How do you give credit to where it's due.

Eric Johnson · 05-18-2009, 11:58 AM

Hi guys,

I put together a resource of links for people that I'm going to be giving away.

I got this by going to some major sites, taking their lists and compiling all of them into categories.

I kept the link descriptions mostly the same as the original site though.

Question is, how do I properly give them credit in the document.

Is it enough to say something like... links originally obtained from (website name/link) or something like that?

I want to do things right so I'm wondering.

Thanks for the help.

Eric Johnson · 05-20-2009, 01:23 PM

Can someone give me some input on this...thanks

JRG · 05-20-2009, 01:25 PM

You could ask them if you can use the info and if so what they expect in return. But generally I would think that mentioning where you got the list and then linking to them may be sufficient. Hope that helps ;-)

janhindrik · 05-20-2009, 01:29 PM

Asking the webmasters might help?

Are you not worried about "duplicate content"? Google will know you have copied the text. link descriptions are also content so why don't provide your own? it will pay in the long run.

JRG · 05-20-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by janhindrik

Asking the webmasters might help?

Are you not worried about "duplicate content"? Google will know you have copied the text. link descriptions are also content so why don't provide your own? it will pay in the long run.

It looks like it will be a pdf file, so duplicate content wouldn't matter. I think he's just trying to share the info with it.

05-18-2009, 11:58 AM	#1
Eric Johnson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In Your Head Posts: 370 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	How do you give credit to where it's due. Hi guys, I put together a resource of links for people that I'm going to be giving away. I got this by going to some major sites, taking their lists and compiling all of them into categories. I kept the link descriptions mostly the same as the original site though. Question is, how do I properly give them credit in the document. Is it enough to say something like... links originally obtained from (website name/link) or something like that? I want to do things right so I'm wondering. Thanks for the help.

05-20-2009, 01:23 PM	#2
Eric Johnson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In Your Head Posts: 370 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: How do you give credit to where it's due. Can someone give me some input on this...thanks

05-20-2009, 01:25 PM	#3
JRG Who me? War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 147 Thanks: 79 Thanked 76 Times in 30 Posts	Re: How do you give credit to where it's due. You could ask them if you can use the info and if so what they expect in return. But generally I would think that mentioning where you got the list and then linking to them may be sufficient. Hope that helps ;-)

05-20-2009, 01:29 PM	#4
janhindrik Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 51 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: How do you give credit to where it's due. Asking the webmasters might help? Are you not worried about "duplicate content"? Google will know you have copied the text. link descriptions are also content so why don't provide your own? it will pay in the long run.