Comments on: Bloggers worry about the wrong kind of duplicate content

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:58:19 +0000

Jack thanks for the great information about duplicate content. I am finding that I must break out of my usual self and try to be interesting for a change. My wife says I have no sense of humor and I am trying to add a little style to my writing. I hope it works.

This post was useful to me and to my readers so I mentioned it on my blog post http://www.yolablogger.com/index/your-blog-it-s-not-about-you

So thanks again.

By: Karen Miner Hurd

Karen Miner Hurd — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:37:25 +0000

Here's the kicker- being TOO perfectionistic about duplicate content, and NOT writing something because someone somewhere on the web may have already done it. That's the trap I fall into sometimes. The BIble says, in Ecclesiastes, "There is nothing new under the sun". How many times have I read something on a post, tweet, etc., and said to myself, "I could have written that!". Put it out there, do a little research to make sure your angle is fresh and just do it. My goal for 2009, that I'm starting now! Karen Miner Hurds last blog post..Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

By: Carol Ann Wiley

Carol Ann Wiley — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:38:24 +0000

Another great post Jack. I often think about the whole duplicate content conundrum, not wanting to be slammed or slapped with the–DUPLICATE CONTENT tag. And when I do think about it, I realize that, if we have lived very long at all, everything we think, say and do is actually a reflection of what others with whom we’ve had contact have thought, said and done. There is very little truly original ideas; that’s why there are so few Nobel and Pulitzer prize awards. Think about it. Even this is not original.

Love the way you make me think Jack.

By: Mikael

Mikael — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:39:44 +0000

One of the great things about not having English as your first language is that you will have an ocean of content to dive into and even though I agree that you’ll need to create unique content you are far better off if you do decide to go for the copying-route (because of the translation)

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By: Stop Smoking

Stop Smoking — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:13:04 +0000

Nothing more boring and annoying than regurgatated articles trying to be “original”! — And if I get inspired but someone elses article, I will always place a source link

By: In Search Of Genuine Experiences on The Web

In Search Of Genuine Experiences on The Web — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:31:22 +0000

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By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:23:23 +0000

Nicely put Jack, I find that learning to be yourself on a blog is valuable in so many ways. As you pointed out, it helps new bloggers to avoid the copycat syndrome. In addition, it is a valuable self-discovery adventure. As we learn to share original insights and helpful tips, we also refine and define who we are, and what we have to offer. Blogging is one of the best ways I know for someone to figure out where they are truly coming from. As we discover our own personal blogging identity, our content becomes uniquely valuable because of its originality and individuality. Jonathan - Advanced Life Skillss last blog post..What’s Wrong With Unstoppable Self-Confidence?

By: Jack Humphrey

Jack Humphrey — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:11:09 +0000

@Anthony – that’s a great source of content – reader questions. Plus, you know you’re giving them what they want.

By: Anthony Lawrence

Anthony Lawrence — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:48:59 +0000

I’d guess that most of my inspiration doesn’t come from other bloggers, but sometimes someone else’s post just sets me off into thinking far more than I can reasonably put in a comment and there is also the desire to share with my own readers, so I write up something in the same genre (though with a different take, of course).

In such cases, I do always say something like “inspired by..” or “also see.. why NOT give credit where it is due?

But sometimes.. well sometimes an idea takes a while to germinate. I might write something similar to this a year from now and never remember that you were the one that put it in my mind originally..

More often my posts come from other places. The one in the CommentLuv link came from someone asking me a question in email. I responded at such length that I turned it into a post instead. That’s far more typical for me, I think.

Or at least I hope it is!

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