Google SEO - Duplicate Content ( Remeber Most Important to Improve Your Site)

It's great having your pages in Google, but what happens when you find copies of your pages... either indexed from your site or -- with or without your permission -- on other sites?  This is known as duplicate content, and we know that most of the time it's unintentional;  your editorial, for example, ends up getting indexed on one of your site's Topics pages, then on your monthly archives page... and perhaps then even on a syndicated partner's page.  In cases like this, there are steps you can take to help Google determine which is the best copy to show in search results.   With duplicate content on your own site, your best bet is to minimize the duplication in the first place; use 301 redirects to forward visitors to a preferred page, consistently link to this preferred version, and list it in place of other versions in your XML sitemap.  If you're syndicating your content, you may wish to ask your partners to include a link on each of their pages back to the original source on your domain.  And lastly, if you find someone copying your site and  you want it removed from Google’s search results, you can file a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice, otherwise known as a “DMCA” takedown request.  For additional tips, check out the Webmaster Central blog post referenced here.