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cloning own sites( competitors out of top 5 )

by derekad
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hello,

micro-niche target keywords:
k1,k2,k3,....kN

there is main site
k1.com

if to make sites like k2.com, k3.com, ... ( exact keyword matching )
with the same design and practically the same content like main site( just some small changes: some titles, some meta html tags values, etc )

1. will it hurt main site in any way? ( google penalty, duplicate content issue, etc )

2. does such approach give any benefit?

p.s. the idea is
a) it is easier to get top 5 for k2 with k2.com, for k3 with k3.com, ....
b) to have a few own sites in top 5 for the same keyword( to get out competitor from top 5 completely)
#cloning #competitors #sites #top
  • Profile picture of the author guitarjosh
    Originally Posted by derekad View Post

    hello,

    micro-niche target keywords:
    k1,k2,k3,....kN

    there is main site
    k1.com

    if to make sites like k2.com, k3.com, ... ( exact keyword matching )
    with the same design and practically the same content like main site( just some small changes: some titles, some meta html tags values, etc )

    1. will it hurt main site in any way? ( google penalty, duplicate content issue, etc )

    2. does such approach give any benefit?

    p.s. the idea is
    a) it is easier to get top 5 for k2 with k2.com, for k3 with k3.com, ....
    b) to have a few own sites in top 5 for the same keyword( to get out competitor from top 5 completely)
    1. Yes
    2. No
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  • Profile picture of the author PabloVTB
    I wouldn't do it, especially if you're talking about your money sites. It could be seen as duplicate content, yes.
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    • Profile picture of the author derekad
      what about
      benjaminbach.posterous.com/does-google-penalize-you-for-duplicate-conten ?

      Google's own words "There is no such thing as a duplicate content penalty". This comes directly from Google's Webmaster Central Blog. "
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  • Profile picture of the author XtremXpert
    What if you make original content(rewritten) for every one of them?
    I mean if you create 2-3 websites for the same keyword to have all the top positions, is it worth?
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    • Profile picture of the author derekad
      Originally Posted by XtremXpert View Post

      What if you make original content(rewritten) for every one of them?
      I mean if you create 2-3 websites for the same keyword to have all the top positions, is it worth?
      main site has menu like
      - Main page
      - Product features
      - Faq
      - Articles
      - Blog

      it can be easier to rewrite main/features/faq

      but what about blog + articles?

      is it ok during publishing new unique content blog post on main site automatically to publish the same blog post on other sites?

      p.s. some of people saying if site has > 30% unique content, it is ok.
      is it truth?
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  • Profile picture of the author junilerick
    Instead of trying to dominate half of page 1 for one keyword, wouldn't it be more cost effective to build sites for other keywords?
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    • Profile picture of the author derekad
      Originally Posted by junilerick View Post

      Instead of trying to dominate half of page 1 for one keyword, wouldn't it be more cost effective to build sites for other keywords?
      yes, it is more profitable

      but question is in another


      I Already have main site, what can I reuse of it during creating new one?

      Can I reuse some content? ( privacy page, etc - they are the same all time )
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