vangogh
02-26-2009, 04:25 PM
Duplicate content is a confusing topic for many. There's a lot of information out there and sadly a lot of it leads you to the wrong conclusions. At first glance you might think the problem with duplicate content is that your site can be penalized. That's not really true, though you can be penalized for excessive duplicate content.
The issue is more a filtering one than a penalty. Search engines don't want to show the duplicate pages in search results, since it's not useful to the searcher.
Michael Martinez wrote what I think is a really good overview of the situation with duplicate content and how it might potentially affect your site in search results.
The post is Duplicate content for SEO and SEO for duplicate content (http://www.seo-theory.com/2009/02/26/duplicate-content-for-seo-and-seo-for-duplicate-content/) and if you have any questions about the subject this is a good post to read and start your learning.
The post looks at different situations involving duplicate content, discusses the potential problems and then offers several solutions for each.
Thought you might find the post useful and feel free to ask more questions here.
The issue is more a filtering one than a penalty. Search engines don't want to show the duplicate pages in search results, since it's not useful to the searcher.
Michael Martinez wrote what I think is a really good overview of the situation with duplicate content and how it might potentially affect your site in search results.
The post is Duplicate content for SEO and SEO for duplicate content (http://www.seo-theory.com/2009/02/26/duplicate-content-for-seo-and-seo-for-duplicate-content/) and if you have any questions about the subject this is a good post to read and start your learning.
The post looks at different situations involving duplicate content, discusses the potential problems and then offers several solutions for each.
Thought you might find the post useful and feel free to ask more questions here.