Article submission and blogs - unique content

[Reills]

I have some unique content which i have written for my blog - I am also considering whether to submit this content as an article to various article submission sites - my question is, will the fact that by submitting the article to these sites mean that the content ceases to be unique to my site and as such google may penalise me?

So should i develop content for articles and keep this separate from my blog content - thus having to do twice the work?

[Hostnetric]

Originally Posted by Reills

I have some unique content which i have written for my blog - I am also considering whether to submit this content as an article to various article submission sites - my question is, will the fact that by submitting the article to these sites mean that the content ceases to be unique to my site and as such google may penalise me?

So should i develop content for articles and keep this separate from my blog content - thus having to do twice the work?

You should develop two types of content if this is the route you will take. One will be unique content designed strictly for your readers and the other will be for the articles you write. Your articles should be informative, but enticing. Your goal will be to draw traffic to your site to obtain more readers for the content you have your site. Since these articles are going to be distributed they will not be considered unique, but more a means for you to build your reputation, backlinks and traffic.

[RockyOne]

I think if you submitted less content on submit article sites and leave the rest of the article on your blog.. Leaving it click worthy. Just slightly rewording it during submissions..

What I see done for popular article submission sites is create unique content, maybe doing the same method as above.. If it's for the sole purpose of getting a backlink without harming yourself in the process.. You can always use google translator to make it more unique.. Say translations from english to spanish then back to english.

I am new to this so don't take what I say as a good recommendation unless you want too.

Good luck.

[HostingITrust]

I don't know if Google really looks for unique content as such. Suppose I have unique content on my website. Someone else copies it. Now, how will Google determine who is the original writer.

In my opinion, if you have a higher PR and more back links, then your content is original in Googles eyes.

[~DaRk-EyE~]

Sorry buddy but I have to disagree on this...

Originally Posted by HostingITrust

I don't know if Google really looks for unique content as such.

Yes they do, Google punishes duplicate contents...

Originally Posted by HostingITrust

Suppose I have unique content on my website. Someone else copies it. Now, how will Google determine who is the original writer.

The website who originally published the content and got indexed first would be the original writer in the eyes of Google...

Originally Posted by HostingITrust

In my opinion, if you have a higher PR and more back links, then your content is original in Googles eyes.

If this is the case then a website who owns high PR and great amount of backlinks controls the power of content ownership...
This gives him the luxury to copy any contents he wants and claim that he is the original creator...
TOTALLY UNFAIR!

Peace Out!

[Journey]

As far as I know, the site that is indexed first by google will be considered as the original content. So if you have an article, it's better to place it first on your blog and make it sure that is indexed first by google before submitting it to several article directories.

Originally Posted by HostingITrust

I don't know if Google really looks for unique content as such. Suppose I have unique content on my website. Someone else copies it. Now, how will Google determine who is the original writer.

In my opinion, if you have a higher PR and more back links, then your content is original in Googles eyes.

[Sonal]

I would prefer a simple answer. Does one thing if you use same article on article directory then make the tag source and give your URL. Then Google easily understand this article takes form this website.

[Hostnetric]

Originally Posted by Sonal

I would prefer a simple answer. Does one thing if you use same article on article directory then make the tag source and give your URL. Then Google easily understand this article takes form this website.

No they do look at it as unique if you submit it to an article directory. It will quickly be used on other sites as filler content if you write a good article which is what you would want to do.

The easiest thing to do is write articles for submission to sites like ezinearticles.com that will be nothing more then traffic drivers to your website and its original content.

Article submissions are nothing more then promotional tools and you should view them as such. They help build your traffic and credibility if you create a well thought of article.

[Reills]

Thanks for the comments and advice - from what has been suggested here I think i will creat articles for my blog and once they are indexed etc I will then submit articles. this way i can hopefully get credit for my unique content and then use that to drive future traffic. thanks again

[RockyOne]

I don't think anyone knows the true methods behind SE and duplicate content.. In my honest opinion I don't think it will has that much of an affect if any.. Take all the social bookmarking sites, media sites, news media sites, and other useful high ranked blogs out there.. Once new content comes out those places get hit and their info spreads like wild fire.. I don't see them losing rank unless their a dust in the wind type site..

It might all come down to website age, but I don't know.. I think it would evolve around that if any consequences were to take place..

If it has a true impact then tust switch up the titles here and there along with tags.. Can also use an article rewriter if you want to go more in-depth.. I wish I knew more about SE's and their content ranking methods to give better info on this..


Another thing. I have heard of various people out there who submit to nearly 200+ article sites. Not sure of their methods on titles and tags, but they linkback to the highest ranked site where their article is(ie: EzineArt).. Some of the linkbacks result in their article being in the top page under their keyword.. Again if SE's had any karma on dupe content I don't think they could had achieved this..

[ppc-han]

if you are going to submit article to some article submission sites make sure that your article has a unique content form other article and it is okey if that article is in your blog google will not penalize you for that.