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EGOL - thanks so much for this answer. You have really explained this well and put my mind at rest! I will check out the wiki article.

Thanks again.

Hi everyone,

Just a quick question about using info/statistics from other sources in my articles.

If I use a quote/piece of info from another online article do I just say where it's from and link to it? Is this acceptable or do you have to get permission? I find the whole permissions thing quite confusing! I know that outbound links are good for SEO so just wanted to check this.

Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I am writing weekly articles for a website. At times, I am referring to data/statistics from other articles/studies.

My question is - how do you include links/references to this material? For example, I notice that some articles cite their sources at the end/bottom. But - some include outbound links to the original source throughout the main content of the article- so that when you click on the link it takes you to the correct web page.

So far, I am including a 'Sources' section at the end of my article that includes title, author, date. I am doing this to stop people clicking off my article to check out the link!

Do I need a specific sources section if I cite my source as I go along? For example, 'In their 2017 study of life insurance, the Association of British Insurers found that 70% of Brits are without life insurance'. (made up statistic!

Different web writers seem to do different things and it's a little confusing!!

Sorry if this is rather long  -winded! Any help with this would be much appreciated.

Thanks guys,

Clare

Thanks for the answers! This is a tricky one - I think trial and error is key here .

Hi everyone,

I have another (very basic) question! It's about the use of keywords throughout articles - is it worthwhile putting keywords and associated phrases in bold and italic and also underlining them at various points throughout my website articles? I have read that this helps google to know what the article is about.

Any comments would be much appreciated!

Thanks for the answers! This is a tricky one - I think trial and error is key here .