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Reference an article

by Terrence Taitt
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How should the text to reference a republished article appear at the bottom of the original article's page (i.e. on my website)? Please share some example display text. I have an example, but I don't believe it's correct. Here is the example:

Source: To learn more about topics related to this article, visit this link: golf shoes

Note: Where "golf shoes" would be the anchor text, but I think I am missing something in order for the Search Engines to know who is the original piblisher of the article. Please show me how I would let the SEs know who was the original article publisher.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Cheetah
    Websites like Engadget are adopting the simplest form of this (check attachment).
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    • Profile picture of the author Terrence Taitt
      If someone uses my content on their website, how do I give them the right code to link to me and display my website as the original source of the article? Also, how do I go about letting the Search Engines know that I am the article's original source. I just need the necessary HTML code that will allow me to so.
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      • Profile picture of the author toolmaster
        HTML Code:
        <a href="http://www.yoursitehere.com">Article Source</a>
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  • Profile picture of the author toolmaster
    (modified) In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:02, February 17, 2011, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    This is a basic APA style reference for a document that you have modified.
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    • Profile picture of the author Terrence Taitt
      I am trying to give visitors to my website the opportunity to link to my articles from their websites, but still reference the articles they link too. I just need an example code that will allow them to do so. Any suggestions?
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  • Profile picture of the author Terrence Taitt
    Yeh, but how do I tell the Search Engines that I am the original source for the article. What is the code for that?
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    • Profile picture of the author toolmaster
      There's no specific HTML code that you can use to tell the search engines that you are the original source for the article. If there were a way to do that with basic HTML code everyone and their brother would be putting links up everywhere claiming ownership of articles they didn't create.

      However, there are a few things you can do. First off, before you allow people to reprint your article make sure Google has indexed it. You can do that by doing a search for it on google. If it comes up in the search results it has been indexed. Google keeps track of dates when they indexed a page. If yours is first there's a good chance they know your the original publisher.

      Another is to make sure each person that reprints your article includes an active link back to the original article on your site. Google will notice that everytime they come across this article that there is also a link back to your site.

      However, it sounds like you might be trying to accomplish two conflicting goals with this. It's hard not to get penalized for duplicate content while giving reprint rights to your articles.

      It's also hard to get a bunch of people to give you prominent back links without giving them something in return. It's really a catch 22.
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  • Profile picture of the author Terrence Taitt
    Thanks!, but how do I get around the duplicate content issue that may arise by giving people the chance to reprint my articles and where would they place the HTML code on their site to link back to my site? Please show me an example of a site that allows people to republish their articles on their own sites, but with a link back to the original source.
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    • Profile picture of the author toolmaster
      The only way to get around the duplicate content issue is to not post the article on your site. Then everyone else has duplicate content but you don't.

      http://ezinearticles.com/ allows reprinting with link backs.
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