Duplicate Content advice please!

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by DarrenC, Aug 15, 2006.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    Say I had 70 pages and I wanted to include four lines of text which was all the same apart from the name of the car, could this page be filtered for duplicate content.

    Example:

    Buy a Ford Escort from us and we'll give you a satisfaction guarantee for this car - if your not satisfied with your new Ford Escort then we'll take it back and replace it for another car of your choice. For a limited period we'll also give you a free set of leather seat covers.

    The bold font will be the name of the car, so this will be the only different text on each page. Would appreciate peoples thoughts on wheather this would cause dup content problems.

    I don't really want to have write 70 pages of different text, if I can help it.

    Darren
     
    DarrenC, Aug 15, 2006 IP
  2. banless

    banless Peon

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    As long as you change Ford Escort to say "Honda" or something like that then duplicate content will not be a factor. just make sure that your title as well as description say something different as well.

    Duplicate content means 100% duplicate so if you make the changes stated above then you will be fine.
     
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  3. TheSyndicate

    TheSyndicate Prominent Member

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    Look at my site

    www.sendsmshere.com

    i have to pay 10 $ now for this one for duplicate beucase adword think so :(
     
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  4. Voasi

    Voasi Active Member

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    I would try and do a little more customization on each set of paragraphs. Try this:

    Buy a 2006 (2007) Ford Escort from us and we'll give you a satisfaction guarantee for this car (auto/vehicle) - if your not satisfied with your new 2006 (2007) Escort then we'll take it back and replace it for another car (auto/vehicle) of your choice. For a limited period we'll also give you a free set of (Ford/auto/car/black) leather seat covers.

    The words in parentheses are other options to put there.
     
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  5. ROAR

    ROAR Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    I sell an office product as a partner of the manufacturer. The manufacturer gives the same documentation to all the partners. (Somewhat similiar to cars, I would guess)
    Most of them take the information and put it on their sites verbatum. I took the 30 seconds to change it around a little on all the pages. It is worthwhile. Of course there are other important factors--- a minor effort is certainly worth it, unless you are doing this for shits/giggles.
     
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  6. boogalooDude

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    I made 40 pages for a niche once that had 3 sentences difference on each page, otherwise they were identical, only the index page got indexed.
     
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  7. DarrenC

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    Thanks everyone :)

    I'll have to have a think about this - looks like I am going to have to write unique content for each page!
     
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  8. boogalooDude

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    I'm thinking that's what Google had in mind....:p
     
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