How do you rank for UGC?

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

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  Erik van Heumen: It depends on the niche if the website needs fresh content or not. If you see other websites rank well without fresh content, this could be an indication that this is a niche were it`s possible. Especially when the other websites don`t have much authority.
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  Erik van Heumen: think those websites won`t have much impact if it`s the idea to pass link juice to her own website. The weight loss niche is pretty tough and you`ll have to put a lot of effort in your websites to rank well, so maybe it`s better to put all the effort in her own website.
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  Justin Y: I agree with +Owen E Richason IV about the age. A lot of sites with very little content that rank well have a long life or content that might be evergreen. It can be difficult to rank but it`s not impossible. I`d mimic the competitors efforts and go after the same sources for relevant backlinks. I would also think of ways to generate more traffic like email campaigns, social influence, infographics etc. Those are my thoughts and I`ve achieved this in the past, it took me about a month and half to do it.