Stolen Content

When I chose my niche, I knew I was in a highly competitive field, but I had no idea there would be at least 15 other SBI sites in my niche (and those are only the ones I know about)!

There are a few competitors I keep my eye on, and I was perusing one of their sites when I noticed some phrasing that sounded oddly like mine. I took a look at a page on my site about the same subject and, sure enough, the content on my competitors page was a close paraphrase of the content mine, right down to the bullet points.

I e-mailed her, and she responded that she'd paid a homeschool student to write that page, and it came back clear when she ran it through article checker. She asked me for a link to the page in question.

I responded by providing a link at letting her know that paraphrased content is still considered plagarized content. She has not removed the page from her site, but she knows I'm keeping an eye on her and I hope that will discourage her from "borrowing" from me in the future.