,702	basically, duplicate content is a no-no because no search engine wants to list dozens of pages that all say the exact same thing as it brings no value to the searcher. chances are they will pick a few of them out and the rest don't show up in the main index at all. __________________ - shockie

07-09-2008, 02:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Tugeza New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Belarus, Minsk Posts: 5	That is why submitting one and the same article to dozen of article directories and press release sites is a waste of time...

07-09-2008, 06:11 AM	THREAD STARTER #8 (permalink)
mathiasc NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 859	thanks for enlightening me everybody. __________________ The SG Mall

07-11-2008, 04:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
SEOFocused NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 238	gogle has duplicate content penalty so your site will be penalized for dup content. its always wise to spend some time writing unique content. but you can also get prewritten articles and use article spinner to re-write them. make sure you proofread if you use that method __________________ Mother of All Article Submission SEOFocused Presents - Next Generation Article Submission Service

07-18-2008, 06:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
OctaneInv Octane Media Works Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 983	I agree with most posts here, in that it's certainly not the best idea, BUT .. I've seen sites with 100% duplicate content get decent traffic. On another site I owned I did a little experiment, I wrote 5 articles and put them on a sub domain, and then copied, verbatim, 5 others, and put them on a different sub domain. 9/10 Articles had been index within a week (in Google); the only one that wasn't was one of the hand written ones. So: Copied: 5/5 Handwritten: 4/5 ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=490308 Is it that bad for you? No. Is it the best idea? Also a no. Keep in mind, that these were on one domain, and the length that the pages were indexed wasn't tested, so there was definitely room for error and inaccuracies. Good luck! Ryan __________________ shiftyMEDIA Producing Excellence Since 2007

07-18-2008, 02:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tobias NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33	From what I know, there have been some sites that have had their pagerank really hurt because of sites directly mirroring their site with the addition of the words "Site Moved" to the page. Not sure where the article is, though, and they might have fixed it by now.

07-18-2008, 10:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
domainer50 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,394	What exactly are you thinking about copying? Getting articles from a site like http://ezinearticles.com/ should not hurt you. It is freely available content for the masses, and their writers have given the publisher the right to use it (credit must be given) I might have missed your point though. Are you talking about going to xyz.com and copying their site content and putting it onto yours, or taking articles from websites like the one I listed and using those one your site?

07-19-2008, 02:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
shockie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,702	it might be legal by giving credit where it's due etc, but to answer the op, copied content is inherently bad for seo. you might actually find better luck with copied content if you're copying from a lesser known source that has less iterations in the indices. __________________ - shockie

07-22-2008, 02:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
directory_master NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 253	the general consensus it that is does hurt. But I think that the duplicate filters from google are overrated. I have seen with my own eyes a site that was copied entirely, 100% design and verything and the copied site had pr3 while the original, being one year older had pr5 . I talked with the owner and he told me he had decent traffic. So, it is better to ahve unique content but don't be afraid from time to time to put something that someone else has...just my 2 cents. __________________ Free directory\|Seite eintragen\|Paid directory\|White link directory\|Link directorys\|Sites keeper The future directory\|Zorro directory\|All day directory

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sheprd NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 371	Great article by John Cow Very informative and relevant info on his entire blog! __________________ Payday Loans

08-01-2008, 12:45 AM	#16 (permalink)
nuclearwerewolf NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 955	I would like to know how this effects feed based websites; ie: auto content, mini sites (based from feeds), auto generated content sites, etc. I know that duplicate content is a big no for the Google engine(s) but, how are these people getting ad revenue from auto gen niche sites? __________________ Business Website Upgrade , Computer Repair Charlotte NC , Spoon Feed Blog - Technology, Entertainment and Much More BLOG,PC Forum Expired Domain Name Search Engine - Find Freshly Dropped Domains

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barefoottech The MINISITE King Join Date: May 2005 Location: QTHR Posts: 4,588	easy getting income from Auto sites Google Adsense does not care less about any duplicated Content __________________ Barefoottech Minisites! Often Copied Always Amazing Never Bettered.

08-02-2008, 11:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
dipen99@yahoo.com Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND Posts: 585	I really do not know on how Google looks @ duplicate content. Some sites with same content owned by different owners (in some cases) are ranked next to eachother for a keyword, and that too in top 10. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=490308 I am also experimenting the samething, not at all for adsnse revewnue or any PPC programs but to see on different search engines, how the ranking and listing goes. I have made ahuge database. i really mean massive, of about 170 MB of 23000 articles. They used to be in HTML / PHP formats, but converted , categorized and imported them. AllArticlesFree.com is where you can find the content. I will start playing with the display of the content. Converting to Database will help me change the presentation ofthe content to a large extent.

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milvos NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 46	Copied content will just mean the pages do not get an value, unique content is a key to getting those individual pages ranking and working for you. __________________ Cairns Web Design, Cairns, Cape Tribulation Tours, Port Douglas

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Jed K o-re-sa-ma Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,599	I've seen sites use completely copied content from places like gamefaqs.com/etc. and rank higher than sites in the same niche with 100% unique content. It isn't fair, but it happens rather often I'm afraid.

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bluearrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,013	Probably it could effect the PR but when it comes to serp I think Google gives more weight to backlinks. So even those sites with duplicate content which has lot of related backlinks rank better than sites with unique content but which dont have backlinks. __________________ Free Online Calls Pen Tablets Free Online Fax ~ Remote PC Software ~ Car Insurance FREE SMS \| Send Free SMS \| Free SMS Messaging Earn Money Online

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LailaScott Account Closed Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 12	on my personal view, i think copied content can affect your sites ranking but not that much. in google, they already removed their supplementary (a result that shows the list of websites with the same content as yours). but unique and fresh content is still a plus for google.

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