Adding Content

Benefit Of Public Content

[legacytrader]

I am paying someone to add 3,000 pages of content to my site.
The content is considered public domain, so there are no issues adding it to my site.
The downside is that there are thousands of sites with the same content as mine.
Will I receive any benefit from the content?

[Harry]

no

[legacytrader]

Why not?

[BigDave]

If there is a real benefit to you readers, then yes.

If you are looking for added search engine traffic, you aren't likely to gain as much as you hope.

[legacytrader]

What if I post 10,000 pages? Even though the traffic might be small, would I receive any?

I am paying someone $175 to copy and paste 3,000 articles to my site.

[ccDan]

I am paying someone $175 to copy and paste 3,000 articles to my site.

"Copy and paste?" Are you sure these articles are public domain?

[legacytrader]

Yes, I have full permission to reprint them.
Not technically public domain, but I can use them.

[BigDave]

Like I said, if you are doing it for search engines, it isn't likely to give you much gain.

Any text on those pages are going to be competing with thousands of other copies of that same information. In the mean time, those pages will be a drain on your other pages when it comes to things like PageRank unless they also enable you to gain more links.

Let's take the example of the USDA food nutrition tables that are PD.

If you have a website on cars, it will be a distraction to your users. It will use up some of the PR that you are not able to pass on to your other pages. It could slow down getting your real content pages getting crawled. The user view that your site is crap is likely to keep you from gaining many links. You will probably make a little bit off having those pages there, but in the process they could hurt your real money makers more.

If your site is about healthy eating, your users will find it a valuable service. Discussions in your fora are likely to include links to that information when a specific food is being discussed. As your site is now more useful, you are likey to get more links, gaining you more PageRank to spread out to your pages, hopefully making it all at least a draw or even improving how the search engines crawl and view your content pages.

Now, here is a really winning situation for you, take those USDA tables and add some actual usefule content to them. Now some of those pages might gain their own natural links. The text will not be exactly the same as those 10,000 other copies, giving you a leg up in the SERPs.

Your site, your choice.

[axgrindr]

Now, here is a really winning situation for you, take those USDA tables and add some actual usefule content to them.

The going rate for re-writing existing content is approx $1.00 - $2.00 a page on GAFL.Still a big investment for the amount of pages you're talking about but it might be worth a try.

[Grassroots]

I have found success this way in the past. Although these days I prefer my content to be my own and of course, unique. However it really depends on many things whether this is a good route to go down or not.

For me, the copy and paste content worked well because it added some depth to my site and give my visitors extra so to speak, the content basically complimented my site and I left in other options to try and differentiate from the original sources, like links to the forum, "leave a comment" and such options. I eventually repackaged the content very well and my pages were coming in ahead of the original sources in the serps.

Be sure, very sure that you have the right to republish this content and whatever you do, repackage it better than the original source.

What I have found on the web is that while unique content is king and always the best route to go, my content is no different to the next guy's content as you can guarantee whatever topic you write about, it's been done before. Hopefully my content is better written and better packaged ;)

[Harry]

LegacyTrader here are a few insights and you do whatever you want with them.

Using articles already available everywhere is usually a bad idea. You're competing with several sources at once.

Someone here suggested to pay for a rewrite of existing articles to "make it unique." I don't believe this will work much longer. In about two years, we will see another update from search engines that will be followed by the usual "Evil Search Engine removed my site and pages from their serps - they are so evil - what did I do wrong (except built an entire Web site out of rehashed stuff - but I won't admit or take any responsibility for any of my wrong doings and stupidity)"

Everybody and their aunt is using rehashed "contents" these days. How about trying to outlast the next Big Daddy and built something strong from the beginning. Short terms results are harder, but your site can only benefit from there on later.

Also don't fool yourself. People know when they read rehashed material. It usually is of inferior quality. People aren't dumb.

As for the money you're paying, you're wasting it all trying to catch up on a game you've obviously started playing late. Do you really think you can catch up to all the other pro spammers?