Google Hits me with duplicate content penalty... (Just 1 duplicate post!!)

I started a blog 2 weeks back and made around 10 posts so far. 2 days back it hit a all time high of 179 visits through search engines alone. I added one article from ezine (with source link) and boooooom! today morning the traffic from search is almost 0. I could not find my pages even in the 5th page of search engine results...

I have removed that post. Let me see if google forgives me

 

I doubt it is for duplicate content. Since you just started the blog it is probably google just positioning you whre you are supposed ot be since it is a new site. I could be wrong if the domain is not new.

 

Duplicate content penalties don't apply to having other peoples content on your website. The only thing that should've happened is that you'd rank lower than the actual article. It is most likely something else that caused the drop.

 

i think it was just coincidence. new sites often get some juice in the SERPs then they drop off.

 

Yeah you'll be fine. The first month will be all around the place, just keep it clean, stick by the rules and you wont have anything to worry about.

-Pokey

 

hmm, but such a drop is feeling bad. but i will keep creating fresh content as pokey said

 

Yea keep your blog updated.. The more fresh content you'll come up with.. The more Google will favor you!!

 

Make note - fresh content is thumb rule for blog to be in SERP and links for that

 

but one of my blog got penalty by google because 30-40 % of my blog post were having duplicate content.Then I edited some of the post and also deleted some post.It happend before 8 months.Now almost i cleared duplicate content But still i'm facing the problem.Google have not reconsidered my blog to appear on search result.Wht should i do??

 

There might be other causes..
Try to run broken link checker, virus malware checker on the Internet and also ask Google in forum about this.

All the best for your site =)

 

I will be more careful with this case ...

 

thank you very much ryonn,
on 1st reconsideration request i deleted more than 200 posts out of 400+ and edited rest of the post.but again google reported some of page or all pages still violates.then again i deleted all posts except 26 post which were most visited pages and also have re edited again.BUT VERY SCARE about google reconsideration.but some images i took from net but edited them.will it violate and google can know abot this?but content are original 100%.