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Q&A: Will article syndication hurt my site's search rankings?

By Steve Weber | Published: October 2, 2007

QUESTION: I’ve heard of a “duplicate content penalty” if articles from my site appear elsewhere. Does this mean when I submit articles to www.ezinearticles.com that the sites downloading and displaying my articles are actually lowering my stats in search engines such as Google? I want to promote my book’s Web site more, but I certainly [...]

Avoiding the dulicate content penalty

By Steve Weber | Published: January 3, 2007

An increasingly popular way to get exposure for your book is by syndicating articles through online article banks. One of the most popular, EzineArticles.com, has more than 40,000 participating authors. Contributors aren’t paid, but they figure the added exposure is worth the effort of article syndication. If your articles are accepted, they’re featured on EzineArticles.com and [...]