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copying competitor website layout?penalized?

by allsystems
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I have copied the website layout of my competitor,not everything word for word but reqrded everything,do you think this will affect my SERP and be penalized by google for this?
#competitor #copying #layoutpenalized #website
  • Profile picture of the author InitialEffort
    Yes, there was a massive update regarding duplicate content. Create unique content and Google will reward you more. (Use the search button to find threads discussing this topic).
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  • Profile picture of the author MrMatts
    I agree with InitialEffort here Google will reward unique content. However Its not that clear cut. You can see 100% duplicate content indexed instantly in newspapers for instance that is written by some news bureau and its indexed all over the place by 100 of different sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author allsystems
    I am in a sales/product site. Basically I have copied the competitor layout that he has used but I have reworded everything,what do you suggest?Use a different layout etc?also I have to have it similar to my competitor since thats the best way for onpage SEO,let me know your thoughts
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