Z57 Writer Plagiarizes My Website - Outsourcing to India?
Did the Z57 real estate website company outsource a writing project to India? And did that "writer" plagiarize large amounts of content from my own website? You be the judge. Here are the facts.
As most of you know, I write a lot of "how to" articles and tutorials related to real estate marketing, and I publish them through various channels online. From time to time, I'll do a Google search for a unique sentence contained within one of my articles. This is a good way to see where the articles are being republished (which is the point behind the strategy).
Today I was disgusted to find word-for-word "extractions" of my own articles in an article written by somebody else. As it turns out, the entire article is a mish-mash of my own work. Some parts are lightly reworded, but much of it remains word-for-word as I wrote it.
At the bottom of the article, there is a link to the Z57 website, so somebody obviously wrote it on their behalf.
Here is the plagiarist's article I'm referring to:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Online-Marketing-for-Real-Estate&id=994240
Here are a few examples of the word-for-word plagiarism:
This is the best part. I did a Google search for "Megha Monda," which is the author's name associated with the plagiarized article, and I traced it back to a so-called writer in India. Here's a message for Z57 -- When you outsource your "marketing" to a bargain provider in India, you get what you pay for!
I sent an email to Z57 with much of the information presented above. I'm trying to confirm if the writer was working on their behalf ... which I already know is the case. I will let them tell their side of the story, and I will post their response here. If they care to respond, that is.
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As most of you know, I write a lot of "how to" articles and tutorials related to real estate marketing, and I publish them through various channels online. From time to time, I'll do a Google search for a unique sentence contained within one of my articles. This is a good way to see where the articles are being republished (which is the point behind the strategy).
Today I was disgusted to find word-for-word "extractions" of my own articles in an article written by somebody else. As it turns out, the entire article is a mish-mash of my own work. Some parts are lightly reworded, but much of it remains word-for-word as I wrote it.
At the bottom of the article, there is a link to the Z57 website, so somebody obviously wrote it on their behalf.
Here is the plagiarist's article I'm referring to:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Online-Marketing-for-Real-Estate&id=994240
Here are a few examples of the word-for-word plagiarism:
- You can minimize the number of people who "drop off" at each step of the way... (stolen word-for-word from this article at ArmingYourFarming.com)
- When you add quality articles, resources or tools to your website, you're improving your Real Estate Internet Marketing program... (stolen word-for-word from this article on my website)
- When it comes to marketing, weaknesses must be identified, addressed and eliminated as soon as possible... (stolen word-for-word from this article on my website)
- There are many more occurrences of word-for-word plagiarism, and the rest of the article is just a lightly reworded collection of my other work.
Who Is the Mystery "Writer"
This is the best part. I did a Google search for "Megha Monda," which is the author's name associated with the plagiarized article, and I traced it back to a so-called writer in India. Here's a message for Z57 -- When you outsource your "marketing" to a bargain provider in India, you get what you pay for!
Response from Z57 Staff?
I sent an email to Z57 with much of the information presented above. I'm trying to confirm if the writer was working on their behalf ... which I already know is the case. I will let them tell their side of the story, and I will post their response here. If they care to respond, that is.
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Labels: Real Estate Marketing
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