Plagiarism And Your Website

Recently while searching links related to my own Website, I came across a strange but familiar URL. It was the URL of my website, except it had a dash (-) after the word job, and in front of the word site. I do these Google searches from time to time by simply entering my website name minus the www., and so forth. This gives me a reasonably accurate measurement of who is linking back to me, and the Sites I get my traffic from.

After clicking on this link my brain went numb. Some total Jerk had apparently copied my whole Site, except for most of my adsense, and top header Logo. All my pages where there, from just over 2 months ago, when the culprit put his foul deed into action. The discovery of this was more than a shock, and a bitter realization that nothing is sacred and completely vulnerable to anyone with an Internet connection!

To the time of this writing, I have always heard of Web content and articles being copied. But never a whole Website!

Foul balls lurk everywhere, and it is up to the Site owner to make sure their copyrights are safe. I never thought this happen to me, it is kind of like winning the lottery, or maybe not, as I do have a popular Website with good rankings. Being preyed upon is very upsetting indeed. Also the ruling and repercussion aspect of nailing these headaches is very vague. So what did I do about it?

I first did a whois check of the URL to find out exactly who or what was behind this morbid injustice.

Wois Domain Lookup

After finding out who or what owned the Site, (and probably a fake name, and no proper contact except in Chinese) I tried to contact the hosting company by email. I got sick of waiting so I went in by phone. This action produced results. I am not going to name the hosting company, as I am sure this happens to many of them, but after a short conversation with one of their representatives, the culprit’s account was suspended! At least for now I feel a bit resolved.

The Web host I dealt with told me that this has happened before, (obviously,) but I do wish Web hosting companies would take better measures in their approach to Plagiarism. It is within their terms of service to suspend accounts related to Spam, or this type of conduct, but no one will know unless it is reported. This means that this is up to you, the Website Publisher, to discover the atrocities laid out in your pathway to success. I have better things to do with my time than chase after Idiot’s.

It is hard enough these days to keep everything in check, including the home business update, and your Website is something that you hopefully take pride in. It is time consuming, and a lot of work to create original and thoughtful content, but every bit worthwhile. If you are an original content Website owner with concerns about Plagiarism, here is a handy tool I now discovered, that will help eliminate the thieves!

Fight Back Against Plagiarism

Is The Rich Jerk Just A Jerk?

Well I do not really know where to start with this home business update; Rich jerk, Jackass, or take an unbiased approach. Kelly Felix, AKA Rich Jerk, is still at it. Here is an interesting thread that dates back over a year, and is still seems to be going. The interesting thing is that it has gained Search results on the first page of Google for the keywords “rich jerk.”

Check it out at the digital point forums. If you read carefully, it will give you a few indicators as to why things happen. It should also give you a heads up as to your legal responsibilities as to infringement, or copyright.

This is also something you should be looking into if you are spending any time doing anything related to search engine optimization. If you are running out of techniques related to such, or just plain out of options, this thread can offer anyone with time to read, a bit of understanding of just what they are up against in the online world. Many people have built home business Empires of the Internet, and if you are one of the fortunate ones who are able to read between the lines, maybe you can too!

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The Rich Jerk Really Suck? Find Out Here...

Home Based Solitude

Working from home on the computer has many advantages over the daily commute to the office, or other. And unless you have been living in the past, this for many of you is not new information. What is new in regards to home business is the way in which the ease of evolution has made it more convenient and vastly easier to start an online business.

I was very perplexed to read the other day about a person who did not enjoy the work at home atmosphere. She said that she enjoyed all the benefits associated with working at home, but missed the social aspect of interacting with friends from the office. No appreciation for something that most everyone want, home based solitude away from the rat race... Is she one of those weird people?

Practically any party you may attend will usually get to the topic of work, or what you do to survive, or how you make your money. And quite often the conversation will turn negative when co-workers are mentioned, or put into the picture. I can surely attest to this as it happens quite frequently, and I myself am no stranger to the horrible trade of bad mouthing co-workers. Past tense of course, because I am now able to work at home, be my own Boss, and function accordingly.

Working with others sucks, because most people usually do not have the option of whom they get to work with. But if you are fortunate enough to like the person you work with, you are very lucky indeed. Either that, or you are one of those people that piss-off the other person you work with, rightly so. I love my home-based solitude, and hope it never ends.