ok here's my question . . .
I want to create a number of pages of content, and then multi-purpose them.
For example, write an article on "The cost of living in Spain".
Then make it available for use on my own (property and property marketing related) websites and also a number of other websites that I have created (for example for real estate agents in Spain) as added-value content (giving them more than just properties-for-sale content, for example).

What's the best way to do this?
Include the actual words/pics in hard wired code in these other pages (time-consuming), or use an i-frame (?? that gets the info page from my server), or use SSI, or . . . ??

What's the best way to get the most out of this great info I have created, using it myself and getting/allowing other people/sites to use it, in a way that Google 'appreciates'. That fairly evades any duplicate content penalties.

All replies and advice greatly welcomed. Thanks.

there's no such thing as a duplicate content penalty.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

there's no such thing as a duplicate content penalty.

it's not a penalty but it is a filter. one of my pages was filtered because the database was dead a few days and the only thing showing up on the page was a banner with some text in it. the same banner that showed up on other sites. (their database was dead also )so my site was filtered

If I want to syndicate content and publish it on my site as well, I publish it first on my site, then let Google index it, then syndicate to others. Being the first to publish content makes it more likely that I am the true author and that Google will rank my pages above the others.

No it doesn't.

If another sites pages are more important (to Googles algo) your pages could be filtered out.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

No it doesn't.

I stick with my statement until disproved.

Originally Posted by emory7

I stick with my statement until disproved.

That is your perogative.

Simply take a look around a few forums for the threads from webmasters asking why their site/pages disappeared from the SEs after another site stole and republished the same copy.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Simply take a look around a few forums for the threads from webmasters asking why their site/pages disappeared from the SEs after another site stole and republished the same copy.

Yes, that is true and doesn't disprove what I said.

Would Matt Cutts specifically saying Google doesn't automatically keep the first page they find, but the page they think is most important convince you.

He said exactly that in one of the videos he put out recently. I'm sorry that I don't remember exactly which one, but if you check out his blog and search a little you should be able to find either the right video or the quote.

Originally Posted by vangogh

Would Matt Cutts specifically saying Google doesn't automatically keep the first page they find, but the page they think is most important convince you.

He said exactly that in one of the videos he put out recently. I'm sorry that I don't remember exactly which one, but if you check out his blog and search a little you should be able to find either the right video or the quote.

vangogh, I don't disagree with anything you say. I haven't watched all of the videos. Does Matt Cutts say on the videos that there is no benefit to being first? If so, I am wrong in my opinion, at least on the second half.

Let me ask your thoughts on this, vangogh... if it were possible for 2 sites/pages to be viewed the same by Google, the only difference being the age of the content, which one would rank higher?

Whichever one the Google algo calculated as the more important. It may or may not be the older version. Also the order may be different for any phrase the pages are equal for.

I realise that is not an answer but it the only one possible. Nobody outside the Googleplex is going to be able to give a definitive answer because like most things about SEO answers can only be based on observation.
Even meticulous testing may not yield meaningful answers because nothing is static. Each test could be looking at different DCs or a different machine cluster within the DC.

you could run the same query minutes apart and see the page order change.


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