Articles do work, it is a main staple of effective SEO. Read the stats i posted in this thread for a 3 month old client here
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Anyone who is worried about a few theives are worried for nothing, you can not stop it, the internet is a numbers game, play the numbers and win, or come up with reasons not to succeed. It is all about choices.
As far as dup content. you need to read this thread and read about dup content. The link to it is in the 3rd post on this page
Article Marketing and SEO. The Super Advantages of Articles
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