It is my understanding that duplication of content can be a problem when it comes to getting a page of my site that it content indexed if I submit that same content to article directories. I have been told there are 2 ways to solve this problem. One is to write a shorter version of an article for my site and or change the content some especially the title or wait until the page has been indexed and then submit the same article to directories. To me the easies way is to wait until the page has been indexed. If that is ok then how can I confirm a page ahs been indexed?
It really doesn't matter if the page has been indexed or not. Generally speaking the authority site will outrank. If you using no name type article directories you should be fine (have it indexed first of course). If you are publishing on an established site - then you won't rank well for the piece regardless of whom published it first. If at all possible use one article for the site (content) and a fresh one for distribution where possible. This is really the best way to go about it.
Hello, The best way is to write a new content, of course related with your site, but you must to write a new content to be sure