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Can you do this for blog articles?

by getrichinfo
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Is it alright to create content like this?

Directly copying and just changing a few keywords for your niche?

[Wealth niche] 5 Signs You Have Become a Slave to the Wealth Gurus

[Fitness niche] 5 Signs You Have Become a Slave To The Fitness Gurus | NattyOrNot.com


What do you guys think of this?
#articles #check
  • Profile picture of the author Steve B
    Whose articles are you copying? If they're yours and you're re-purposing them for another market, then yes, it is OK. However, the search engines will know they are not original if only a few words are changed.

    If the articles are not yours, i.e. someone else holds the copyright, then no, it is not OK, you are stealing content even if you change a few words, sentences, or paragraphs.

    The only exception is if you have the copyright holder's permission to copy and change his/her original work (for example, you have a PLR license to do whatever you want with the article).

    Directly copying other people's articles is never a good idea - don't do it. Even if you attribute the article back to the creator, you are still violating copyright laws.

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    • Profile picture of the author mrhmamun
      Originally Posted by Steve B View Post

      Whose articles are you copying? If they're yours and you're re-purposing them for another market, then yes, it is OK. However, the search engines will know they are not original if only a few words are changed.

      If the articles are not yours, i.e. someone else holds the copyright, then no, it is not OK, you are stealing content even if you change a few words, sentences, or paragraphs.

      The only exception is if you have the copyright holder's permission to copy and change his/her original work (for example, you have a PLR license to do whatever you want with the article).

      Directly copying other people's articles is never a good idea - don't do it. Even if you attribute the article back to the creator, you are still violating copyright laws.

      Steve
      Nothing to say after reading your reply. Thanks for details.
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        If you are using one article title as inspiration for your own, as per the example you gave, that's been standard practice for longer than the Internet has been around.

        If you're talking about ripping off the whole article, that's a whole different can of beans.

        If you steal a car and give it a quick paint job, it's still a stolen car.

        If you steal an article and simply change a few words, it's still a stolen article. Just changing a few keywords is called "creating a derivative work."
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        • Profile picture of the author Carsten Tiensuu
          Never copy the exact article. But you can use that content in a content curation strategy.

          You can spit out great content within 15 minutes using content curation and gt some nice authority to your site.
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  • Profile picture of the author avtaarsid
    Just rewrite the sentences mate. It will be much better.
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  • Profile picture of the author getrichinfo
    Both blogs are not mine.
    I was just browsing the net and read the first blog.

    Few hours later, saw someone posting link to their fitness blog and went over to read it..

    I was like "haven't I read this before" but this time in a different niche.


    **Update**


    Most probably NattyNot (fitness) is direct copying from the (wealth blog)
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve B
      Originally Posted by getrichinfo View Post

      I was just browsing the net and read the first blog. Few hours later, saw someone posting link to their fitness blog and went over to read it..

      getrichinfo,

      Yes, it's not surprising . . . you see this sort of thing all the time on the Internet. But it is not right.

      Awhile back I divulged one of my web sites in this forum (I will never do that again). Within a week or so, my sales copy was ripped off word for word and my site pages were copied (without changes) by at least two other people that I was alerted to.

      So copying does happen online frequently, but it is against the law. It is copyright infringement.

      A lot of people think nothing of it . . . but when you put a lot of time, effort, and expense into creating content for your web site, it really is a major issue to have someone else profit from your hard work.

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