Would Google view this as dupe content?

demolititiondan · 01-03-2012, 01:44 PM

Hey WF,

I'm currently doing so offline seo work for a laptop repair business based in the UK.
They want to expand their call out service in the local area so I'd be targeting keywords like laptop repair bearwood to give such an example.

Now to achieve the best success I'm creating sub pages under the original call out service and optimizing each page for their respective area.
However, on the actual call out service page for each location I was wondering if Google would view each page as duplicate content and penalize the site if I were to merely copy across what repairs were carried out and merely changed the location repair to the area in question?

If you guys can think of an alternative way, or tell me I'm being stupid and not to worry it'd be greatly appreciated!

Happy New Year!
~Dan

demolititiondan · 01-03-2012, 02:09 PM

Anybody guys?

Ben Armstrong · 01-03-2012, 02:56 PM

Yes, if large chunks of content are the same across different pages on the same site then google would consider it duplicate content. I don't know if they'd penalize it as such, but they probably wouldn't give much weight to the pages that the content was copied to.

Have you considered re-writing each page?

JanRuehling · 01-03-2012, 03:07 PM

I think the same content on the same domain is exactly what google considers as duplicate content!

Why don't you try something like these guys from London:

hxxp://www.tjfpersonaltraining.com/

If you look at the team sites (--> Team: hxxp://www.tjfpersonaltraining.com/personal-trainers-in-london.html) and the trainer sites (--> Tim: hxxp://www.tjfpersonaltraining.com/personal-trainer-in-Kensington.html) you see that they optimised through the url and the title - tags (see source code).

Seems to work! Google Personal Trainer London ...

Switch hxxp to http :-)

candem · 01-03-2012, 04:36 PM

First let's talk about what duplicate content is from Google's perspective and how it treats it. Google looks at the results it gets and then ranks them accordingly. If the results contain "duplicate content" then it will only display what it regards as the most authoritative version.

So how does that relate to your scenario? If your content is setup via your onsite SEO to rank for different keywords (keyword + geographic term) it is very unlikely that Google will find any "duplicate content".

There is even a Warrior who developed a Wordpress plugin to do this on a massive basis. I think they have now moved to a membership site. Their were tons of people that reported great success and very high rankings.

I have used a similar process and can report that it definitely works in most cases. We have clients in rural areas that have many towns or cities they want to rank for and this is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.

01-03-2012, 01:44 PM	#1
demolititiondan Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Would Google view this as dupe content? Hey WF, I'm currently doing so offline seo work for a laptop repair business based in the UK. They want to expand their call out service in the local area so I'd be targeting keywords like laptop repair bearwood to give such an example. Now to achieve the best success I'm creating sub pages under the original call out service and optimizing each page for their respective area. However, on the actual call out service page for each location I was wondering if Google would view each page as duplicate content and penalize the site if I were to merely copy across what repairs were carried out and merely changed the location repair to the area in question? If you guys can think of an alternative way, or tell me I'm being stupid and not to worry it'd be greatly appreciated! Happy New Year! ~Dan
	Last edited by demolititiondan; 01-03-2012 at 01:45 PM. Reason: added additional information

01-03-2012, 02:09 PM	#2
demolititiondan Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Would Google view this as dupe content? Anybody guys?

01-03-2012, 02:56 PM	#3
Ben Armstrong Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 560 Thanks: 216 Thanked 114 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Would Google view this as dupe content? Yes, if large chunks of content are the same across different pages on the same site then google would consider it duplicate content. I don't know if they'd penalize it as such, but they probably wouldn't give much weight to the pages that the content was copied to. Have you considered re-writing each page?

01-03-2012, 03:07 PM	#4
JanRuehling Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 18 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Contact Info	Re: Would Google view this as dupe content? I think the same content on the same domain is exactly what google considers as duplicate content! Why don't you try something like these guys from London: hxxp://www.tjfpersonaltraining.com/ If you look at the team sites (--> Team: hxxp://www.tjfpersonaltraining.com/personal-trainers-in-london.html) and the trainer sites (--> Tim: hxxp://www.tjfpersonaltraining.com/personal-trainer-in-Kensington.html) you see that they optimised through the url and the title - tags (see source code). Seems to work! Google Personal Trainer London ... Switch hxxp to http :-)

01-03-2012, 04:36 PM	#5
candem Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Would Google view this as dupe content? First let's talk about what duplicate content is from Google's perspective and how it treats it. Google looks at the results it gets and then ranks them accordingly. If the results contain "duplicate content" then it will only display what it regards as the most authoritative version. So how does that relate to your scenario? If your content is setup via your onsite SEO to rank for different keywords (keyword + geographic term) it is very unlikely that Google will find any "duplicate content". There is even a Warrior who developed a Wordpress plugin to do this on a massive basis. I think they have now moved to a membership site. Their were tons of people that reported great success and very high rankings. I have used a similar process and can report that it definitely works in most cases. We have clients in rural areas that have many towns or cities they want to rank for and this is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.