Content Aggregator Services....good or bad for seo?

[J_Sinclair]

I've just had a demo from a content aggregator service called NewsCred. Essentially the service licenses the use of content from multiple sources on our own site.  They claim that as the content is all properly referenced back to the original sites there are no SEO implication to the host site.

Are they correct? Should we stay away?

[OlegKorneitchouk]

If your website is just syndicated content, it will hurt your seo.  But if you are doing your own activities and add in articles from other places around the web (which creates a beneficial user experience), it can help you get more readers and links.

I would not expect that the aggregated content would rank well on your website as it is just a duplicate from another site that deserves rankings for related keyphrases.