"HiMarie, I need a bitofadvice. Howdoyoumanagetostayaheadofsomeonewhoistryingtoblatantlycopyyourbusinessasinveryspecificallysomuchsothatitseemslike a joke."
I personallyhavesomecopycatstoriesthatwillmakeyourheadsspin. We’vehadpeoplejustcompletelyripoffandplagiarizemyemailcopyand I’vehadpeopleevenliftmyeventwebsitedesignasthoughnobodyknowsandwecan’t seeitontheinterwebs.
Firstupifsomeoneisplagiarizingyourworkorinfringinguponyourcopyright, youhavetohaveyourattorneycontactthem. Wehavedonethisonseveraloccasionsanditworkslike a charm.
Next, youalwayswanttohave a goodfriendthatyoucanventto. Anytimethatwediscoveredcopycatsinourbusiness, I'vealwayspickedupthephone, talkedto a goodfriend, processeditreallyquicklyso I cangetrightbacktowork.
Andfinally, sometimes a frankconversationwith a copycatisnecessary.
Becausethetruthis, copycatsaredoingthemselves a disservice. Wecanallsmell a copycat a mileawayandtheirbusinesswillneverbeassuccessfulasitiscapableofbeingbecauseit’s builtoncheapimitationandstealing.