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Did Someone Else Write Your Copy? Check This!

Twice in the last week I’ve heard from two people who have been cited for plagiarizing copy from other Web sites. Both seemed sincerely mortified and apologetic that it had occurred, and both told me that their copy had been created by a 3rd party.

Of course, now we know that it wasn’t created by a 3rd party, but rather stolen by a 3rd party. I feel sorry for these small business owners because I believe they didn’t know they were using copyrighted material. However, it’s kind of like when the baggage claim people ask you if you’re carrying a bag for anyone you don’t know.

If you have hired someone to write your copy for you, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to head over to Copyscape and plug in your home page or other pages on your site…this should show you if the content was actually original or plagiarized. With free tools like this available, you’ll never have to worry if your content was created…or swiped.

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  • Bill

    In addition to checking at Copyscape, it's probably worth doing a search on Google as well. Pick a unique phrase in the written material and then put that phrase in quotation marks and search for it on Google.

  • Bill

    In addition to checking at Copyscape, it's probably worth doing a search on Google as well. Pick a unique phrase in the written material and then put that phrase in quotation marks and search for it on Google.

  • http://designsbycalvin.com/blog Calvin Gilbert

    Another good place to check is wikipedia. Many journalists have been fired for plagiarizing from there.

  • http://designsbycalvin.com/blog Calvin Gilbert

    Another good place to check is wikipedia. Many journalists have been fired for plagiarizing from there.

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