{"id":9314,"date":"2019-05-13T09:55:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T09:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=9314"},"modified":"2023-11-23T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:40:15","slug":"google-explains-the-possible-impact-of-content-theft-on-a-websites-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/google-explains-the-possible-impact-of-content-theft-on-a-websites-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Google explains the possible impact of content theft on a website\u2019s rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google\u2019s John Mueller had the following answer:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cSo from our point of view, other sites copying your content wouldn\u2019t be something that would negatively affect your website. So that\u2019s a very common situation, that sites copy content.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026if you\u2019re not seeing those copies showing up in search for the queries that you care about then it might not be the highest priority to focus on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

First, John Mueller has clarified that stolen content that does not have any negative impact on the original website\u2019s search engine rankings.<\/p>\n

Second, he makes an interesting point about copies appearing in the SERPs for queries you care about.<\/p>\n

It is important to understand that websites with copied content do not usually rank on the top for actual search queries. So, you should be safe there.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, when it comes to very long tail-keywords and non-competitive queries which don\u2019t always make sense, those snippets may get ranked on top. However, that should not be a big deal in terms of traffic loss.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/h2>\n

As this can be confusing to some, here is a brief summary:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • If a website steals your content, your website will not get penalised in the SERPs.<\/li>\n
  • Stolen content does not usually rank well for actual search queries.<\/li>\n
  • Those stolen content snippets, however, may get ranked for non-competitive keywords. This does not indicate that your website has lost its relevance because of plagiarism. It is only a reflection of how search algorithms work for non-competitive keyword phrases that don\u2019t always make sense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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