What does it mean to create great, user focused content? How do you get started, and what are some great questions to ask yourself? Learn more about creating great sites that perform well in Google search results at Webmaster Academy: … [Read more...]
If I report the same news story as someone else, is that duplicate content?
I have a news website. I heard Google doesn't like duplicate content, but I can't make up news! What can I do to stay in Google's favor? John Mueller, Zurich, Switzerland Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: productforums.google.com … [Read more...]
Does translated content cause a duplicate content issue?
Will multilingual translations of one content across different websites attract duplicate content penalty? Yo, New Delhi, India Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: www.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like … [Read more...]
Will showing recent posts on my homepage cause a duplicate content issue?
Hi, I'm noticing more people are using the API for their blog to pull the latest X posts up to the front page of their website. This gives a refreshing feel to the home page, but is this considered duplicate? David, Stone, UK Russian subtitles … [Read more...]
Is the same content posted under different TLDs a problem?
Is the same content posted under different TLDs considered content duplication? We are an international company with a similar website in several countries, all in English. Atreyu, Spain Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
Will I be penalized for hidden content if I have text in a “read more” dropdown?
Regarding hidden content, my site has a 'Read More' dropdown window to coexist with the simplistic design elements. The box contains optimized content, keyword anchor text linking deeper into the site, etc. Will I be penalized for this? Alternatives? … [Read more...]
Is a sale page duplicate content?
Linda in Lakewood, NJ asks: "Should a 'Sale Page' be in a robots.txt file, to avoid duplicate content? (these products are also on the site separately)" … [Read more...]
Can product descriptions be considered duplicate content?
Mani from Delhi asks: "Are product description pages on an e-commerce site termed as duplicate content if the same product description appears on other sites? It does happen for many branded products." Recorded on April 23, 2009. … [Read more...]
Will DiggBar create duplicate content issues?
Remiz Rahnas from Kerala, India asks: "Will DiggBar create duplicate content issues? For example: my site is www.example.com and now when you add digg.com before my site's address (digg.com/example.com), it is showing a page from Digg.com with my … [Read more...]
Canonical Link Element
Matt Cutts of Google introduces the canonical link element. Resources: Blog post on Google webmaster blog: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com Yahoo blog post: ysearchblog.com Microsoft: blogs.msdn.com Ask: blog.ask.com Google Help Center … [Read more...]