People find it hard to write original content, reasonably when tons of duplicate content is making rounds on the internet.
As a content marketer belonging to any niche, plagiarism-free content is the first milestone you must achieve to rank yourself on search engines. Other techniques lie in SEO.
It is important to know the dynamics of search engines especially if you are starting as a content writer.
Matt Cutts, Google’s spam search head, says that 25-30% of the content on the internet is duplicate.
It means that one-quarter of websites are posting copy/paste content and such plagiarized content can be anything. Some text you copied for your blog, your products description, and many more.
However, it is important to note that Google does not penalize duplicate content but that does not mean it encourages it. Plagiarized content can harm your website’s SEO in many ways.
Nevertheless, writing unique content is not that easy if you are to compete with others. Because time management is the issue. Writing well-researched, detailed, and SEO-friendly content takes time.
What will you do when your competitor is posting content regularly and you are still writing it just to make it unique. He will get an upper hand and will surpass you in this game.
So, what’s the solution?
I have 5 secrets for you that will make your content unique, but you first have to know “paraphrasing.”
Paraphrasing is rewriting someone’s text in your words to avoid plagiarism and to maintain an original idea. The tool used for this purpose is called an online paraphrasing tool or sometimes an article rewriter.
How to Do Manual Paraphrasing?
You can reword your content by yourself, but it needs much effort. However, if you are an expert in it then surely go for it.
Let me first tell you the exact way of rephrasing your sentences manually.
- Understand the passage thoroughly many times until you get the crux of the text you are going to rewrite.
- Underline the important points and check if they complete the main idea, if not then again read as you might have missed any important line.
- Check the main points and try to write them in your own words but make sure that your words are easily understandable.
- Your new content should not borrow any line from the original text.
5 Secrets to Plagiarism-free Content
As you have understood the concept of paraphrasing, let’s move towards the 5 secrets that you can adopt to create plagiarism-free content.
These secrets are easily applicable to your text.
1. Use online tools
There are numerous online rewriting tools available on the internet that helps to make the content different.
Sometimes, a person may have no time to think and generate unique content. Here the rewriting tools can be quite beneficial for him.
These AI-based tools go to the depth of the content and make the best possible changes that can make the content unique from the others.
If a person finds the content doubtful, he can check it from online plagiarism checkers. These tools help to take out the copied content.
So, the text that remained the same in the new content can easily be pointed out, and the person can change it easily.
So, using a sentence rephraser is the best option for the writers to save time and compete hard with the competitors.
2. Increase your reading
Grab content from multiple sources and try to understand their tones. Each piece of text is written in a peculiar tone. Understand the setting and try to copy the expression. Read multiple articles on a single topic and create your expression by copying all of them. Remember, your expression will do 50% of your work.
A self-developed writing style takes time but once you have developed it, you can write anything without plagiarism. After getting help from several resources, do paraphrasing by writing the gathered text in your way.
There are also several books available that teach you how to develop your writing style. If you are interested in long-term benefits, then you can consult them.
3. Change sentences along with words
Most people only change words and ignore sentences while paraphrasing. In this way, the whole cause of paraphrasing is destroyed. Moreover, every word has a host of meanings. But not every synonym is used for every sentence.
The science behind it is that each word creates its effect. If you change the words only, the original meanings will change. So, it’s better to change sentences along with the words so that you can get a holistic overview of your sentences. For this purpose, you can use a paraphrasing tool. You can get different ideas while using.
4. Quote borrowed sentences
While researching, you may come to a point or a line that you want to copy exactly as it is written. At this point don’t haste. Try to rewrite it in your own words. If it’s not possible or you think that this is the best possible way to write an exact line, then copy it but in inverted commas and cite the source.
It has two benefits for you. First, by giving citations you acknowledge the credibility of your source. Second, it shows that you have thoroughly researched the topic and your content is reliable. Citations have different standards and are often used in academic writing.
Each citation has its way of writing. Some common formatting styles are APA, Chicago manual, Harvard, and many more.
5. Use grammar checkers
A well-paraphrased content is simple, understandable, and grammatically correct. Paraphrasing is not about changing active voice to passive one rather it is a test of your writing as well as comprehension skills. While paraphrasing, try to use a dictionary and fetch simple but meaningful words.
Moreover, use a grammar checker to see any grammatical mistakes because you rewrite sentences you may cause typos and errors. For that matter, an online paraphrasing tool (even free ones like Quillbot AI) can help you because it contains a built-in grammar checker.
Final Words
In content writing, no one expects you to be Shakespeare or Mark Twain. You may find it difficult to conceive a novel idea, but you should not despair anymore, as the mentioned tips are not less than a secret for plagiarism-free content.
