Bad Side of Online Marketing
Published on May 23, 2020
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I haven't written here in a while. It doesn't mean I wasn't working on my site. In fact, I have several projects running, with few being focused on the domestic market as I noticed a substantial increase in traffic from there.
But a few days ago, I run into a bad side of online marketing. I noticed someone stole content from my website, ENTIRE website. At first, I couldn't believe it, and I was actually searching for a difference on his site, trying to make a logical explanation. But, there weren't any.
I decided to take proofs of everything, saved it on my computer and mailed the person saying that the content he has on his website is mine which was published before his and that I request from him to remove it, and if he wouldn't I would be forced to tell Google about it.
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The person refused to remove the content and tell me I can file a complaint to Google if I want. Here is the trick: Google only supports each page's complaints individually, and I have over 30 pages. I would need a detailed report of each page sent to Google about it.
So I decided to contact his hosting provider and explain to them my situation. I am currently waiting for there reply to me.
Another option that I am considering is to contact DMCA and pay them to take over. The cost is not cheap ($199 for the service, which is not cheap for my standard), but I think it would be the easiest way to deal with it.
Does anyone have experience with it or tell me what to do, maybe better?
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