Ok, folks.  So… some of the people I shared the information on Duplicate Content with, seemed to think, from their training, that the information I had was not correct.  Which is cool, you can only go on your best knowledge at the time being, so I totally respect their stand.  Also, in seeing something that Google had posted on their Webmaster Tips page, I was starting to doubt it too.

So…  We had a webinar again tonight with Ferny Ceballos, so I asked in the GoTo Webinar panel, my question to get some clarification.  I would like to now share with you (complete with screenshot documentation), what I believe was Raymond Fong’s reply (as Ferny was presenting and I doubt he could have typed the response while he was talking).

My Question:

On the All Access Q&A call last Thursday, ya’ll said that when it comes to Duplicate Content, Google only considers it duplicate if it is on the SAME domain.  I’ve relayed this to others and they insist this is wrong.  Even Google’s webmaster tips says that’s not quite correct – that if they find the same or similar content that it doesn’t get ranked and indexed as well as fresh content.  Can you explain this better?

Response:

“do a quick search for “majority leader harry reid one day after he unveiled” and you’ll find the same article posted on 9 different domains”

“there’s what google wants you to believe and thee’s what’s really happening, if google does a manual review, they CAN ban one of your duplicate website, but odds are slim that they’ll doa manual review”

“So from a practical perspective and looking at what’s happening, dont’ worry about duplicate content across different domains as long as you are being ethical”

My Question:

So it’s okay to submit the same article without spinning it to say 300-400 different article sites?  Google will not penalize you for that?

Response:

“yes”

“u can imagine how easy it would be to sabotage someone’s website if duplicate content was an issue like so many people think it is”

Actual Screenshot of the conversation – click to enlarge:

Kelli Jacobson =)

I was on an All-Access Q&A business call this evening and a striking revelation was made by SEO Experts, Ferny Ceballos and Raymond Fong.  They were talking about duplicate content and what Google thinks about it.  They shared that when it comes to duplicate content, as far as Google is concerned, it is only duplicate if it is on the SAME Domain name.  So, you could have the same content in 100 different places around the Web, and it is perfectly fine.  It’s when it is on the same Domain name that it will be counted as duplicate content.

One of the examples that they shared is news articles.  Think about it.  All of the AP News articles are the same exact text.  And there are a ton of sites that carry that exact same AP News article.  Does Google not rank them and show them because they are duplicate content?  No, they show and rank them all because they are coming from DIFFERENT Domain names, so different locations.

Just thought this would be a worthwhile tip to pass on to those that strive to not duplicate content when producing articles for marketing.

Internet Marketing Article Report – A Five-Step Article Writing Tutorial

As an internet marketer, writing an internet marketing article can be a great source of free traffic to your website.  But there are certain steps you should follow to write an effective article that will attract not only traffic to your site but provide great value to your readers and make them want to come back for more.

I have prepared this Internet Marketing Article Report to help you become an effective article writer through my step by step Article Writing Tutorial.

Step One – Determine Your Audience

Decide who your audience is going to be.  If you are a collector and you are trying to sell pieces of your collection, then perhaps a review of that piece would be a good idea.  But if you are an internet marketer, and you do a review of a 19^th century coin or a Barbie Doll, do you think you are going to attract the kind of person that is going to be interested in your network marketing internet business?  No.  So, you want to figure out who you are writing for and write an article based on the kind of person you want to attract.

Step Two – Provide Value

Once you have decided who your target audience is make sure you provide good value to them in the meat of your article.  Write an article that will be helpful to them.  You can do research on your chosen topic by Googling (or Yahooing, Binging, whatever your search engine of choice is) the topic to see what others have said about it.  This will help you brainstorm ideas for what to write about in your article.

Step Three – Pick Your Key Words and Phrases

When writing an effective article, be sure to research and include key words and phrases in your article to help your article’s rankings in search engines.  Your key words and phrases should be relevant to your topic and your article context.  However, you want to keep your article readable and enjoyable, so you don’t want to overdo the mention of keywords and phrases.

Step Four – Give Your Article a Catchy Title

The Title is what is going to draw prospective readers in.  You could have the greatest content in your article, but if you don’t present it, via the Title, in the right way, you are going to lose potential readers.  So, think of something catchy and magnetic to draw your audience in.  Put some pizzazz on it.  Don’t be dry and blah, but be on topic, you don’t want to mislead your audience – you will lose respect and trust that way.  You also want to include your key words and phrases into the title if possible.

Step Five – KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid

When writing your article, unless you are writing for a technical audience, keep it simple.  It has been suggested that you write only in an 8^th to 9^th grade level.  If you keep it simple, the bulk of your audience will have no problems understanding it.  Also, readers with limited English will be able to understand more of your article if you keep it simple.  A good length for an article is around 500 to 700 words that are broken up into paragraphs of about three to five sentences each.  Most readers have short attention spans, so you want to keep it short and to the point yet still provide a great value.

I hope this Article Writing Tutorial has helped you become a better, more effective article marketer.

Kelli Jacobson is the author of both KelliJacobson.com.  She is also an expert Internet Marketing Mompreneur.  She is living her dream by being able to be home with her son, yet still provide for her family and the lifestyle that they deserve.  You can learn how to market like a pro, just like Kelli, by visiting http://www.LiveAbundantlySuccessful.com.