Plagiarism vs Unique Content?

Josh Saga

Josh Saga

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Hello All,

I want to ask, what's the difference between plagiarism detectors like Quetext, Grammarly, Copyscape etc compared to how Google sees unique content?

I've rewritten some articles to have my own content, and sometimes detectors like Quetext and Copyscape flagged some portions as plagiarized content - although the thought and sentence structure is different

With that said, does Google only care about getting rid of Duplicate Content?

Would Google see articles as unique content even if some articles got flagged (to any degree) by plagiarism detectors?

Would appreciate some clarification.

Thanks,
Josh
 
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Uniqueness does not need to be 100% (though many people still want it). All parts of the article not flagged as plagiarized will count as original content. Just make sure the uniqueness percentage is as high as possible. A few sentences will not penalize you. Those few plagiarised sentences might not add SEO value, but they won't tank a well-written article.
 
Word Wizard said:
Uniqueness does not need to be 100% (though many people still want it). All parts of the article not flagged as plagiarized will count as original content. Just make sure the uniqueness percentage is as high as possible. A few sentences will not penalize you. Those few plagiarised sentences might not add SEO value, but they won't tank a well-written article.
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Hello @Word Wizard thank you for your in-depth Wizard Magic Knowledge

My question then will be, so having 30% plagiarism, but the lines found with plagiarism are common phrases and if technical are not related to my niche, that's okay?

Let's say I was writing about Bathroom shower heads, then somehow Quetext found it as a plagiarized sentence or paragraph from a weather article talking about rain overhead showers - That's fine right?
 
Josh Saga said:
Hello @Word Wizard thank you for your in-depth Wizard Magic Knowledge

My question then will be, so having 30% plagiarism, but the lines found with plagiarism are common phrases and if technical are not related to my niche, that's okay?

Let's say I was writing about Bathroom shower heads, then somehow Quetext found it as a plagiarized sentence or paragraph from a weather article talking about rain overhead showers - That's fine right?
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Is all the full amount of plagiarism matching with just one article? If so, you might want to see if you can get it just a bit higher. If you can't change any sentences, I'd try to add a few more. I'd be a little weary at 70%. If it's spread across multiple articles, you'll have a bit more wiggle room. I'd feel better at 80%+, and pretty safe over 85. Bulletproof at 90.

With that said, It's still entirely possible to rank well at 70%, but I wouldn't count on that as a long-term strategy.

This comes not from spreadsheets and calculations, but from experience as a guy who tries not to take shortcuts and produce the highest quality content I can.
 
Word Wizard said:
Is all the full amount of plagiarism matching with just one article? If so, you might want to see if you can get it just a bit higher. If you can't change any sentences, I'd try to add a few more. I'd be a little weary at 70%. If it's spread across multiple articles, you'll have a bit more wiggle room. I'd feel better at 80%+, and pretty safe over 85. Bulletproof at 90.

With that said, It's still entirely possible to rank well at 70%, but I wouldn't count on that as a long-term strategy.

This comes not from spreadsheets and calculations, but from experience as a guy who tries not to take shortcuts and produce the highest quality content I can.
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My articles are mostly found with 30% below plagiarism from Quetext.

Most often, rarely from niches within my own niche, and always phrases from other niches - mostly common phrases like "This is the best tool for your needs"

I was scared at first thinking my articles won't rank at all - so I just went and rewrite those portions - hoping it will not be plagiarized anymore.

Of course I plan and do my best to write high quality as well, hence this plagiarism score bugged me a lot

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Btw - Does Google search and scan for duplicate content the same way Plagiarism Checkers scan your articles?
 
Josh Saga said:
Btw - Does Google search and scan for duplicate content the same way Plagiarism Checkers scan your articles?
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Yes, they see the same duplicate content the tools see. Even more so. A lot of those tools get their data from Google. The difference is that Google doesn't just look at just the number. The original content portion of your article is what carries the most weight. The duplicate content will generally stay neutral. As in it won't help your rankings, but in low enough doses, it won't make things worse. If you're matching with an article from a different niche it shouldn't matter too unless the duplicate sentence contains your keyword.

Google understands common phrases.
 
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