{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"4GoodHosting Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog","author_name":"4GHadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/author\/4goodhosting\/","title":"3 Myths About the Posting of Duplicate Content - 4GoodHosting Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AfkqmLiwnO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/myths-about-posting-of-duplicate-content\/\">3 Myths About the Posting of Duplicate Content<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/myths-about-posting-of-duplicate-content\/embed\/#?secret=AfkqmLiwnO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;3 Myths About the Posting of Duplicate Content&#8221; &#8212; 4GoodHosting Blog\" data-secret=\"AfkqmLiwnO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Hearing the world \u2018duplicate content penalty\u2019 strikes fear in the hearts of most marketers. However, understand that it\u2019s only people with no SEO experience that use this phrase with any frequency. Most have never read Google\u2019s guidelines on duplicate content, and they just somehow conclude that there\u2019s going to be heck to pay if something appears twice online. Here at 4GoodHosting, part of what makes us a good Canadian web hosting provider is the way in which we\u2019re frank with our customers about exactly how it is the in the world of digital marketing. Is publishing duplicate content advisable? No, it\u2019s certainly not. Is it going to be catastrophic for my visibility online as someone with a real interest in successful digital marketing. Very unlikely, and that\u2019s going against what many of you have likely heard. Let\u2019s bust some duplicate content myths today. Myth #1: Non-Original Content on a Site Will Mean Lower Rankings Across Your Domain There has yet to be any evidence that non-original content hurts a site\u2019s ranking, except for in one truly extreme and rare instance. The same day a new website went live, a very lazy PR firm copied the home page text and pasted [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdobeStock_140603787-2-e1535989893193.jpeg","thumbnail_width":680,"thumbnail_height":422}