My daughter-in-law purchased a domain for her business and I wanted to help her out with her website. I do understand that we can only host our own domains here at WA. I'm just
Hi Kathy,
Yes, you can purchase the domain under your name and host here as it would be your domain and website per say.
I would suggest though for you to get her to become a wealthy affiliate through your affiliate link. This way, you can help her transfer her own domain and set up her website and also, she can learn in her own time how to run a success business for herself online through Wealthy Affiliate.
When she discovers the importance of having such an incredible resource at her fingertips being with Wealthy Affiliate, she will opt to go Premium. I know it's not about money with you in this instance Kathy, but you will get the commission from her upgrade plus you will be able to help her grow directly through Wealthy Affiliate.
Happy New Year Kathy, hope you're doing well :)
Everisingsun
Thank you!! Very SOUND advice. Her business is service oriented and a thing she is passionate about. I doubt that she wants to put work into building websites as that is not her end game. She just wants a good looking website. Not that I couldn't talk with her about how this could turn into something so much better. I'm just not sure that's what she cares about presently. I was just trying to be a nice mom-in-law and help her out at little. Thank you for replying. Your advice was great and practical and true. I appreciate it!
You don't have to have your site hosted to be a member here. I started my site just before finding WA, so I'm here for the lessons and help of the community.
I'm sorry. I think maybe you misunderstood my question. I am a member here at WA. I want to host a website for a domain my daughter-in-law owns for her business so I can help her with the website. The way I understand it, I can only host a domain that I own here at WA. My daughter-in-law owns the domain. I'm just trying to find someone who can answer how I may be able to help her since I'm a WA member or if I wouldn't be able to help her with her website because she owns the domain.
When you say help her with her website, what are you going to do for her? Build it? Once it's transferred here under your account, how will she access it? I'm not sure you're allowed to share one WA account.
You can surely transfer her site to WA but you need to think long term. Who will build and maintain her account after you've helped her?
It would be a better solution if she had her own WA account and transfer her site here (or not), and learn how to build it herself. In the long run, unless you're the one doing everything for her website, then she should get her own account here.
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Is there a way to help someone with a website who isn't wa?
My daughter-in-law purchased a domain for her business and I wanted to help her out with her website. I do understand that we can only host our own domains here at WA. I'm just
Some members host client websites here. As long as you have less than the maximum sites it should be OK. You can send a private message to Kyle if you want but it usually takes a few days for him to respond. He answers all his own messages and he's very busy.
Hi Kathy,
Yes, you can purchase the domain under your name and host here as it would be your domain and website per say.
I would suggest though for you to get her to become a wealthy affiliate through your affiliate link. This way, you can help her transfer her own domain and set up her website and also, she can learn in her own time how to run a success business for herself online through Wealthy Affiliate.
When she discovers the importance of having such an incredible resource at her fingertips being with Wealthy Affiliate, she will opt to go Premium. I know it's not about money with you in this instance Kathy, but you will get the commission from her upgrade plus you will be able to help her grow directly through Wealthy Affiliate.
Happy New Year Kathy, hope you're doing well :)
Everisingsun
Thank you!! Very SOUND advice. Her business is service oriented and a thing she is passionate about. I doubt that she wants to put work into building websites as that is not her end game. She just wants a good looking website. Not that I couldn't talk with her about how this could turn into something so much better. I'm just not sure that's what she cares about presently. I was just trying to be a nice mom-in-law and help her out at little. Thank you for replying. Your advice was great and practical and true. I appreciate it!
You don't have to have your site hosted to be a member here. I started my site just before finding WA, so I'm here for the lessons and help of the community.
I'm sorry. I think maybe you misunderstood my question. I am a member here at WA. I want to host a website for a domain my daughter-in-law owns for her business so I can help her with the website. The way I understand it, I can only host a domain that I own here at WA. My daughter-in-law owns the domain. I'm just trying to find someone who can answer how I may be able to help her since I'm a WA member or if I wouldn't be able to help her with her website because she owns the domain.
When you say help her with her website, what are you going to do for her? Build it? Once it's transferred here under your account, how will she access it? I'm not sure you're allowed to share one WA account.
You can surely transfer her site to WA but you need to think long term. Who will build and maintain her account after you've helped her?
It would be a better solution if she had her own WA account and transfer her site here (or not), and learn how to build it herself. In the long run, unless you're the one doing everything for her website, then she should get her own account here.
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I need a consensus about this category for a niche.
Thanks, Shawn. As always, your response is greatly appreciated. I've missed being here and I'm glad to be back. Looking forward to your wisdom!
Hi. I'm also in the dog category and I don't think it is too broad at all. It is actually a great niche. :)
Thank you for responding and I really appreciate your feedback. Glad to meet another dog person! I admire your determination to home school. I think it is admirable! I also feel very blessed to be here at WA. My best to your success!
I don't think it is too broad. You can use keywords to describe specific conditions or treatments that people are likely to search for. ~Jude
You're absolutely right! Thank you for replying to my question. It's greatly appreciated! I like the important points on your profile! Good advice! My best to your success!
Dog Health. hmmm, nope that sounds pretty specific to me. It is definitely something that you can categorize into many different subjects with your menu on your WP site :D
I was thinking the same thing! Thanks for your feedback. I really appreciate it! I read your profile and I'm so glad you found WA. My best to your success!
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Do you think the niche, "dog health" is too broad?
I need a consensus about this category for a niche.
Thanks, Shawn. As always, your response is greatly appreciated. I've missed being here and I'm glad to be back. Looking forward to your wisdom!
Hi. I'm also in the dog category and I don't think it is too broad at all. It is actually a great niche. :)
Thank you for responding and I really appreciate your feedback. Glad to meet another dog person! I admire your determination to home school. I think it is admirable! I also feel very blessed to be here at WA. My best to your success!
I don't think it is too broad. You can use keywords to describe specific conditions or treatments that people are likely to search for. ~Jude
You're absolutely right! Thank you for replying to my question. It's greatly appreciated! I like the important points on your profile! Good advice! My best to your success!
Dog Health. hmmm, nope that sounds pretty specific to me. It is definitely something that you can categorize into many different subjects with your menu on your WP site :D
I was thinking the same thing! Thanks for your feedback. I really appreciate it! I read your profile and I'm so glad you found WA. My best to your success!
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My Black Friday membership gave me access to Kyle's success story. Where do I find it on the website?
I don't see it, check your private messages or try asking Kyle himself about it... Hope this helps. :)
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Where is kyle's story that I was to get with my membership?
My Black Friday membership gave me access to Kyle's success story. Where do I find it on the website?
I don't see it, check your private messages or try asking Kyle himself about it... Hope this helps. :)
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One of our new WA members, Jaydeep, posted a very informative post today. I think everyone should take the time to read it. https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/jaydeep/blog/3-things-th
The insidious pride of perfectionism causes most of my "analysis paralysis". I remind myself that there is only One who is perfect and ask for help to just walk through the fear. Resistance to change is worse than anything, so go for it.
Thanks for that encouragement, Steph! I do suffer from this and I do ask for help every day from Him who is the only perfect One! :)
No fear here that I can think of.
I have always embraced experiencing new and challenging things.
There was a time I could not speak in front of groups but I just did what it took to overcome that, I spoke in front of groups.
Still do not like it but can do it. Would that be a sort of fear?
Do you not love an answer to a question with another question? lol
Hi Shawn! It's official - You Have No Fear! :) Therefore, I guess I don't need to answer your question. :) However, I am now very jealous of you! But even so, I also now have two things to admire you for - your writing and your fearlessness! :) Hey, maybe you should change your user name to "Fearless One"or something like that. What do you think? :)
I know what you fear Shawn, server crashes, spam bots, viruses, hackers, etc. These all throw the shakes in me. :-) No only joking. I had thought about local marketing with WA but am fearful of first contacts, how to interact and give a good impression of my skills.
LOL! Hi Tommo! Nope, I still say Shawn is fearless! :) As far as your fear, I do understand. Anything we undertake here at WA causes us pause to wonder if we are doing it right. However, it always builds our confidence when we take that first step to do something new. I'm sure that your skills will be seen and your interaction will go well, especially with the tools we have here at WA to succeed. :)
LOL< I have many fears, just not of failure. Many people who fear success have issues they need to look at that seem unrelated, but really are the core to beating this fear. There can be a fine line between mistaking fear of failure with behavior of self sabotage. A person must make sure they are looking in the right places. I used to sabotage everything that would start to work in my life. I always thought it was fear of failure, when in reality I I had other issues to deal with. But I am much better now............. :)
Hi Shawn! You nailed it. I commit self sabotage all the time. I guess that at least I'm aware of it so can do something about it, right? I would sure like to get to the core of why I do this so I can be better like you. ;)
Yes, I have had that fear & it still tries to creep upon me every now and then. I think it's because I think what if I succeed and then fall hard or can't keep up with the demand of my product. I know the spirit of fear is of satan, because GOD has not given us the spirit of fear, but of Power and a Sound Mind. Fear sets in so we will give up on our gifts and talents, but don't allow the enemy to torment you. You just have to reassure yourself that you are successful, brilliant, wise, and built with extreme Courage. If you have to say it to yourself in the mirror until you feel comfortable saying to yourself. Sometimes you have to enCourage yourself. Hope I helped. Remember think and speak positive to yourself about yourself. Words really do have power. So send out positive power toward yourself and others.
Hi Courageous! Love the user name. :) I am also a believer in God and believe it is His Spirit that empowers me. Prayer always helps to reinforce the true power we have in Him alone. My fear of failure doesn't really speak to me, but it's just there lurking. It's that subconscious voice. Probably there have been many accumulative experiences in my life to give it a voice. I do know that in the present, this doesn't matter. But how I battle through it now makes all the difference. Thanks for commenting and for the encouragement!
Yeah, I definitely suffer from it on some level. Otherwise I would be taking massive action. It might be that I fear negative feedback more than failure itself. Again I'm not exactly sure where this comes from, but it affects other areas of my life such as dating as well. Or maybe it's that I associate a result that is not what I wanted as "negative". I might need to start thinking of those "negative" results as just results and adjust things until I get the result I want.
It seems like time helps for me, it comes to a point where I've realized I haven't done much of anything then I take some action. When I stop to think about how little work I've done in the past year and then think about what my business might be like today if I took consistent action then that usually motivates to take action. With this method that insight seems to come and go though.
Hi ThomasPaul! As I said to Kali below, thanks for your honesty in commenting on this post. What you said made me think of a book my daughter and I are reading right now about "boundries." It said that sometimes, if we've been exposed to a lot of negative things in our lives, we become conditioned to only letting the negative things in and keeping the positive things out. That gave me food for thought. I have read many great and positive posts here at WA that truly inspire me. And yet, they don't always inspire me to action which is very frustrating for me. I also have spurts of action, but I want to learn to always take action. I think what I've heard about setting goals is important. If I could just set one goal a day for myself and then follow through with that, it would probably help me to do more. I have come to learn that is where confidence grows. Thanks again for taking the time and energy to comment. :)
I read Jaydeep's link and recognized myself in a number of these issues. So, in answer to your question:
Do you suffer from fear of failure? I am not really afraid to fail. I have a lot of practice - so I do it well, I think I am most concerned about being recognized as a failure.
What causes the fear of failure? Usually not being prepared.
What do I do to try to overcome the fear? Usually, practice in private then when I feel more confident I will reveal it to the rest of the world.
For me, practice is the key.
This was a great exercise for me. Thanks for writing about it.
Hi Kali! Thanks so much for your honesty in your response. You are right, none of us wants to be viewed as a failure. I think sometimes if we feel failure in ourselves we perceive that others see it too and I'm not sure that's always true. Many of us are hardest on ourselves. I do watch myself actually sabotage myself sometimes. That is, I can see myself doing it and not stop it. It's weird. I don't want to dwell so much on what causes this in me as much as I want to learn how to fix it in me. That's why I asked for feedback from people here but commenting may make some feel too vulnerable and I understand that. Thanks for having the courage to comment. I appreciate it. :)
No problem, Kathy. I stand in front of students all day long. I'm used to messing up and hearing the snickers. I teach computers and my PC displays on a 12 Ft Screen, so every typo I make gets a reaction.
I've gotten used to it.
Kali
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Fear of Failure. Do You Suffer From This?
One of our new WA members, Jaydeep, posted a very informative post today. I think everyone should take the time to read it. https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/jaydeep/blog/3-things-th
The insidious pride of perfectionism causes most of my "analysis paralysis". I remind myself that there is only One who is perfect and ask for help to just walk through the fear. Resistance to change is worse than anything, so go for it.
Thanks for that encouragement, Steph! I do suffer from this and I do ask for help every day from Him who is the only perfect One! :)
No fear here that I can think of.
I have always embraced experiencing new and challenging things.
There was a time I could not speak in front of groups but I just did what it took to overcome that, I spoke in front of groups.
Still do not like it but can do it. Would that be a sort of fear?
Do you not love an answer to a question with another question? lol
Hi Shawn! It's official - You Have No Fear! :) Therefore, I guess I don't need to answer your question. :) However, I am now very jealous of you! But even so, I also now have two things to admire you for - your writing and your fearlessness! :) Hey, maybe you should change your user name to "Fearless One"or something like that. What do you think? :)
I know what you fear Shawn, server crashes, spam bots, viruses, hackers, etc. These all throw the shakes in me. :-) No only joking. I had thought about local marketing with WA but am fearful of first contacts, how to interact and give a good impression of my skills.
LOL! Hi Tommo! Nope, I still say Shawn is fearless! :) As far as your fear, I do understand. Anything we undertake here at WA causes us pause to wonder if we are doing it right. However, it always builds our confidence when we take that first step to do something new. I'm sure that your skills will be seen and your interaction will go well, especially with the tools we have here at WA to succeed. :)
LOL< I have many fears, just not of failure. Many people who fear success have issues they need to look at that seem unrelated, but really are the core to beating this fear. There can be a fine line between mistaking fear of failure with behavior of self sabotage. A person must make sure they are looking in the right places. I used to sabotage everything that would start to work in my life. I always thought it was fear of failure, when in reality I I had other issues to deal with. But I am much better now............. :)
Hi Shawn! You nailed it. I commit self sabotage all the time. I guess that at least I'm aware of it so can do something about it, right? I would sure like to get to the core of why I do this so I can be better like you. ;)
Yes, I have had that fear & it still tries to creep upon me every now and then. I think it's because I think what if I succeed and then fall hard or can't keep up with the demand of my product. I know the spirit of fear is of satan, because GOD has not given us the spirit of fear, but of Power and a Sound Mind. Fear sets in so we will give up on our gifts and talents, but don't allow the enemy to torment you. You just have to reassure yourself that you are successful, brilliant, wise, and built with extreme Courage. If you have to say it to yourself in the mirror until you feel comfortable saying to yourself. Sometimes you have to enCourage yourself. Hope I helped. Remember think and speak positive to yourself about yourself. Words really do have power. So send out positive power toward yourself and others.
Hi Courageous! Love the user name. :) I am also a believer in God and believe it is His Spirit that empowers me. Prayer always helps to reinforce the true power we have in Him alone. My fear of failure doesn't really speak to me, but it's just there lurking. It's that subconscious voice. Probably there have been many accumulative experiences in my life to give it a voice. I do know that in the present, this doesn't matter. But how I battle through it now makes all the difference. Thanks for commenting and for the encouragement!
Yeah, I definitely suffer from it on some level. Otherwise I would be taking massive action. It might be that I fear negative feedback more than failure itself. Again I'm not exactly sure where this comes from, but it affects other areas of my life such as dating as well. Or maybe it's that I associate a result that is not what I wanted as "negative". I might need to start thinking of those "negative" results as just results and adjust things until I get the result I want.
It seems like time helps for me, it comes to a point where I've realized I haven't done much of anything then I take some action. When I stop to think about how little work I've done in the past year and then think about what my business might be like today if I took consistent action then that usually motivates to take action. With this method that insight seems to come and go though.
Hi ThomasPaul! As I said to Kali below, thanks for your honesty in commenting on this post. What you said made me think of a book my daughter and I are reading right now about "boundries." It said that sometimes, if we've been exposed to a lot of negative things in our lives, we become conditioned to only letting the negative things in and keeping the positive things out. That gave me food for thought. I have read many great and positive posts here at WA that truly inspire me. And yet, they don't always inspire me to action which is very frustrating for me. I also have spurts of action, but I want to learn to always take action. I think what I've heard about setting goals is important. If I could just set one goal a day for myself and then follow through with that, it would probably help me to do more. I have come to learn that is where confidence grows. Thanks again for taking the time and energy to comment. :)
I read Jaydeep's link and recognized myself in a number of these issues. So, in answer to your question:
Do you suffer from fear of failure? I am not really afraid to fail. I have a lot of practice - so I do it well, I think I am most concerned about being recognized as a failure.
What causes the fear of failure? Usually not being prepared.
What do I do to try to overcome the fear? Usually, practice in private then when I feel more confident I will reveal it to the rest of the world.
For me, practice is the key.
This was a great exercise for me. Thanks for writing about it.
Hi Kali! Thanks so much for your honesty in your response. You are right, none of us wants to be viewed as a failure. I think sometimes if we feel failure in ourselves we perceive that others see it too and I'm not sure that's always true. Many of us are hardest on ourselves. I do watch myself actually sabotage myself sometimes. That is, I can see myself doing it and not stop it. It's weird. I don't want to dwell so much on what causes this in me as much as I want to learn how to fix it in me. That's why I asked for feedback from people here but commenting may make some feel too vulnerable and I understand that. Thanks for having the courage to comment. I appreciate it. :)
No problem, Kathy. I stand in front of students all day long. I'm used to messing up and hearing the snickers. I teach computers and my PC displays on a 12 Ft Screen, so every typo I make gets a reaction.
I've gotten used to it.
Kali
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Since there has been some buzz about copyright laws here at WA lately, I thought I would post these questions, in hopes that it would not only help me but also others, especially u
Not unless the copyright holder specifically states that you may. I recommend that you check out legitimate free resources such as Microsoft http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/ or premium stock libraries such as Fotolia http://www.us.fotolia.com or 123RF http://www.123rf.com where millions of images are available to licence for a $1 a pop or less via subscription. Rich.
So i can use Microsoft images as much as i want?
Do i need to state its from microsoft images on my site?
Nope. Microsoft purchase licenses from several stock libraries that allows them to release the images into the public domain, you don't have to give their images accreditation. Rich.
Beverley's tutorial is so good. I also need to read it.
I've been using istockphoto.com and gettyimages.com. You have to pay for images, but they're pretty good.
I haven't been happy with the free resources, but the Microsoft one that Rich suggests looks very good.
Of course you can always use your own photos (ones you've taken yourself). I have a copyright notice at the bottom of every page in my websites. Don't know how much it protects, but it's there.
Hey Joan.
If you're taking own photos that include people or private property you should also get them to sign a release. Free copies are available via Fotolia here: http://en.fotolia.com/Info/Releases
"Good and valuable consideration" can simply be $1 but it's best to PayPal them the amount so that you have proof they've received it.
Rich. x
Good information Rich.
What if you take pictures of nature? If it's a flower in your own backyard, then no prob. What if it's the Eiffel Tower, for instance? If you take a picture of the White House, you have to get Obama and Co. to sign off on it? What about Niagara Falls, in that it is "famous" nature? Of course, taking a picture of a celebrity would apply.
All hypothetical situations.
If you photograph your own physical product (something you've manufactured), then what?
If you have a brand name, it's best to trademark it, but that's very expensive coming out of the gate.
When you do your own graphics, I guess you're home free as long as you include a copyright notice. Though someone else can infringe on you.
They make it so darn complicated. Thank you. Betcha not too many people know this stuff.
Hey Joan.
Yes. It's very, very complicated. That's why I can only offer some general guidelines!
It's interesting you mentioned the Eiffel Tower. It's a breach of copyright within France and some other jurisdictions and therefore illegal to reproduce an image of it taken at night due to the lighting holding a design copyright. It's why you won't find recent images showing the current lighting display of it in the major stock libraries. http://d.pr/i/yrqS
This is why I recommend that people use reputable stock libraries where the liability for an image is on them. Not you. They will ensure that the relevant copyright agreements are in place and any model and property releases have been signed prior to making the image available for licensing.
Most premium stock libraries also offer a legal guarantee, ie: http://www.istockphoto.com/help/licenses insofar as they will contribute towards any costs in a dispute up to the sum of $10,000 and up to $250,000 for an additional premium. The higher figure protection is often purchased where the image is to be used in print and there is the risk that an entire print run of a brochure, book, magazine etc. might have to pulped should a dispute arise.
If a dispute does arise it can be extremely costly to defend. I always recommend negotiating and settling immediately. Many of the stock libraries employ people full time to find unlicensed copies of their images. In the UK, a *comp* thumbnail image from Getty got left in place on a website by an outside designer. The website owner ended up paying out almost $40,000 in costs before it even reached court. If you're interested, here's a downloadable PDF detailing the circumstances: http://d.pr/f/gVXO
Rich. x
Interesting about the Eiffel Tower, had no idea.
I imagine the more exposure you get, the more important your site is, the more potential liability you have. If you publish something that is not your right to do so, then they'll come after you. Trick is to make sure you're not infringing on someone else's property.
I know there's a lot of unintentional infringement happening online, out of ignorance.
Better to be safe than sorry. Of course, you can always have an image-less site. Only kidding.
LOL. Your site doesn't even have to rank before Getty lands you with a four-figure bill. :( http://d.pr/28oQ Rich. x
Hi Joan! Thanks for all the good information you and Rich have posted here. Would you mind sending me the wording for the copyright notice on your website? You can PM me with it. This information is so eye opening! ;)
Kathy I have been using http://depositphotos.com/ The pricing is similar to Fotolia. I find it saves time searching the web for photos & it gives me peace of mind - not having to worry about breaking copyright laws. Great discussion information :)
Thanks for the link, Devan. I will look into this. :) And thanks for your comment. Appreciate it!
You almost lost me at the headline Kathy, I thought you were asking about that nasty scribble, scribble stuff that apparently starving people do in Parisian garrets. :P
Copyright is a hugely complex issue and jurisdiction dependent, so this is just some very basic, generalised guidelines.
In simple terms, copyright is always held by the creator unless specifically contracted for. It's a common misconception for example, that if you commission and pay a photographer to say take portraits of you, then you own the copyright to those photos. You don't. They remain with the photographer unless you specifically contract to purchase the copyright.
It's the same with the written word, which is why books are shown as copyright to the author, not the publisher.
There are obvious exceptions, where someone is employed full time on a newspaper for example, and their employment contract states that in return for their salary, works created by them during working hours are owned by the publication.
To give you some simple but far from complete answers:
1. You need to check each and every image and know the terms under which the copyright holder allows it to be used. Just because an image appears on Google and isn't labelled as being copyright doesn't make it free to use. The only person who can say whether it can be used or not is the copyright holder or their representative.
Furthermore if an image contains recognisable people or private property then it needs appropriate releases signed by those portrayed.
2. How much does licensing cost? It can be free or require an outlay of millions of dollars. There are some fantastic legitimate free resources such as Microsoft's http://d.pr/CbMV and many stock libraries such as Fotolia http://d.pr/3coE charge as little as $1 on an ad-hoc basis for the right to use an image how you want, when you want and as many times as you want. It can come down to less than 20¢ per image on various subscription plans.
3. Never rely on an image search from Google or any image search engine. The copyright holder may not be the person who uploaded the picture. How would you feel if an image of you that a friend shared on their Flickr stream for example, ended up on a site about incontinence issues or a young family member ended up illustrating a site about child abuse?
4. It is generally true that high quality relevant images are most easily found within stock libraries as they're in the business of providing them. It always surprises me that people will spend hundreds of hours on building a website but baulk at spending a few bucks to easily licence legitimate, relevant, high-quality images.
5. I recommend you work through Diva B.'s training on finding images for your website: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/where-to-find-images-for-your-website I personally favour Fotolia as a first paid stock library for newcomers.
6. I like Microsoft as a starting point for free images and Beverley's training includes a number of other legitimate resources.
7. If the gentleman's videos were uploaded by by the copyright holder with his permission then you can embed the YouTube link into your website without risk.
Hope the above is of some help!
Rich. x
Thanks, Rich! This is extremely helpful! I'll go back to Beverley's training and check it out more thoroughly. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. :) This is good stuff!
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Copywriting Laws & Other Copywriting Issues
Since there has been some buzz about copyright laws here at WA lately, I thought I would post these questions, in hopes that it would not only help me but also others, especially u
Not unless the copyright holder specifically states that you may. I recommend that you check out legitimate free resources such as Microsoft http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/ or premium stock libraries such as Fotolia http://www.us.fotolia.com or 123RF http://www.123rf.com where millions of images are available to licence for a $1 a pop or less via subscription. Rich.
So i can use Microsoft images as much as i want?
Do i need to state its from microsoft images on my site?
Nope. Microsoft purchase licenses from several stock libraries that allows them to release the images into the public domain, you don't have to give their images accreditation. Rich.
Beverley's tutorial is so good. I also need to read it.
I've been using istockphoto.com and gettyimages.com. You have to pay for images, but they're pretty good.
I haven't been happy with the free resources, but the Microsoft one that Rich suggests looks very good.
Of course you can always use your own photos (ones you've taken yourself). I have a copyright notice at the bottom of every page in my websites. Don't know how much it protects, but it's there.
Hey Joan.
If you're taking own photos that include people or private property you should also get them to sign a release. Free copies are available via Fotolia here: http://en.fotolia.com/Info/Releases
"Good and valuable consideration" can simply be $1 but it's best to PayPal them the amount so that you have proof they've received it.
Rich. x
Good information Rich.
What if you take pictures of nature? If it's a flower in your own backyard, then no prob. What if it's the Eiffel Tower, for instance? If you take a picture of the White House, you have to get Obama and Co. to sign off on it? What about Niagara Falls, in that it is "famous" nature? Of course, taking a picture of a celebrity would apply.
All hypothetical situations.
If you photograph your own physical product (something you've manufactured), then what?
If you have a brand name, it's best to trademark it, but that's very expensive coming out of the gate.
When you do your own graphics, I guess you're home free as long as you include a copyright notice. Though someone else can infringe on you.
They make it so darn complicated. Thank you. Betcha not too many people know this stuff.
Hey Joan.
Yes. It's very, very complicated. That's why I can only offer some general guidelines!
It's interesting you mentioned the Eiffel Tower. It's a breach of copyright within France and some other jurisdictions and therefore illegal to reproduce an image of it taken at night due to the lighting holding a design copyright. It's why you won't find recent images showing the current lighting display of it in the major stock libraries. http://d.pr/i/yrqS
This is why I recommend that people use reputable stock libraries where the liability for an image is on them. Not you. They will ensure that the relevant copyright agreements are in place and any model and property releases have been signed prior to making the image available for licensing.
Most premium stock libraries also offer a legal guarantee, ie: http://www.istockphoto.com/help/licenses insofar as they will contribute towards any costs in a dispute up to the sum of $10,000 and up to $250,000 for an additional premium. The higher figure protection is often purchased where the image is to be used in print and there is the risk that an entire print run of a brochure, book, magazine etc. might have to pulped should a dispute arise.
If a dispute does arise it can be extremely costly to defend. I always recommend negotiating and settling immediately. Many of the stock libraries employ people full time to find unlicensed copies of their images. In the UK, a *comp* thumbnail image from Getty got left in place on a website by an outside designer. The website owner ended up paying out almost $40,000 in costs before it even reached court. If you're interested, here's a downloadable PDF detailing the circumstances: http://d.pr/f/gVXO
Rich. x
Interesting about the Eiffel Tower, had no idea.
I imagine the more exposure you get, the more important your site is, the more potential liability you have. If you publish something that is not your right to do so, then they'll come after you. Trick is to make sure you're not infringing on someone else's property.
I know there's a lot of unintentional infringement happening online, out of ignorance.
Better to be safe than sorry. Of course, you can always have an image-less site. Only kidding.
LOL. Your site doesn't even have to rank before Getty lands you with a four-figure bill. :( http://d.pr/28oQ Rich. x
Hi Joan! Thanks for all the good information you and Rich have posted here. Would you mind sending me the wording for the copyright notice on your website? You can PM me with it. This information is so eye opening! ;)
Kathy I have been using http://depositphotos.com/ The pricing is similar to Fotolia. I find it saves time searching the web for photos & it gives me peace of mind - not having to worry about breaking copyright laws. Great discussion information :)
Thanks for the link, Devan. I will look into this. :) And thanks for your comment. Appreciate it!
You almost lost me at the headline Kathy, I thought you were asking about that nasty scribble, scribble stuff that apparently starving people do in Parisian garrets. :P
Copyright is a hugely complex issue and jurisdiction dependent, so this is just some very basic, generalised guidelines.
In simple terms, copyright is always held by the creator unless specifically contracted for. It's a common misconception for example, that if you commission and pay a photographer to say take portraits of you, then you own the copyright to those photos. You don't. They remain with the photographer unless you specifically contract to purchase the copyright.
It's the same with the written word, which is why books are shown as copyright to the author, not the publisher.
There are obvious exceptions, where someone is employed full time on a newspaper for example, and their employment contract states that in return for their salary, works created by them during working hours are owned by the publication.
To give you some simple but far from complete answers:
1. You need to check each and every image and know the terms under which the copyright holder allows it to be used. Just because an image appears on Google and isn't labelled as being copyright doesn't make it free to use. The only person who can say whether it can be used or not is the copyright holder or their representative.
Furthermore if an image contains recognisable people or private property then it needs appropriate releases signed by those portrayed.
2. How much does licensing cost? It can be free or require an outlay of millions of dollars. There are some fantastic legitimate free resources such as Microsoft's http://d.pr/CbMV and many stock libraries such as Fotolia http://d.pr/3coE charge as little as $1 on an ad-hoc basis for the right to use an image how you want, when you want and as many times as you want. It can come down to less than 20¢ per image on various subscription plans.
3. Never rely on an image search from Google or any image search engine. The copyright holder may not be the person who uploaded the picture. How would you feel if an image of you that a friend shared on their Flickr stream for example, ended up on a site about incontinence issues or a young family member ended up illustrating a site about child abuse?
4. It is generally true that high quality relevant images are most easily found within stock libraries as they're in the business of providing them. It always surprises me that people will spend hundreds of hours on building a website but baulk at spending a few bucks to easily licence legitimate, relevant, high-quality images.
5. I recommend you work through Diva B.'s training on finding images for your website: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/where-to-find-images-for-your-website I personally favour Fotolia as a first paid stock library for newcomers.
6. I like Microsoft as a starting point for free images and Beverley's training includes a number of other legitimate resources.
7. If the gentleman's videos were uploaded by by the copyright holder with his permission then you can embed the YouTube link into your website without risk.
Hope the above is of some help!
Rich. x
Thanks, Rich! This is extremely helpful! I'll go back to Beverley's training and check it out more thoroughly. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. :) This is good stuff!
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Some members host client websites here. As long as you have less than the maximum sites it should be OK. You can send a private message to Kyle if you want but it usually takes a few days for him to respond. He answers all his own messages and he's very busy.
Good idea, Marion. Thank you for your reply.