If theres one thing that scares an internet marketer more than anything else, it has to be the fear of having all their sites delisted because of duplicate content. But what if I said you had a better chance of being eaten by a shark then you would of being picked up for violating this regulation set out by Google and the other search engines!
Google PR is Case Sensitive
According to web standards, all URLs should be case sensitive. This is the case for Google and other search engines, but unfortunatelly this rule is not respected by Microsoft servers. This means your website could be serving duplicate content on hundreds or thousands of pages. Read this article to protect yourself against this issue.
Google’s Duplicate Internet Content Filter In Action
If you don’t believe Google’s Duplicate Content Filter exists, I have Dramatic Proof their Internet content filter exists and it’s very effective.
On July 5, 2005 I published an article entitled “7 Top Ways to Avoid Link Theft” which was picked up and included as content on other websites.
Before the article was released I checked on Google whether any results already existed for the exact phrase “7 Top Ways to Avoid Link Theft” and there were no listings for that ter…
Google Adsense – The “Duplicate Content” Controversy
Many opinions abound on the forums and elsewhere on the web discussing duplicate content. And many netrepeneurs have taken advantage of the misinterpretation of Google’s policies to capitalize on this. Here is what to do.