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Proof that Dupe Content / RSS Penalty is a MYTH

by GeorgR.
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I made WPTrends - HOT Breaking News not that long ago, it might have been 5 or 6 weeks.

Now type "site:WPTrends.com" in google and it has almost 4000 indexed pages. And this all with simple RSS feeds, news and stuff like that.

On this site i also used some "SEO tricks", but i wont go into details what i did
#content #dupe #myth #penalty #proof #rss
  • Profile picture of the author James Jewett
    Just checked 2 min ago

    4,180 for WPTrends.com.

    COOL

    Maybe it's time to kick CC into overdrive?

    Thanks,
    James
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  • Profile picture of the author Daniel Molano
    Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

    I made WPTrends - HOT Breaking News not that long ago, it might have been 5 or 6 weeks.

    Now type "site:WPTrends.com" in google and it has almost 4000 indexed pages. And this all with simple RSS feeds, news and stuff like that.

    On this site i also used some "SEO tricks", but i wont go into details what i did
    Nice George.

    I think it's pretty clear by now that duplicate content only applies when you over use the exact same content WITHIN the same site.

    Using the exact same content from external sites, RSS feeds etc... is just syndication, it will NOT cause duplicate content.

    Also, using third party content is perfectly legit as long as you point back to the original source.

    By the way, I see your site is pretty much automated, nice work. It has the potential to grow into a titan.

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  • Profile picture of the author Anna Johnson
    Google has itself debunked the idea that websites get 'penalized' for duplicate content:

    Google Debunks The Duplicate Content Penalty Myth (Part 1)

    However, there are at least two other issues to keep in mind. Firstly, Google has said that it won't (if it can help it) index content that is duplicated on one website. Also, Google has said it DOES penalize those who blatantly scrape content from other websites:

    Google Debunks The Duplicate Content Penalty Myth (Part 2)
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  • Profile picture of the author Anna Johnson
    well they should penalize themselves then, because all what google does is present other people's content...
    Touche!
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  • Profile picture of the author abundantlife085
    Sweeeet. As long as you do it right, you won't be penalized..
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  • Profile picture of the author GarrieWilson
    Where is the proof?

    When I "site:wptrends.com" I get 3,2xx pages.

    That "proof" shows they already booted 7xx pages today.

    Do you really think Google is going to tell everything & not mislead?

    I'm sure certain sites can have dupe content and be ok but sites w/ a certain percent, like yours w/ 100%, not so lucky.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    This is a subject that will continue to go on and on... If people would focus more on their business rather than trying to prove or disprove that dup content exist then these people might actually make some sales..

    There is not one person that will ever fully understand how google functions and google will never fully release how they actually function. Testing is something all business should do but those test results will show different from one person to another person.

    I have a site that has the same content posted more than once but yet I have a listing on the front page of google listed #5 out of 309,000,000 for a very popular key-phrase. How do I know this is a popular key-phrase ? Simple it shows many times over in my AWSTATS and googles own keyword tool list it with a decent amount of activity.

    I did nothing special to get a listing #5 out of 300 million, yes I have seo and yes I did target that key-phrase for a reason. This very site though has the same exact content posted more than once on the same domain.

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  • Profile picture of the author Glenn72
    I just checked this and it appears down to just 107 pages.
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    2200 here, it always goes up and down.
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    • Profile picture of the author GarrieWilson
      Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

      2200 here, it always goes up and down.
      It goes up when you site ads content and down when its checked.

      A better question:       How much has the site made you?
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    well i made the site originally as "demonstration site" for one of my WSOs, so the main purpose was selling that particular WSO, and i sold a few, yes

    I not claiming to be a big adsense earner (adsense was always only change for me)..but i started many blogs of that kind, some i monetize w/ adsense, some with clickbank etc...so the earnings overall are increasing.
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    • Profile picture of the author Eric Lorence
      Rachel Ray Pics...

      No secret in that "SEO" strategy...
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  • Profile picture of the author Glenn72
    Yes, back to 2500 now it seems. Do you ever use any social bookmarking or rss feed submissions with these sites?
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    i let that work do by the blogs. Initially, it can happen i use RSSbot to submit the feeds.... and occasionally a digg or propeller by hand.

    But since the blog(s) ping automatically with each new content i dont see a point, thats the magic since everything is automated.

    If i have a site which i really want to promote then i hire the nice guy from the WSO section who does social bookmarking.

    Since each blog automatically pings with each new content...this means google bot comes and indexes, without any further efforts needed on my side.
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