Who has copied your site content?

Do you know who has copied content from your site to theirs?

I’m flattered when other web sites copy snippets of my content, as long as they provide a link back to my source page.

Charles Caleb Colton (c) http://www.quotezuki.com
Charles Caleb Colton, an English Writer from the early 1800’s, said:

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”

This sentiment is even more relevant in today’s WWW-arena.  But how many times has somebody copied your site content without you knowing?

If they provide a link-back to your source site, then you probably received the ping-back.  But what happens if they’ve “imitated” you – and not linked back to your source content?

How do you know they’ve done this?  Follow these 3 easy steps to see if there’s copies of your content out on the web:

  1. Follow this link to open the COPYSCAPE website
  2. Enter your website or blog url
  3. Peruse the results

 

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Author: Roving Jay

Jay is a project manager who swapped corporate life for a nomadic existence as a travel writer. She works with authors and entrepreneurs to help them achieve their self-publishing goals and reach their target audience through content marketing. Jay has published a series of travel guides, a travel memoir, and nonfiction books about travel writing. She housesits and volunteers around the globe with her husband, a Hollywood set painter, and she’s never more that 10 paces away from a wi-fi connection.

3 thoughts on “Who has copied your site content?

  1. Interesting point; I would have thought that unless you have some muscle to back you up there is little to be done. You could warn them but then what? You could employ legal beagles who could warn them, but then what? Best to wrap yourself in the warm cloak smugness and let it go.

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