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Will a duplicate page on .NET hurt me?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by AllThePieces, Nov 22, 2005.

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    A public relations agency that I'm thinking about working with is offering to heavily promote an article about my website to several of the media sources in my industry.

    What they want me to do is duplicate my homepage at allthepieces.com and create a second home page at: allthepieces.net

    The .net address is what will be used in the article so that we can directly track the results of the article placements.

    Will that hurt my rankings?
     
    AllThePieces, Nov 22, 2005 IP
  2. duncan pollock

    duncan pollock Peon

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    Duplicate content is duplicate content is duplicate content ... isn't it?
    But why are the PR people asking you to go this route. Why on earth can't they just promote the daylights out of your existing site?
    Either they don't have a clue about SEO/SEM or there's something they're not telling you -- and whatever they choose to call it, I'm inclined to think that our own "bad hat" phrase is as good as any!

    Duncan
     
    duncan pollock, Nov 22, 2005 IP
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    larysmith711 Notable Member

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    Not a good idea these days.... Google might give you a spank. :)
     
    larysmith711, Nov 22, 2005 IP
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    Duplicate content is a definate no no, you will get penalised for this!
     
    dpbuk, Nov 23, 2005 IP
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    BILZ Peon

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    You dont get penalized for duplicate content you just get ignored. Whatever site google thinks had the content first tends not to change. The newer sites that appear to have copied the content just get ignored. There's no penalty. But i do agree with Duncan...Why cant they promote your current site? That doesnt make any sense to me.
     
    BILZ, Nov 23, 2005 IP
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    BILZ Peon

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    Oh and here's a good example...
    one of my sites, dealeron.com is PR5 and gets great ranking for our keywords.

    A few months ago we needed to create an identical site (long story)...that second site is dealeronwebsites.com the orignal site never experienced any penalties: PR never dropped, rankings stayed the same, etc.

    And you'll see that google simply ignores the second site - it isnt even indexed!
     
    BILZ, Nov 23, 2005 IP
  7. Web Gazelle

    Web Gazelle Well-Known Member

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    To add to what has been said, a duplicate site may get both sites de-indexed in Yahoo.
     
    Web Gazelle, Nov 23, 2005 IP
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    Do you have proof for this... haven't seen anywhere yet!!!
     
    Xmember, Nov 23, 2005 IP
  9. Web Gazelle

    Web Gazelle Well-Known Member

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    Can't show you because the site I saw it happen to is now banned.
     
    Web Gazelle, Nov 27, 2005 IP
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    Entelarust Peon

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    yeah i think a site of mine got penalised from all the big 3 search engines for similar or empty pages.

    planning a rework now.
     
    Entelarust, Nov 27, 2005 IP
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    tsptom Well-Known Member

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    I have seen this mentioned but not sure I have seen a clear answer. Is duplicate content different than redirecting a domain to your site? I redirect several names to my site. Am I hurting myself?

    Wouldn't this be the same as redirecting common mis-spellings to your site, which I assume many sites do? ...Or like Barnes & Noble using bn.com and barnesandnoble.com?

    Thanks
     
    tsptom, Dec 4, 2005 IP
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    FPForum Notable Member

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    I would at least change it up a little bit...
     
    FPForum, Dec 4, 2005 IP
  13. Web Gazelle

    Web Gazelle Well-Known Member

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    I have seen some of the big companies buy the .net or .biz of their website and redirect it to their .com. Those are usually left blank and just redirect to the proper address. I think they do it so people find their site when they type the others by accident. I don't think they get penalized for it.
     
    Web Gazelle, Dec 5, 2005 IP
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    advancedfuture Banned

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    then how does this work when your posting copyright free content from article directories on your website. You get banned for that too, or a serious spankin?
     
    advancedfuture, Dec 7, 2005 IP
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    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    Neither. The duplicate content filter simply discounts one of two identical pages so that one will be returned for SE queries and the other one will not (because it isn't indexed).
     
    minstrel, Dec 7, 2005 IP
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    :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Read some SEO articles to avoid being penalize
     
    Basoone, Dec 8, 2005 IP
  17. Web Gazelle

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    Your right on the money there, Million Dollar Minstrel. :cool:
     
    Web Gazelle, Dec 8, 2005 IP