If you’ve ever found your articles reprinted without your permission — and I’m talking more than what’s considered fair use — then you’ll love today’s article. Ang England explains what scraping is and how to approach a website that’s stealing your content. (Hint: You may be able to turn it into a lucrative opportunity!) Please [...]
5 Blogging Etiquette Tips for Beginning Bloggers
August 17, 2009 By 18 Comments
Blog etiquette is something seasoned bloggers sometimes take for granted, but many beginners are just discovering. Melanie Nelson gives five blogging etiquette tips that will help beginners (& remind experts) to be a good neighbor in the blogging community.
Helpful Blogging Links: June 19, 2009
June 19, 2009 By 2 Comments
Every week Blogging Basics 101 links to five helpful articles around the blogosphere. These articles answer frequently asked blogging questions and offer blogging advice to all bloggers. This week’s edition includes advice on copyright infringement, beginning SEO basics, how to set your Facebook privacy setting, and what to do when you experience blogging burn out.
Helpful Blogging Links: June 12, 2009
June 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This week’s Helpful Blogging Links roundup includes information on copyright & tracking how your content is used, how to get started with SEO, how to apply for a blogging job, and marketing your blog without SEO.
Helpful Blogging Links: March 6, 2009
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Adobe Lightroom Tutorial via No Recipes HOW TO: Create Groups for Twitter via Mashable 5 Stupid Copyright Questions That Aren’t via Plagiarism Today How to Find Good Blog Themes via Blogging Tips Writing and Publishing Code in Your WordPress Blog Posts via The Blog Herald
A Few More Links for Copyright Information
June 9, 2008 By 3 Comments
Copyscape allows you to type in your URL and see if anyone has copied your content without your permission. A quick FAQ on copyright infringement: what’s allowed and what is not. And, as a reminder, if you’re using Creative Commons, you may be giving away some of your copyright rights. Nothing can keep someone from [...]
I put a Creative Commons license on my blog, but is my material truly protected?
May 19, 2008 By 3 Comments
Creative Commons or any version of copyright helps you to maintain your rights regarding your writing. However, it won’t keep others from trying to steal (or scrape) your content if they are determined. What it will do, is give you a better legal standing because you clearly labeled your content copyrighted. Many people have had [...]
