I post to my website first. Then AFTER the post has been indexed by GOOGLE on my website - I then post it on AR and as many other sites as I can. 

We then share it through social media. 

We make sure we are linking to the content ( backlinks). 

We do a lot of vertical SEO. 

There is no such thing as a duplicate content penalty, you can read my explanations about this in the comments to other members here. 

I do it exactly as Anita Clark does it - the website first, make sure it has been 'found' by the search engines and then here.

Unlike the common myth, if you're going to be penalized, it's not going to be on your own website (if you post it there first). So, you have no need to worry about it being considered duplicate content.

Personally, I would post to your site first, change up the article slightly (about 25% including the first paragraph) and repost to AR, and be sure to include a link in your AR article pointing back to your original article on your own site (with keywords you want the original to rank for).

John,

By posting it on AR after it has been published on yours.  We do that with our posts.  A

John, I post on my blog site first, and then I post on AR. At the bottom of my AR blog, I put, This post was originally posted at www.XXXX: Title. 

Duplicate content will kill you on SEO and Google won't recognize it. In my world, it is never a good idea to duplicate content. I write an original blog on my website because that's where I want to capture my clients. 

To boost my website, I write an introduction of sorts to my blog on Active Rain. It's sort of like a commercial but it has meat in it, it's not worthless fluff. But is certainly not the same content. Plus, when AR links to my blog, it also sends out a blog to my outside blog which is duplicate content from Active Rain but NOT from my website. The point is to make everything point to your own website. To a blog you control and directly reap the benefits from.

Plus, I will say this, sometimes my content is found on Active Rain first. But the reader always ends up on my website, LOL.

Some members are brilliant in linking AR and their personal blogs. I like how Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Real Estate Agent, Top 1% of Lyon Agents does it. Check her posts. 

post to your website first and then copy and paste it to AR....

I post on my website first and then share with social media and places were we cannot share, I cut and paste with backlinks to the original post on my website.  Seems to work well.

Change it up a bit and rework the title. It isn't hard to do then link each one to the other one.

Do both and modify the title as well as some of the content so it isn't duplicate.

I do the same as Ron and Alexandra Seigel 

Post on your website first

With great answers from Anita Clark or Katerina Gasset, I am sure you got it.... lol!

Good advice by Katerina Gasset .

Thank you for the question John DL Arendsen ! I'm trying to work on my website as well.

Excellent question!

Can't say I have anything to add to the great answers below. Posting to your blog first is key, and I would avoid duplication.

As an alternative to posting duplicate content, you could post an introductory summary of the article on AR and link to the full article on YOUR website.  This kills two birds with one stone by ecouraging the reader to visit your primary site.

I post in on AR ater I publish it on my website.  You can change the title a bit, or a few words in the content...

Just leave your AR membership active. You have over 500,000 points. You can jsut check in at AR now and then. There is an AR facebook group, but I don't know how many members are on it.

What Katerina Gasset said.

John, you have the answer from the most trusted source on AR for SEO, Katerina Gasset.

The duplicate content concept is misunderstood by many.  I post on my WP site. I use a plugin that auto-posts to my FB business page, LinkedIn and Twitter. If I have the time I will share on G+ and AR once the post or page is indexed.  When I do share on AR I aways leave a line at the bottom showing the original post with the backlink. 

Katerina Gasset nailed this one!

Post it on your site first then AR, but chane some wording in the opening paragraph

I agree with posting to your own site first then AR.  I like to write 600 words or so for my site.  Cutting this down to less for AR would alleviate some duplicate content problems.  Using different photos with changed descriptions/titles helps.

Anita Clark  and Katerina Gasset have your answer!

Post here 3 days after you post to your website. That's how I [preserve the relevance of my Podcast posts while still posting here. It's a 3 day rule with Google.

Yes, that's simple, but does take some time.

Just write something different on here and link back to your original content.  That will actually strengthen the SEO on your site (while interacting here).

I just use an RSS feed to have my AR blog show up directly into my website and keep the blogging on AR.

Good answers so far

You have received some good advice.

You are getting good advice from those more astute than me!

At times I post the full blog to my web site, and do a partial one on AR, and link to my web site.

John DL Arendsen Learned a lot here today with your question.

Post to your website first and then reference your AR posts to it.

I think so.

Others have given you good advice