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    • GeorgeLaRochelle
      GeorgeLaRochelle last edited by

      We have a lot of detail pages on our site that reference specific scholarships.  Each page has a different Title and Description.  They also have unique information all regarding the same data points.  The pages are displayed in a similar structure to the user so the data is easy to read.

      My problem is a lot of these pages are being reported as duplicate content when they certainly are not.

      Most of them are reported as duplicates when they have the same sponsor.  They may have the same contact information listed.  These two are being reported as duplicate of each other.  They share some data but they are definitely different scholarships.

      http://www.collegexpress.com/scholarships/adelaide-mcclelland-garden-club-scholarship/9254/

      http://www.collegexpress.com/scholarships/mary-wannamaker-witt-and-lee-hampton-witt-memorial-scholarship/10785/

      Would it help to add a Canonical for each page to themselves?  Any other suggestions would be great.

      Thanks

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      • mytouchoftech
        mytouchoftech last edited by

        Adding Canonical links certainly wouldn't hurt.  I don't think it'll help you though.  It may see them as duplicates because there is so much of the page that is the same.  Is it possible for you to throw in a paragraph description about the scholarship for each one?  There isn't much for a robot to compare when 80% of the page is the same and just a few fields are changed.

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        • GeorgeLaRochelle
          GeorgeLaRochelle @mytouchoftech last edited by

          Thanks Andrew,  we do have a scholarship description unique for each but some are very short.  It might not be enough of a difference in text for the robot.

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