Is any decent blog worth converting to PDF and putting on scribd?

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And can someone tell me what the benefits would be of doing such a thing.
(I've heard it get recommended before on these forums)

Would a PDF be viewed as duplicate content by search engines?
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  • Profile picture of the author mgreener
    Hi,

    It may be duplicate content, but it is a different format. You're not trying to rank it for people to see it, but for the backlink that it would provide. Time will tell if this method remains relevant.
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  • Profile picture of the author lotsofsnow
    There are no benefits in doing it... unless you want to get your site delisted.

    No, seriously, when was the last time you found a blog post from a real blog on scribd as a pdf. I have never seen that. That means whoever does it is trying to spam scribd in order to get some backlinks.

    Mr. G might be stupid but not that stupid.
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    • Profile picture of the author tpw
      Originally Posted by hpgoodboy View Post

      There are no benefits in doing it... unless you want to get your site delisted.

      No, seriously, when was the last time you found a blog post from a real blog on scribd as a pdf. I have never seen that. That means whoever does it is trying to spam scribd in order to get some backlinks.

      Mr. G might be stupid but not that stupid.

      I will disagree with you on two points.

      First, I thought he meant his "entire blog", rather than "just one post"...

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      • Profile picture of the author lotsofsnow
        Originally Posted by tpw View Post

        I will disagree with you on two points.

        First, I thought he meant his "entire blog", rather than "just one post"...

        Yes, I am listening...

        and what is the second point?
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        • Profile picture of the author tpw
          Originally Posted by hpgoodboy View Post

          Yes, I am listening...

          and what is the second point?



          And everything else you said too...
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          • Profile picture of the author lotsofsnow
            Originally Posted by tpw View Post



            And everything else you said too...
            Oh.

            So you think Mr. G is stupid?
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            • Profile picture of the author tpw
              Originally Posted by hpgoodboy View Post

              Oh.

              So you think Mr. G is stupid?

              It is computer software. It is only as smart as the coding it has in it.

              Remember, their algorithm frequently creates unexpected results, which means that search engine algorithms are an "art" more than a "science".
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