Google’s John Mueller was requested about whether it is okay with Google Search to have a web site with the identical title as one other web site on the web. John mentioned he couldn’t give authorized recommendation round copyright points however he mentioned with regards to Google Search and search engine optimisation, it’s wonderful.

John was requested, “By likelihood, I found that there’s a web site that has the identical title as mine, however its web site tackle is completely different, the language of its web site is completely different, and the subject of the web site is completely different. Is that this thought-about a violation of Google’s legal guidelines?”

John replied, “There are many websites which have related names (there are numerous high stage domains, so it happpens that somebody makes use of the identical “title” on a unique high stage area). That is wonderful, there is no rule in opposition to it from us. I am unable to assist with copyright or trademark (or different authorized) points, so in case you assume that is an issue, you would be greatest off checking with a lawyer.”

Yea, the difficulty can be extra round authorized points and that may fear me greater than the search engine optimisation or Google points.

And if you need your web site to return up first on your firm title and somebody extra established makes use of that title, you could be out of luck as properly.

For my part, change the title of your organization if it’s not too late.

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