Are People Ripping Off Your Business? How To Stay Ahead of Copycats

[jameswedmore]

Marie! What the heck! I did this same video a week ago! Copier! ;-) hehe just kidding, love ya!!

[DeborahTurton]

Thank's so much for You!! I have someone who copies me, about 12 hours later!!! Modeling I love, copying is incredibly annoying.

[AllyPiperTV]

Marie thanks for addressing this issue. I find it so frustrating that people find the need to be copycats instead of just being themselves. More of the "coaches" out there need to clearly define the difference between modeling and copying as you just did. I wish these people realized that when you are truly being yourself and true to your core you actually eliminate the competition!

[whathejobisthis]

Marie Forleo, You are always on point. Love your quirkiness and sophisticated delivery :-)

[ItsMury]

At first you feel angry and you want to shoot them but than you realize than no one can create your ideas the way you would.

[tommyisastrategist]

If someone's ripping your blog posts, always make sure you have links back to other posts on your site. Most copiers are literally copy/pasting, so use that to your advantage.

Also, a gentle but firm copyright notice at the bottom of your page. At scale, having a lawyer contact everyone can get time consuming and expensive, but the additional links back to your other articles may have some minor SEO value.

If it's continuous with one person though, go to their house and kneecap those mofos

[EChOelse]

@tommyisastrategist I agree with this Tommy and I would like to add that those links need to be absolute and not relative to point back to your site. 

[TheSportsbot]

i knew this was uploaded recently when she said pipeline like that from a business prospective.

[MzBrazilian87]

SUBBED :-)

[MsHauteBrandy]

Love your advice, and sense of humor! There is always a way to apply what you have to say, in any area of my life. I've recommended it to everyone I know!

[LexiDee01]

Funny im a guy but i find your videos very insprational keep up with the awesome work its great ive been turning friends on too you and the boys ask hey is there a page for us heheh

[marieforleo]

@LexiDee01 Hey! My vids are for ladies AND gents. You guys are TOTALLY welcome here. Thank you so much for watching and sharing with your friends too :)

[Autumn6]

@marieforleo Glad I wasn't the only guy here! lol.

[medicinecap]

I am a Native American artist, and have recently discovered several European Hobbyists and some big name fashion designers copying work I know they got off my Blog site. So, I am going to post their work and mine side by side with their names published. A little public humiliation never hurt anyone :-) Since they follow my blog, they are sure to see my posts.

[marieforleo]

@medicinecap Let us know how it goes!

[WealthWithVitoria]

Awesome Marie! Always surprising with good advice :)

[marieforleo]

@WealthWithVitoria thank you for watching and commenting each week :)

[WealthWithVitoria]

@marieforleo You are right. I comment every single week! Watch every week I already do for a year at least :)

[vanbeads]

Well said! As a designer of beadwork and jewelry patterns, I see copying and copyright theft on an almost daily basis. I always tell folks to confront the copycat, and then keep on creating so that the copycats can't keep up with you!

[marieforleo]

@vanbeads That keep creating piece is key!

[Autumn6]

You videos have been such an inspiration to our whole family! Thank you so much!

[marieforleo]

@Autumn6 Why thank you! You'll be happy to know I bleep out my "naughty words" :) Really appreciate you tuning in.

[VickiBobotis]

Your videos rock! Thx :) Btw, I thought Aussies were the only one's who used the word undies?!?

[marieforleo]

@VickiBobotis This Jersey girl uses "undies" too!!!