No argument, this is something that happens and it’s fact. I’ll get over it.

Think of it this way:
If you don’t translate it, people who only read English will never have the ability to read this content. Essentially you are helping the guy spread his word. You get the added traffic or whatever you are looking for, for the work done translating it (nothing is free). Second, I do make sure to credit the author, I do not give him a link, but I put his name down as the author.

As far as Google frowning on this: They state “Though we do offer a handy translation utility, our algorithms won’t view the same article written in English and Spanish as duplicate content.” Seen in their Google Webmaster Blog.

I am sorry for your troubles with content theft, you can contact Google and ask they are removed from listings. Or a better option could be to contact their hosting service. If they are a reliable host, they will often shut the user down, or threaten shutdown if the content is not removed.

And on your point about paying someone to write articles. I have done that, and basically had to rewrite them anyways. It takes the person a couple minutes to rewrite a translated article, but 20 minutes to write a poorly written article.

Thanks for the opposing arguments Richard! Glad to see that some people actually read the posts and get emotional enough to argue! Enjoy your dinner.

I also get really tired of the argument “Everything on the net is copied”. That’s what I hear when I confront people that steal my stuff. It’s not true.

I’m sure Google frowns on this as well. After all, Google did the translation, they know it’s translated material and will probably drop your site from search.

To me, it’s not worth it. Plus, I can’t see paying someone else to reedit stolen work. That sounds silly. Why not just pay them to write a new article?

I don’t want to come across as angry, but stolen content is a big issue. Other people shouldn’t make money off my hard work. I’m fighting with people now who have stolen my articles and images. Some take them down and remove them saying “I didn’t know”, but others just ignore the situation and treat it light-heartedly. It’s a never ending battle.

Just my opinion! Now I’ll go back to dinner… lol

Writing awesome content is not enough these days. I am going to butcher some quote and say, “For every minute you spend writing, spend two promoting.”

I am fairly new to the whole marketing/making money online game, so that might be a stupid question.
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