> Good advice. Realistically however, neither my wife nor I have the
> time or energy to chase down all the offenders. It's too bad there
> wasn't something in place ages ago that would account for "original"
> content since that seems to be a driving force in search engines. Oh
> well.

> I really do appreciate all the feedback. Thank you again.

> Jeff

> On Feb 20, 11:34 am, RainboRick wrote:

> > You can do several other things.  You should first contact the
> > webmaster of the offending site and demand that he stop stealing your
> > content.  Many times this is ignored, but many times a simple warning
> > that the thief has been spotted is enough to send him scurrying back
> > into his rathole.  If the thief ignores you, contact his hosting
> > service - tell them that there's a copyright infringement on their
> > service and demand that it be removed.  If the company is in a country
> > where these laws might actually be enforced, there's a good chance
> > that they will demand that the webmaster remove the material and
> > threaten him with being shut down.  Finally, you can file a DMCA
> > report with Google and if they are convinced that you are the
> > copyright holder, they will act to remove the copied material from the
> > index.  This is all a lot of work that will not have an immediate
> > effect, but should eventually get some results.  But you have to start
> > with contacting the webmaster.  Good luck!

> > On Feb 20, 7:21 am, jeff absher wrote:

> > > Thanks Admin Aaron,

> > > I do credit the author in each article with a url, but they just
> > > delete that.

> > > Maybe your suggestion regarding a sitemap might help. I use Google
> > > tools but have yet to submit one. With 100,000 pages or so I haven't
> > > figured out exactly how yet. Many are generated from our database of
> > > facilities and stuff. If I leave them off, will Google ignore anything
> > > not in the site map?

> > > I will continue to look into that.

> > > Thanks, Jeff

> > > On Feb 20, 8:49 am, Admin Aaron wrote:

> > > > Looks like Google knows you originated the article here:

> > > >http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=What+Does+Assisted+Living+Really...

> > > > There is nothing you can do but you could try putting a footer credit
> > > > in articles that have a link back to your main site, a lot of scrapers
> > > > use automated tools so the link will appear.

> > > > Google most likely looks at time/date stuff so it is good to also have
> > > > a sitemap and use Google Webmaster Tools.

> > > >http://www.google.com/webmasters/

> > > > Anything you can do to notify Google right after you post future
> > > > content helps, think of it as ID'ing what is yours...

> > > > On Feb 20, 8:21 am, jeff absher wrote:

> > > > > Our site provides a great deal of original content since 1999 written
> > > > > mostly by my wife who is a RN. Gobs of pages and articles all about
> > > > > elder care.

> > > > > example article:http://www.carepathways.com/cto9.cfm

> > > > > When asked for permission to republish or quote us by legitimate
> > > > > sources such as The Washington Post, Forbes Magazine, NY Times, etc...
> > > > > we have done so and the appropriate credit was given.

> > > > > We have never really checked to see if people were stealing this
> > > > > content for their own gain but after reading a post here and doing
> > > > > some quick research I found several. We always assumed that since our
> > > > > pages where published long before anyone else, the proper credit would
> > > > > be given by Google.

> > > > > People just copy/paste, make a few small changes, then re-publish the
> > > > > article as their own. Not even a credit. (example repoduced article:http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/tbh_excerpts/cost_of_assisted_livi...)

> > > > > BTW: They are really not a direct competitor since we are national and
> > > > > they are in Texas, but when they gain a PR of 5 (matching us!), it
> > > > > just pisses you off, ya know. Who else has gained from our hard work?

> > > > > What is the best process for having these removed?
> > > > > Does this hurt our rating?
> > > > > Can you "date" your pages so SEs have a date to go by?
> > > > > What is the best way to find copied content?

> > > > > Our rating dropped from a 6 to a 5 over the past few months and our
> > > > > business has suffered. I wonder if this could be one reason why.

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