You hear a lot about duplicate content these days, but what is it and why has it suddenly become such a problem in SEO? In this video, Todd Malicoat defines duplicate content and provides a brief history of its origin before showing why the problem occurs and what you can do to fix it.

Length: 35 min.

You will learn:

• The difference betweens filters, penalties, and bannings
• How manufacturer's descriptions can create duplicate content
• Why linking to pages using a consistent URL is essential
• Why you should link back to the originating document
• Why your article bio should vary from site to site
• How to discover duplicate content issues on your site
• How to fix duplicate content problems
• Why every website should have a sitemap