2,817,727
I'm not an expert here, but yes, if it's the same, it's duplicate content. Now that probably won't really hurt you if it's in 2 or 3 places and it's content you own. But, google will only index it once and show it on the search results once, so it won't really help you. Google will choose which it indexes and that may or may not be your preference.
for that reason, always put the original content on the site you prefer first and make sure that google indexes it. That will help, but will not guarantee that it showing that site.
then, as others have mentioned, the idea is not to copy and paste, but rather to edit and make different.
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Gabe Sanders
Stuart, FL
1,664,136
No expert but I thought it was seen as duplication??? It will be interesting to see what the brains say about this.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque, NM
4,800,132
I'm not an expert, but I believe Debbie is absolutely correct with her answer.
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
1,728,156
Yes, it will actually hurt your site in the rankings.
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque, NM
3,071,489