Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit!

adventureman89 · 11-18-2009, 09:59 PM

I was going through my google alerts for my keyword, and I ran into a blog that posted the first paragraph of my article as a post, with the same title that I used.

There is no link to my site, or to the Ezine Articles like the term and conditions say in Ezine Articles.

Will this affect my article and the website I am trying to rank for a keyword in anyway?

FriendlyRob · 11-18-2009, 10:17 PM

It shouldn't have a big impact on your rankings. That happens to me all the time. I have found 12 of my articles on other sites without my link.

And just so you know, Ezinearticles will not help you. You will have to try to contact the webmaster yourself.

JMPruitt · 11-18-2009, 10:26 PM

It happens all the time. it sucks, but if it offends you, you will have to fight the webmaster.

Heuristic · 11-18-2009, 10:36 PM

Welcome to the "not-so-nice" side of internet marketing. Yeah, there are lazy, unscrupulous people that find it easier to steal another person's hard work than to show an ounce of creativity and actually write their own. As if leaving the resource box intact is going to really impact them that much

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These low-life's aren't worth bothering with, and you will waste valuable time trying to stop them - not to mention stressing yourself out over it. I have tried, believe me. Unfortunately, it is just something I have learned to accept as a cost of doing business.

Jason Stepp · 11-18-2009, 11:25 PM

I know it sucks to have this happen, but I've went through the process of trying to get the content either removed or have my link added.

In the the amount of time it took to get the problem taken care of (the probem was eventually resolved), I could have probably written 10 or so more articles.

I guess what I'm trying to say is...

Don't waste your time worrying about the thieves. Instead, invest your time into something more productive- like writing more articles.

Ethan F. · 11-18-2009, 11:31 PM

Have to agree with Jay... and this is very very common. Just keep truckin, don't let it get to you.

Alex Williams · 11-19-2009, 03:56 AM

I remember the first time it happened to me - MAN I was angry!

but it does happen every time! So just don`t worry and work on what`s bringing you the money. Who cares about those people who steal the articles?? They don`t know how to make money anyways, so let`s not spend our precious time on thinking about this.

Good luck!

dsmpublishing · 11-19-2009, 04:33 AM

Hi guys

sadly it happens to us all - ive had articles stolen a few times now and yes it is annoying but if you spent all your time chasing up on people that have ripped off your work you would never make any money online - whilst the other person would be earning from your work.

kind regards

sam
X

aboutalhah · 11-19-2009, 04:37 AM

If I was you, I'd do what Alex said. Dozens of people will steal your articles and never give back a credit.

So what? How many people copy movies and give them to their friends...

Don't waste your time with this stuff.

Franck Silvestre

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Williams

I remember the first time it happened to me - MAN I was angry!

but it does happen every time! So just don`t worry and work on what`s bringing you the money. Who cares about those people who steal the articles?? They don`t know how to make money anyways, so let`s not spend our precious time on thinking about this.

Good luck!

GeorgR. · 11-19-2009, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adventureman89

I was going through my google alerts for my keyword, and I ran into a blog that posted the first paragraph of my article as a post, with the same title that I used.

There is no link to my site, or to the Ezine Articles like the term and conditions say in Ezine Articles.

Will this affect my article and the website I am trying to rank for a keyword in anyway?

contact the blog owner, and first, politely, ask him to add a backlink to your site. Its a win-win situation since you will get a backlink...and the site owner got your content. It could be an autoblog and does NOT necessarily mean that the site owner has criminal intentions

Tell the owner if he doesn't put a link back to you in the article to remove the article, otherwise he doesn't have permission to use your article.

Anthony J Namata · 11-19-2009, 04:41 AM

I think it's best to forget the toe rags. They have no scruples, no imagination, no creative ability. They're just plain down and out thieves. They're just losers. Don't waste your time chasing after them. It is too time consuming. Just keep churning out more articles.

Andy Fletcher · 11-19-2009, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgR.

contact the blog owner, and first, politely, ask him to add a backlink to your site. Its a win-win situation since you will get a backlink...and the site owner got your content. It could be an autoblog and does NOT necessarily mean that the site owner has criminal intentions

Tell the owner if he doesn't put a link back to you in the article to remove the article, otherwise he doesn't have permission to use your article.

Otherwise what? There's no way to enforce copyright law on the Internet at this level so why waste the time on it?

I honestly don't understand people who invest so much time into an ultimately fruitless endeavour. Just spend the time doing something productive that will add to your bottom line.

Cheers,

Andy

rosetrees · 11-19-2009, 04:50 AM

Leave a comment on the blog saying it's your article and include all the necessary links to/from EZA.

I'm one of the people that does believe in fighting this - if we do nothing then the low lifes just think it is ok to nick stuff and not credit it. A while back I tried to contact a web owner about an entire article that was being used without the links. I finally contacted their web host, who took down the offending site until the site owner removed the article. She "claimed" it had been put there by an outsourcer.

kevinfar · 11-19-2009, 05:53 AM

I guess it's always better to focus on the positive side of things rather than waste negative energy trying to chase someone (or many people) who stole your articles.

Always focus your energy on good stuff, and not the other way around.

11-18-2009, 09:59 PM	#1
adventureman89 Banned War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii Posts: 148 Thanks: 73 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit! I was going through my google alerts for my keyword, and I ran into a blog that posted the first paragraph of my article as a post, with the same title that I used. There is no link to my site, or to the Ezine Articles like the term and conditions say in Ezine Articles. Will this affect my article and the website I am trying to rank for a keyword in anyway?

11-18-2009, 10:17 PM	#2
FriendlyRob Robert Deveau War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Woodstock, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 426 Thanks: 52 Thanked 54 Times in 44 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit! It shouldn't have a big impact on your rankings. That happens to me all the time. I have found 12 of my articles on other sites without my link. And just so you know, Ezinearticles will not help you. You will have to try to contact the webmaster yourself.
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11-18-2009, 10:36 PM	#4
Heuristic HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 331 Thanks: 73 Thanked 53 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit! Welcome to the "not-so-nice" side of internet marketing. Yeah, there are lazy, unscrupulous people that find it easier to steal another person's hard work than to show an ounce of creativity and actually write their own. As if leaving the resource box intact is going to really impact them that much . These low-life's aren't worth bothering with, and you will waste valuable time trying to stop them - not to mention stressing yourself out over it. I have tried, believe me. Unfortunately, it is just something I have learned to accept as a cost of doing business.
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11-18-2009, 11:25 PM	#5
Jason Stepp HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Posts: 188 Thanks: 71 Thanked 81 Times in 40 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit! I know it sucks to have this happen, but I've went through the process of trying to get the content either removed or have my link added. In the the amount of time it took to get the problem taken care of (the probem was eventually resolved), I could have probably written 10 or so more articles. I guess what I'm trying to say is... Don't waste your time worrying about the thieves. Instead, invest your time into something more productive- like writing more articles.
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Ethan F. The "Movie Voice" Dude Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 137 Thanks: 6 Thanked 29 Times in 19 Posts Contact Info	Re: Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit! Have to agree with Jay... and this is very very common. Just keep truckin, don't let it get to you.

11-19-2009, 03:56 AM	#7
Alex Williams HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 275 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 14 Thanked 27 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit! I remember the first time it happened to me - MAN I was angry! but it does happen every time! So just don`t worry and work on what`s bringing you the money. Who cares about those people who steal the articles?? They don`t know how to make money anyways, so let`s not spend our precious time on thinking about this. Good luck!
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11-19-2009, 04:33 AM	#8
dsmpublishing Banned War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,738 Blog Entries: 209 Thanks: 104 Thanked 228 Times in 161 Posts Social Networking	Re: Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit! Hi guys sadly it happens to us all - ive had articles stolen a few times now and yes it is annoying but if you spent all your time chasing up on people that have ripped off your work you would never make any money online - whilst the other person would be earning from your work. kind regards sam X

11-19-2009, 04:41 AM	#11
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11-19-2009, 05:53 AM	#14
kevinfar Kevin Farrugia War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 281 Thanks: 4 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts Contact Info	Re: Someone Stole My Ezine Article Without Giving Me Credit! I guess it's always better to focus on the positive side of things rather than waste negative energy trying to chase someone (or many people) who stole your articles. Always focus your energy on good stuff, and not the other way around.