SEO Tycoon

**magicvw** · 12-28-2008, 10:39 AM

I've just been reading up on how the SE's can ban your site if they find duplicate pages. This has got me a little bit worried, because I have several almost-duplicate pages on my site, out of necessity.

My pages are written in British English with alternatives in American English. This sometimes makes a big difference because the technical musical terms I use are completely different (e.g. a "crotchet" in British is a "quarter note" in American). On some pages I have used both terms together, but on some pages it gets really cumbersome and so I put an alternative page up for the US terms. An example is here http://www.mymusictheory.com/grade1/...mes_notes.html with a link to the US page at the top.

So how different does a page need to be in Google's eyes?

Do you think I am at risk of getting banned doing this? On some pages there is virtually no difference in the text, as the terms show up in images. Would having different images count as being a different web page? (I doubt it!)

Any thoughts?

**chrishirst** · 12-28-2008, 11:55 AM

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I've just been reading up on how the SE's can ban your site if they find duplicate pages.

I'd suggest you don't read there ever again.

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/the-go...e-content.html

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Do you think I am at risk of getting banned doing this?

Nope!

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On some pages there is virtually no difference in the text, as the terms show up in images. Would having different images count as being a different web page? (I doubt it!)

Depends on what you have as alt attribute text.

**magicvw** · 12-28-2008, 11:57 AM

Thanks Chris! Any way I can download all the information in your brain and save it on my hard drive?

**chrishirst** · 12-28-2008, 03:36 PM

I'm think of making it available on DVD

Or maybe a bi-weekly magazine. 26 full colour collector editions.
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**kidsnsciencee** · 12-29-2008, 06:42 AM

yes duplicate page will harm your site from google

**magicvw** · 12-29-2008, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by chrishirst

I'm think of making it available on DVD

Or maybe a bi-weekly magazine. 26 full colour collector editions.
First issue only £1.99 (Usual price £5.99) with FREE storage and display case.

Available from all good newsagents and stockists
(Subscription may be required after month 4. Cancellations must give 3 months notice)
check here to not be included in our daily marketing emails.

SIgn me up for the 1st issue!