Duplicate Content from Article Directories

[danielkamen]

I have a small client with a website PR2, 268 links from 21 root domains with mozTrusts 5.5, MozRank 4.5 However whenever I check in google for the amount of link:  Google always give the response none.  My client has a blog and many articles on the blog.   However they have submitted their blog article every time to article directories as well, plain and simle creating duplicate and content.  Is this the reason why their link: is coming up as none?  Is there something to correct the situation?

[DavidKauzlaric]

In my experience and opinion, it's because Google tries to cover and hide backlink counts from them.

To try and gauge it, use this command:

"yourwebsite.com" -site:yourwebsite.com

Exactly as it appears there, copy that line, switch out URL, and paste into Google. Not 100% accurate, but can give you a general idea. You can also look for code with ahref tags and your website, etc... otherwise use Linkscape, it's been working amazing for me and my clients!

[danielkamen]

Smart David, it shows 3,250 results.  Do you think then the site has been penalized based on the given information of amount of links and moz ratings in comparison?