Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 
5th July 2017, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
Finally, a bit of solid advice amongst the macho bluster. Thank you.
The trick, whether this is the OP or a "friend" is proof of culpability. That's why many of us couched out advice to settle...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
5th July 2017, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 RE: Image Copyright Court Letter
I am not a girl, and he should not need anyone to help him with obvious extortion attempt.
But if he does, Electronic Frontier Foundation offers free legal advice and there are millions of lawyers...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
5th July 2017, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
Before giving anyone a dime, you need to obtain proof that the people demanding payment actually own the copyright to the image.
If they are not willing or cannot provide proof, then I would wait...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th June 2017, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
Hey don't feel to bad Paco. What's done is done.
We all make mistakes but hopefully we learn from them.
I made mistakes myself.
Once I copied a clip from the 2012 movie Battleship.
It was...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 RE: Image Copyright Court Letter
I've been working on a webhosting company for 8 years. Our job is almost everything, from technical support to billing to legal cases.
We received tons of cases regarding copyright infringement to...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
Vex Vane has one of the best advice in this whole thread, and there's nothing more to add, really!!!
Those who are saying to pay or to reply to the extortion are just scared shitless, they have no...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 RE: Image Copyright Court Letter
Have you considered just buying that image from wherever its sold?
If its stock, it is around $5. Perhaps less depending on image size you want.
I still feel that best thing to do is just...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 RE: Image Copyright Court Letter
I think it is ridiculous how many people here actually seriously believe in bending over, folding and paying. No wonder so many are dirt poor.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 RE: Image Copyright Court Letter
Why are you so hostile?
Any decent lawyer will tell you, privately, that best course of action is to simply IGNORE most nonsense requests. It is what every single large company does. Ever try to...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
This is bad advice from someone who is not a lawyer. He clearly doesn't know what he is talking about, so please don't take his advice. My best advice is to reply to the letter and try to negotiate...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 08:35 AM
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
Hope these articles can help you:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/copyright/the-internet-filesharing-and-copyright/what-to-do-if-you-re-accused-of-copyright-infringement/
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th June 2017, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 RE: Image Copyright Court Letter
Sure he did, I don't deny that.
But if you aren't explicitly making money off someone else's IP, merely featuring it as a background on a website is not going to cause a judge to rule for the 900...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 RE: Image Copyright Court Letter
Did you actually receive COURT notice or just nonsense spam from some ambulance chaser lawyer?
If its just typical threatening email from bottom feeders, I'd ignore it entirely, but replace image....
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 RE: Image Copyright Court Letter
It really depends on what kind of image it is and the presentation of that image.
Calling your selfies "art" for example will not get you very far in court, and nor would any competent judge...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 12:42 PM
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
Yep. I had a similar situation on a site I built 10 years ago for someone. Hired someone to do some graphic design. Could no longer find them to prove they legally obtained the rights to the image. ...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
I would ask for proof of the copyright and then offer a cheap settlement and move on.
You don't really have a legal basis to stand on. You used the image. Your friend is liable for what appears on...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
It doesn't matter what we think. It only matters what the copyright holder thinks (in terms of negotiations prior to case filing). I don't say this to be flippant. It's simply the case.
I...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
If it were me, I wouldn't give anyone a dime ... just yet.
Offering to settle, if and when the accuser proves he has a valid claim, may come down the road ... but it's not time to give in until...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
Paco, geographical location has nothing to do with it. If there is a valid copyright, you admit you violated it. Why doesn't matter.
You said the letter came from a court. Has a suit already been...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
Paco, it depends on whether the copyright owner wants to play hardball. First, discuss the matter with your friend who owns the site - if you haven't already. Ultimately, he'll be the one where the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th June 2017, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,361 Re: Image Copyright Court Letter
If you're going to continue in the site-creation business, you need to familiarize yourself with copyright laws before you go any further. Simply resizing an image doesn't give you the right to use...
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Forum: Website Design
10th May 2017, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 253  Re: Please review my site - Many Thanks
Overall I think it looks good.
Perhaps more customer testimonials if you have them. Also when you ask :send us a message" perhaps add "ask for a free estimate on your tree work".
This call to...
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Forum: Website Design
10th May 2017, 12:48 PM
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Forum: Website Design
9th May 2017, 04:07 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 253 Re: Please review my site - Many Thanks
I see you are using Divi. You need to search in the support area for the solution to a problem you have: Some of the icons come across as numbers or letters in firefox.
For example, there should...
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Forum: Website Design
9th May 2017, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 253 RE: Please review my site - Many Thanks
It looks really beautiful.
Can I make two suggestions?
- Put a dark rectangle behind header text, so that is easier to read.
- Put a sentence in header that will call for immediate action (like:...
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Forum: Website Design
8th May 2017, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 253 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
7th February 2017, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
6th February 2017, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 149 Re: Amazon Application No Content ?
From my experience, they don't review your blog until you make your first sale. However, I would just go ahead and make a good website first anyway
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Forum: Website Design
28th October 2016, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 303 Re: Please review my 3rd site
I'd say add some sale points in form of bullets, these bullets can be your FABS (features advantages and benefits) people scan content in vertical form. I think you have a lot of paragraphs and...
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Forum: Website Design
18th October 2016, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 199 Re: Wordpress Theme Local Business
Paco,
You have nearly unlimited choices as there are thousands of business themes built for the WordPress platform. WP is very versatile and you can do what you suggested with almost any theme;...
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Forum: Website Design
16th October 2016, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 303 Re: Please review my 3rd site
Overall the site looks cool. Simple to navigate and color is just nice in my opinion. good job.
As I browse through the website, I think there is room for improvement in terms of the look at feel....
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Forum: Website Design
12th October 2016, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 303 Re: Please review my 3rd site
Looks really great! I like the design of your website a lot, honestly. I am creating a similar website for my own ends currently, and I am using a website builder (http://www.webstarts.com) for it....
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Forum: Website Design
11th October 2016, 07:57 PM
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
11th October 2016, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 395 Re: Starting a Seo Business
What would an audit do?
Tell them that they're missing a tag? that their site is slower than 0.7 seconds?
Like Mike said, they won't understand even if they bothered to read everything.
And,...
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Forum: Website Design
11th October 2016, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 303 RE: Please review my 3rd site
Fully agree with Dennise & Arjun on the points raised by them. I would like to add that such client websites look more like a brochure of the business than a real website. In my opinion, if your...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
11th October 2016, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 395 Re: Starting a Seo Business
Terrible idea. Do not go around offering audits for free. To do them right takes a good amount of time, and you are just handing them something they won't really understand anyhow 99% of the time.
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Forum: Website Design
11th October 2016, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 303 RE: Please review my 3rd site
Hi,
To be honest the site needs to have some improvements and arrangements in terms of the content placements. There are certain key points which i feel you need to have a look at.
1. Would...
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Forum: Website Design
11th October 2016, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 303 Re: Please review my 3rd site
The whole website looks clean and the layout is organized. The colors are ok as well, I just noticed that you don't have an accent color. I mean, orange looks good on the whole website but I suggest...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
11th October 2016, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 395 Re: Starting a Seo Business
It seems that you are well experienced in local targeting and usually SEO Audit is one of the free service that you can offer for their site business so that you can determine the right SEO in which...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
11th October 2016, 02:01 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 395 Re: Starting a Seo Business
Read a story here in the WF of a guy who just went in and told business owners how to do it. There response...
"Can I just hire you to do it?"
Beautiful
Rick
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
10th October 2016, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 395 Re: Starting a Seo Business
Use local guy's price as a guide for the start. To make your offer more attractive to business owners, you can reduce your price slightly but stress on the point what's more you can include in your...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
10th October 2016, 07:43 PM
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
10th October 2016, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 395 Re: Starting a Seo Business
Well, if you have the skills to provide the service, the service is in demand, and you want to provide the service, then I don't see any reason why you shouldn't.
Personally, I don't believe in a...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
10th October 2016, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 395 Re: Starting a Seo Business
start with the local guy's price.
go and meet with companies that could use your business.
explain what they dont have and how you can get it for them
show them your success (portfolio)
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