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What if someone copies your website content?

by Domain 1
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I learned in the past you shouldn't be too concerned about this happening as Google can determine which domain acquired the content first, but, what if someone were to take your content and after this happening you were to "update/change" your wordpress pages/posts - would this now "renew" your articles meaning that Google actually sees your content as having a later arrival to the search engine because you went back in a renewed it?

Appreciate some feedback, thanks.
#content #copies #website
  • Profile picture of the author onSubie
    Google doesn't really know which piece of content was published first. Google can't know it exists until it is indexed so Google can only tell which got indexed first. Presumably, but not necessarily, the first published.

    You don't suffer any real penalty for a couple of people copying your content.

    It can be annoying if they have better SEO and outrank you but you can use a DMCA notice to get it taken down if it concerns you.
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  • Profile picture of the author MatthewM
    People will steal your content. That is one thing I've learned over the years, but people that stoop to this level in most cases have poorly optimized sites or are desperate newbies anyway. I've noticed most people will take it down with a good firm email and talk of your lawyers getting involved.
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    • Profile picture of the author Domain 1
      Thanks for clearing that up. I was actually reading more on this and found a good reply pertinent to it:

      1st you need to setup Google+ Authorship with rel=author and rel=publisher
      2nd once you wrote new article you should publish it ASAP to the social networks and use tool as SEOPingler to be crawled and enter into SERP fastest
      3rd you can try using DMCA takedown request to other sites that copy your content to be removed from Google SERP. Believe me - this request can drop ranking of whole site and have effect as nuclear device agains them.
      Seems well thought out, what do you think, does it hold water?
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarevok
    I've let domains expire... And then the guy who bought it somehow got all of my content and now uses it. (rofl).

    The truth is, sure, you could probably fight it.

    But I think unless you're sitting on a massive project and massive money, your energy is better spent elsewhere.

    If you're really mad about it - do a URL whois, and complain to the abuse department.

    :]
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