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<\/p>\nSo, you found out they were cheating. Behind your back, they were lecherously playing dirty tricks that you only found out now when it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n
The damage is done, they did what you never expected them to do. And now, you\u2019ve been hurt badly; you think \u201cwhat once was can never be again\u201d after you found out.<\/p>\n
We understand. It happens — it happens to everyone at some point.<\/p>\n
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But we\u2019re not talking about love or relationships here: today, we talk about duplicating content and if it\u2019s okay to copy content from others for your own self(ish) gain. Tsk, tsk.<\/p>\n
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The short answer is: of course not!<\/p>\n
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Duplicating content is never an okay thing to do. And we absolutely don\u2019t advice anyone to duplicate content.<\/p>\n
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In the simplest sense, duplicating content is directly getting another site\u2019s content to be published into your own. According to Google<\/a>, duplicate content \u201cgenerally refers to substantive blocks of content within or across domains that either completely match other content or are appreciably similar.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, why is duplicating content a no-no? For one, people will find out that your content is duplicated, especially if you got it from more credible sources without acknowledging that you took it from them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n People who go on the internet are trying to find out a solution to their problem: how to get over a bad break-up, how to find someone new, how to win someone back. And if you can\u2019t give them new information, they\u2019ll know that you just took your content from others (which is, essentially cheating.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And, also, you can\u2019t hide from your viewers. They will eventually know that you just duplicated someone\u2019s content and your brand will just lose credibility and authenticity, and this is bad news for your brand and business.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What you can do:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While duplicating content is not advisable, getting information from others and using them to create a unique article of your own isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can gather information about your topic from various sources, then you can craft a unique content<\/a> that has your brand\u2019s own unique voice and tone. Don\u2019t forget to credit your sources, as this will help boost your credibility and your viewers will see you as honest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another reason why you should avoid duplicating content is because search engines could flag you as trying to manipulate the rankings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While there are no severe penalties for duplicate copy of content, there are consequences that you have to deal with; one consequence is lower ranking<\/a> on Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs) and less traffic to your website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Having a lower ranking for duplicate content is due to Google\u2019s crawlbots not being able to index the content properly for search. This means that Google can\u2019t determine which version is more relevant to the search query. This reduces your chances of getting a spot on the ranking since Google will have to choose which one to post.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What you can do:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of course, the best you can do is still to come up with unique content. Since this is the only way to avoid google crawlbots from lumping your content with other duplicates.<\/p>\n You could also use top-level domains to help Google index your content as country-specific<\/a>. This reduces the chance of your content being mixed into worldwide searches and will reduce chances of your link being diluted with other duplicate content.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you syndicate your content on syndication websites, it would be a good idea to have a backlink to the original post in each of your syndicated content. You could also try to ask syndicated websites to use the \u201cnoindex\u201d meta tag to prevent search engines from indexing the syndicated content. This will help Google find the content you want them to find and index.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When you duplicate content, you\u2019re mostly just hurting your website and its ranking on search. According to hobo-web<\/a>, \u201cGoogle rewards uniqueness and signals associated with added value\u201d and that \u201cgoogle filters duplicate content\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Given this information, can you imagine what will happen to your websites ranking if most, if not all, your content is duplicated content? Your site could fall off the ranks faster than your heart can bounce back from a break-up.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You\u2019re also running a strong risk of being slapped with a copyright infringement under the Digital Millennum Copyright Act (an act that protects content on the internet) when you have a website full of duplicated content. Yikes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/images.jpg\")
<\/p>\nSearch Engines Will Hate You<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nYou\u2019re Only Cheating Yourself<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWhat you can do<\/h2>\n