Article Spinning, Rewriting vs. Original and Unique

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Someone please answer this question. As a freelance writer, I am asked to write about many diverse subjects. Many I have had absolutely no experience with.

So, I research online, sometimes authorative, depending upon the subject. Then I gather all the information I can from several sources. Read and rewrite in my own thoughts and words, sometimes spinning several sentences where it is not unique but saying something that is a common thought.

So, when clients say, I want a unique article, no spinning, how can any article be unique if you have to research the information from other people?

HELP

Please give me some serious answers. This is bothering me.:confused:
  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    Maybe going to the library would help. The internet tends to include a lot of regurgitation of the same stuff, same sources.
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  • Profile picture of the author waterotter
    You could try posting this in the Main Forum. You are apt to get more feedback there. Good luck!

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  • Profile picture of the author KenThompson
    Originally Posted by jkblogger2012 View Post


    So, when clients say, I want a unique article, no spinning, how can any article be unique if you have to research the information from other people?

    HELP

    Please give me some serious answers. This is bothering me.:confused:
    Hi,

    I'm not sure why someone would request an article and tell you no spinning. If
    they want a unique article, that should be sufficiently clear. Perhaps they
    possibly assume you already have articles, on their topic, that have been spun,
    and they don't want one.

    Yes, of course 100% unique is always preferred. People deviate from that for
    their own personal reasons.

    Research your topic, take notes, make an outline, and write an article of
    whatever desired length in your own voice and words. No plagiarism, of course.

    That's a unique article that is not spun, etc. Do that and you'll be fine.


    Ken
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    • Profile picture of the author jkblogger2012
      Hi Ken: thanks. But I was also told using other people's ideas is also wrong. I came to the conclusion to be 100% is only possible when writing from your own experience with what you are writing about.

      I joined copyscape, so when I write, it is not considered duplicate content. But when you quote facts, medical or just known universal facts, it is out there all over the place.

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      • Profile picture of the author KenThompson
        Originally Posted by jkblogger2012 View Post

        Hi Ken: thanks. But I was also told using other people's ideas is also wrong. I came to the conclusion to be 100% is only possible when writing from your own experience with what you are writing about.

        I joined copyscape, so when I write, it is not considered duplicate content. But when you quote facts, medical or just known universal facts, it is out there all over the place.

        Joyce
        Joyce,

        Well, that's a pretty tall order if you are not supposed to use ideas or
        information offered from other people.

        I hope the entirety of Western civilization will not collapse.

        When you say, ideas, that has several implications. Still, though, an idea
        cannot be copyrighted to the best of my knowledge.

        Your conclusion, for the purposes of your article writing, is a bit stringent
        and will restrict you to only writing from your own personal experiences.

        Even the most upright article writer of impeccable reputation and ethics
        uses material found either on the net or in the library. They gather facts
        pertaining to the topic, and then they write an article in their own words.

        You'll be just fine doing the same.

        Write in your own voice because everyone has their own unique voice.


        Ken
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      • Profile picture of the author Kurt
        Originally Posted by jkblogger2012 View Post

        Hi Ken: thanks. But I was also told using other people's ideas is also wrong. I came to the conclusion to be 100% is only possible when writing from your own experience with what you are writing about.

        I joined copyscape, so when I write, it is not considered duplicate content. But when you quote facts, medical or just known universal facts, it is out there all over the place.

        Joyce
        Ken's correct (he paid me $5 to say so)...You can't copyright ideas, or facts for that matter.

        Columbus discovered American in 1492. No one owns that fact...

        And here's a saying I was taught about writing: If you "steal" from one person, it'sstealing. If you "steal" from 10 people, it's original.

        The point is to create an article that has a unique collection of facts and info and add your way of expressing them, as opposed to merely taking a single exisiting article and changing the words around some (spinning).

        "Spinning" is the act of taking words and changing them so they are "unique" strings of text to the search engines, but probably not unique info for humans.
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        • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
          Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

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          Columbus discovered American in 1492. No one owns that fact...<snip>
          That's a fact? Wow, I didn't know that. He must have been time travelling if he got there before the millions of people living there.
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        • Profile picture of the author KenThompson
          Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

          Ken's correct (he paid me $5 to say so)...
          That's a lie. Kurt owes me $5.

          Columbus discovered "American"?

          American what? Beer?


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          • Profile picture of the author ThomM
            Then I gather all the information I can from several sources. Read and rewrite in my own thoughts and words, sometimes spinning several sentences where it is not unique but saying something that is a common thought.
            I think what you call spinning is different from what your clients might call spinning.
            To me spinning is what the different softwares do, just changing enough words to make it different but not unique.
            What you are talking about I see as just reinforcing a fact or like you said a common thought.
            Somethings you just can't say it any better then the way it's already been said.
            For the type of writing you do, on subjects you're not knowledgeable on, I don't know how you could do it differently.
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  • Profile picture of the author jkblogger2012
    Thank you all. I feel better now. I read different points of view. Write in my own words, to the best of my ability, and try using different words that I am comfortable with. There are expressions and words you cannot change or the meaning is absurd. BUT copyscape not only shows duplicate content, but different aspects of sentences where many people have said the same thing. So when clients say, your work must pass copyscape, I am wondering if not one word shows up in their search. Oh Well.

    Thanks again!
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