Dark rai30
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Say you have two sites in the same niche, is it possible to move already published articles from one site to the other?
Is it possible to move articles to a new blog?
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of course. But you'll have to do the 301s correctly if you want to keep the older articles' rankings / traffic, otherwise you're screwed.
If the articles don't rank yet (or they're not indexed in google) you can do whatever you want with them
If the articles don't rank yet (or they're not indexed in google) you can do whatever you want with them
If you are going to do this, then edit the articles. Add several new paragraphs, make the start of the article brand new and unique.
Use some new headings too. This might work for you, as I think more that duplicate content tends to be a worry if it's on the same site, ie keyword cannibalization as opposed to articles very similar being on 2 different sites.
Fixgee
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Sure, you can clone the content of your existing site and move it to another one. But I would also recommend that you choose a new domain name for your new blog (and Publish New Fresh Content). A lot of people think that moving articles is a simple thing and they manage to do it without too much trouble. However, if you want your blog to google SERP, then it's better to modify the articles, otherwise after few days you will get Re-USE content penalty.
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If the content is already indexed, you have very limited options
Dark rai30
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Yeah the articles are indexed on the old site, but the old site isn't performing as well as it should.
So would it still be a good idea to use 301 redirects?
Dark rai30
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I'll definitely tweak the articles and make them better
If I use the removal request feature in search console first, will this solve the duplicate content issue?
Dark rai30
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Yup, I have a completely new site on a new domain which I want to host the moved articles on
That is up to you if you want to do this. As I say, I now think a lot of people overthink the duplicate content theory.
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well, do you care about those articles being in the index or not? If you do, you need to 301 them. If you don't care about them (and by the way, even if you don't 301 them they might still get indexed on the new site with the right SEO done to them, but it might take time) then don't 301 them!
Also, you said that the old site doesn't perform as well as it should. In this case, why not work on the old site since it's already indexed? Like @MisterF said, tweak the content a little, build some links, get some social signals (optional), and see what happens. It's still a much better idea than moving the entire site to a new domain
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Well you can of course ,its a free plugin just that i cant remember the name .But be careful with seo as google will detect as duplicate
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AlliedBusiness
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I don't see anything wrong with it in terms of google penalizing your ranking or what not.
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According to Google you should not copy content from any other website or blog.
You should create your own content that will be beneficial for you and your business.
You should create your own content that will be beneficial for you and your business.
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Yes, of course you MUST apply 301 redirects to old articles urls to redirect them to the new destination url. Never miss this step.
Well, I suggest you do not need to use the remove request feature. If you have applied 301 redirect correctly, it should take care of itself in due course of time. Do not worry about duplicate content issue, Google has stopped punishing for "duplicate content" and in your case, since you are already using 301 redirect you are already safe.
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There can be reuse content penalty in this case so be careful.
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301, move to new sites in GSC(not sure).
I don't know about your situation. If you have a lot of content, 301 them.
For me, if the site is not performing utterly bad, I'd keep old content at the same site and publish rewritten content for new sites.
You might find ways to improve your content in the rewriting process and you don't need to rewrite the whole article, it can be super fast.
My personal choice is to let that site age with content, and you can use it as a support site in future anyway. No need to 301 unless your other site has super nice link profiles.
I don't know about your situation. If you have a lot of content, 301 them.
For me, if the site is not performing utterly bad, I'd keep old content at the same site and publish rewritten content for new sites.
You might find ways to improve your content in the rewriting process and you don't need to rewrite the whole article, it can be super fast.
My personal choice is to let that site age with content, and you can use it as a support site in future anyway. No need to 301 unless your other site has super nice link profiles.
Shawn Saez
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are all the articles indexed?