Google however is still working fine and the LSI button is also operating well.

The ‘online’ check feature of DFP will occasionally stop working for a Search Engine if they suddenly change the way their SERPs are output. This change renders DFP unable to pickup their SERPS totals. We have to update DFP in order to accommodate these changes as they happen.

The current DFP update is in the works. However, it is taking a bit longer than expected because its a major overhaul. This new version will be launched with a whole new setup through our new IM software brand.

Keep your eyes peeled!

Mike

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In his video Andy primarily talks about on-site duplicate content and interestingly he appears to mention that compared with off-site duplicate content the on-site dupe is far worse. This is where I personally struggle to agree.

From our experience off-site duplicate content will almost certainly make your life very hard. The long and the short of it all is that you simply need to keep all your content (off-site & on-site) as original and unique as possible while still providing value to the end reader.

Andy Jenkins seems to be very concerned about that fact that your website boilerplate text (everything that is constant from one page to the next - i.e. menus, footers, etc.) will make your website appear to have more on-site duplicate content if your content in the main content section area of some pages is particularly sparse. This would make sense, however it does start to go against what’s being said over at seomoz.org:

“Amit Kumar from Yahoo made the point that identical content in different languages won’t be detected as duplicate, and neither will “boilerplate” features, such as common site elements, navigation, legal disclaimers, etc. On the surface, these two issues seem quite obvious; however, it’s true that there really is a lot of duplicate content on any given site. Headers, footers, navigation, and sidebars usually appear on multiple pages, and although we’d never assume that the search engines are considering that duplicated, it’s good to know for sure.“

(Quote taken from here at the seomoz.org website.)

To check out Andy Jenkins ‘Destroy Duplicate Content‘ video click the pic below: (definitely worth watching)

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Sorry that this is a little later than we originally planned (Note to self: Fridays are not the best day to end a competition!

Anyway, we can now announce the randomly selected winner for the $100 AllCustomContent.com credits…

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AND THE WINNER IS… Rick Levine (—–@yahoo.com)
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Congratulations Rick Levine! Simply head over to our DFP helpdesk and submit your claim for the $100 prize along with your name and email address used when submitting the DFP survey.

Please try to send in your claim before the end of October Rick otherwise we’ll need to pass the prize on to another winner.

Of course, if you haven’t won please don’t be too disheartened as we will very likely have other competitions in the future.

Also, just because this survey is now closed please don’t feel like we are not looking for your feedback anymore. If you have an idea or something you’d like to share with us about DFP please send us your comments via our helpdesk.

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Is DFP Not Going To Be Free Anymore?
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We’d also like to address an issue that was raised by a few DFP users…

The survey appeared to give the impression to some users that we may be starting to charge for DFP. Please accept my apologies for this confusion and rest assured this is not going to happen. We will not go back on our word. DFP will remain free.

However, some of the requested upgrades are quite major and if we do implement them we may have to go the route of having two versions. A cut down free version paid for with banners, and a more complex version that is not free but has no banners. Everything is still up in the air but this is a likely route.

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A Little Something For Everyone…
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On a side note, we thought it would be nice to not leave you empty handed, after all there is only one prize to give away.

Well, my brother Steve has recently been reading an VERY good no-nonsense SEO book that is completely free. This ebook is as good if not better than most SEO books we have paid for in the past. Whether you are beginner or advanced in SEO, this book (and the author behind it) is worth checking out.

The book is called ‘SEO Fast Start’ and is written by Dan Thies. According to his site he has been writing about, teaching, and practicing search engine optimization for over 10 years. Maybe I’ve been living under a rock but I had not heard of him until now. Well I’m extremely glad I’ve finally found his site because he makes more sense and appears far less full of BS than most of the other SEO ‘experts’ out there. This guy is a real breath of fresh air.

His free ebook does require your name and email, but his emails are just as informative as his ebook and you don’t get bombarded with endless launch emails. Here’s the link if your interested:

http://www.seofaststart.com/download

Thanks again to everyone that participated in the survey and to everyone for being part of DFP.

We really appreciate it and will try our best to listen to your needs and turn DupeFree Pro in to the ultimate duplicate content tool based on your needs and wishes.

Best regards,
Mike

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1) win $100 of credits to spend at AllCustomContent.com

2) Help shape the future of DupeFree Pro

We’ve decided it’s time to take DupeFree Pro to the next level and so we are looking for your feedback to help us develop DFP in the direction YOU want.

We’ve setup a *very* short 5 question survey that will literally only take a minute to answer.

As a thank you for your time and feedback you’ll be entered in to a prize draw for $100 of AllCustomContent.com credits.

The DFP survey will be up for 1 week until 12 Noon EST next Friday (19th October).

When the survey closes next Friday the winners name will be announced to all DFP users by email as well as on the survey webpage.

If you are unfamiliar with AllCustomContent.com, it’s a first-class writing service run by Alice Seba & Mila Sidman. If you’re ever looking to outsource your content and need serious quality AllCustomContent.com is the answer. They are certainly not the cheapest but are well worth it if you are looking for thoroughly researched quality content. They also cover a wide range of content types… from articles to ebooks, transcripts to autoresponder sequences and more.

Just one minute of your time could get you $100 of credits to spend at their service.

All you need to do is:

1. download DupeFree Pro if you haven’t already and then…
2. click on the ‘DFP Survey’ Banner that will appear in the middle of DFP.
3. You will then be taken to the DFP survey were you can submit your feedback and be automatically entered into the $100 prize draw.

We really hope you find the time to submit your feedback. $100 Prize aside, your feedback will go a long way to helping us shape DFP into the tool you really want.

Best regards,
Mike & Steve

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Yahoo have recently changed the way their search results are displayed which has rendered DFP unable to pickup their SERPS totals. In the next DFP upgrade this will be fixed.

Google and MSN are still working fine though and should provide adequate online dupe checks in the meantime.

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