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bimmerime

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• Aug 17, 2015

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so i found this pdf file that contains great materials i would like to use on my website. the pdf contains images with text embedded in them (magazine style) but the text is still selectable.
when i take the first paragraph and do a google search, the pdf file doesn't come up in the SERP but only when i add site:"url of the pdf" that google finds it. and for certain portions google doesn't find the file at all ( even when i type the file url) so does this mean i can use the articles or is it considered as copied content?

 

SEO FOX

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• Aug 18, 2015

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Thinkable questions. Share your answers if any body know about it. am also waiting for replies.

 

HoneyHelper

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• Aug 18, 2015

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Have you tried searching other paragraphs or just the first paragraph! ?

 

ranksonic

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• Aug 18, 2015

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That's what I suggest you to read http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2011/09/pdfs-in-google-search-results.html

 

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kennito

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• Aug 18, 2015

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Keep us updated when you find the answer. I am sure the content is indexed somewhere.

 

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kroba

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• Aug 18, 2015

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if i understand u correctly - it means that this pdf document is indexed but is not present in SERP due to any reasons.
we call it supplemental SERP

 

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bimmerime

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HoneyHelper said:

Have you tried searching other paragraphs or just the first paragraph! ?

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I've searched different portions of the file. for some google finds it and for others it doesn't. but the whole document is selectable. perhaps google didn't index it all.

 

nad999

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• Aug 18, 2015

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Did you search using quotes? "text inside"

 

misteryou.

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• Aug 18, 2015

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if google find "some"... even if it is just some, i wouldn't use it at all
If you read the link posted above, not indexed doesn't mean they don't know it