You have worked hard on your website and have wrote your content. Content that is in your own words and is your own work. What happens if your content has been stolen? It is possible for this to happen because it happens a lot on the Internet, unfortunately. Some people are too lazy to write their own content and decide to take someone Else's work.
This is called plagiarism and it is illegal. Sadly, it happens a lot on the Internet. However, there are things you can do to protect yourself from someone plagiarizing your content.
Copyright Logo
One thing you will need to do to ensure someone doesn't steal your content is to place a copyright logo on your website or article. This will let others know your work is being protected against plagiarism and they will think twice about stealing your content to make it their own.
Plagiarism Detection Services
There are plagiarism detection services online that will monitor your website content for a small monthly fee. You can find these services online by doing a search using your favorite search engine.
Report It Stolen
If you find your work has been stolen by someone and they have plagiarized your content you can go a step further and report them. First, report them to Google. Google will take the content off of the search engines and any ads associated with it that are used to make money. You can also report it to the thieves website hosting service. They will take the content down and will shut the website down also. You will also need to constantly monitor your content to ensure nothing has been taken.
Contact the Thief
If you find your content on someone's website, find the contact us button and contact them. Politely let them know the content does not belong to them. Warn them that if they do not take it down they can be prosecuted and their website will be shut down. Let them know you will report them to Google and their hosting service if they do not take your content down. If they ignore you and don't take the content down, report them right away.
Run a WhoIs Check
You can also run a WhoIs check and find out their contact information in case there is no way to contact them on their website. The WhoIs check will provide their phone number, email address and possibly their name. You can then contact them through email or even take a bolder step and call them. Maybe calling them will ensure they take the content down because you can politely let them know they are stealing and they can get into a lot of trouble for this.
Publicize Them
If contacting them and asking them to take your content down doesn't work, out them on your blog. Create a blog post that lets everyone know your content is being stolen. Post it on Facebook and Twitter as well. Doing this might embarrass them enough to take your content down from their website.
Plagiarism Detector
To take steps to ensure your work isn't being stolen, use a free plagiarism detector. One great website that is free to use is Plagtracker.com You can use this website to make sure your work is unique and no one has taken it. If you find your work has been taken once you use this free plagiarism detector, take the necessary steps to get your content back safe and sound on your own website instead of someone Else's website. Use this website often to ensure your content is safe.
Writing content is a time consuming task that one can be proud of when completed. It is very frustrating to find your article or content on another persons website that has not asked for permission to publish. Applying the above strategies can help stop plagiarism and recover your content.
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