I've been using duplicate (stolen) content since more than one year.

No and thanks for the red rep. Do we have to do that every time we disagree or atleast think we do?

I get tons of clients who have been ripped off by freelancers so warn people of that. I know there are honest ones like yourself and am not bad-mouthing you.
Be careful judging a comment. I warn against seo and I myself am one. There are crooks in every field and people should be prepared for them.

 

Leave the content on. Removing it will hurt your site.

Anyway, just think about removing all the duplicated content from the Internet...

 

I agree, you should check to make sure that the content was not stolen from YOU.

To find a new writer can you use the Buy,Sell, Trade -Content Category from DP?

 

Just reword your content and it would be fine. Unique content is the best

 

It also doesn't take long for your original work to get stolen, I have one page on my site that I wrote and wasn't up for 1 week before it was copied and reposted. It is possible the guy gave you original work. I'm just rewording sections of the page that was stollen from me, inparticular the first and last paragraphs, then scattered through out.

you can check http://web.archive.org/ to see who had it up first.

 

FYI you can't just reword content that has been stolen, when will people learn. Writers can still go after you if its obvious, if you want to risk your site leave it up.... Buts its a really bad move to do so.

 

Sad to hear that...

Just replace your content with an original one. stolen content was never good. do an action now before it's too late.

 

I agree with Constant Content, pull the article, at least temporarily until/unless you can be sure it wasn't stolen. Most successful websites get plagiarised, and this could well have happened to you. There may be clues in the content of the article, that will help you figure out who the genuine author was.

Another possibility is that the freelancer resold the article in the belief that he/she did not sell you the copyright.

Visio, warning people never to use freelancers just because a few are crooked is like telling people never to buy cars/shoes/holidays/etc, because they might get ripped off. It's ridiculous. The buyer just has to exercise caution, as with absolutely any other transaction.

What you should be telling your clients is how to avoid problems, by using Copyscape, checking a freelancer's reputation, getting references, and so on, and not just to avoid all freelancers whatsoever. But here's a fundamental truth: all business relies on trust. At some point you're going to have to trust someone just a little, or you'll never be able to buy or sell anything.

 

You're joking right? I never paid more than $15 for a 500 words article. I was also satisfied with the quality too.

 

You found a great deal, and an undereducated writer when it comes to marketing, the minimum I charge for 500 words is $50, and it does go up from there.

I'd keep your writers hidden, never let them find out that there are people out there that will pay more, or help them out, and teach them how to market their service

~LadyH

 

i guess it's your fault for not checking