What is duplicate content?
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Duplicate content is content on a website that exists the same elsewhere. Having the same information twice damages your SEO, even if it’s between the internal pages of your site. Google rewards unique content and demotes texts that are copy-pasted. How do I check if my content is duplicate?
Free Duplicate Content Checker Tool
Siteliner is a free tool for checking duplicate content on a website.
Siteliner - Find Duplicate Content on your site
Free Duplicate Content Checker Tool
What percentage of duplicate content is acceptable?
There is no percentage of duplicate content that is acceptable to search engines. Aim to create unique and quality content that focuses on the user, as recommended by Google.
What is the difference between internal and external duplicate content?
Internal duplicate content is when the same content appears in two or more places on your site. External duplicate content is when content appears on your website from another website.
There's no need to worry about uniqueness if the duplicate content is within your site. Many different areas on a website can be considered duplicate content.
For example, on the Cosmolink page you're reading now, I have two different tags - one for SEO and one for Development. Google counts it as duplicate content when the same article appears in both tags.
For external duplicate content, it's essential to correct it 100%.
How can I fix duplicate content?
It's simple, find the pages with duplicate content using a tool like Siteliner and write passionate and unique content in place of the duplicate.
Is translation from English considered Duplicate content?
Yes, if you translate the content from another website to your own, it is considered duplicate. However, if you translate your unique content into another language within your website, it is not considered duplicate content, as long as you use the Hrflang tags.
