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sara - Office Bird
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I've confirmed my email address as requested by your IT guy and shall wait all excited for the newsletter. It had better be good now it's had this fantastic build up 
Back to the OP though - have you actually found people using your material? I can understand people signing up for research reasons but I to literally steal your stuff is an outrage.
Can you run the newsletter through copyscape in some way? I suppose that would only work if the guilty party as published an online version of anything they had stolen, which you would think they would shy away from.
It's hard to keep track of these things. I've read on other forums about people who have had thier whole website stolen!!
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caroline
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As you say, it's almost impossible to track marketing materials but we've had a couple of instances recently which have made me VERY wary.
One from a VA signing up under an assumed name/email but giving us her business number. Why would you do that unless you knew you were doing something underhand? And another where they signed up for every single one of our newsletters (there are about 15, ranging from factsheets for online businesses to charities - I can't believe that a single company covers all of these categories, so it rang alarm bells immediately).
I must admit I've been very annoyed and hurt by this, as generally if someone asks me for advice I'm happy to give it. I'm not closed with information - why else did I start SVA and keep the forum running?
I've even written down how I do things like newsletters, setting up in business, contracts, marketing etc. and they are all for sale on the SVA Sales page. There's absolutely no need to steal it from me, which is essentially what is happening.
Rest assured you should have all received an email asking you to click to confirm your subscription to the SVA newsletter on Aweber which should sort out any delivery problems.
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Probably slightly different but I took a call the other day from a ' potential client' and it started off with I need help with a portfolio how long would it take you etc etc, so I asked questions and she gave very vague answers (bells started ringing), she first of all said that she didn't use Microsoft word but she wanted in all on word to her saying what was it 2007 version I used as she has had problems with 2007 to her then asking me quite in-depth (that’s when I became vague) what other packages I use / why I used them / did they benefit me / how did they benefit my clients / company / did it cost me a lot to set up my website / could I post on to my website documents of my work for her to ‘have a look at’ / who were my clients / to how did I come about my hourly rate - turns out she is local to me and was doing her homework - nothing wrong that but be honest and I’ll give advice.
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Caroline
I know I received an email way before Christmas (and responded). If there's been another since, I've not received it. |
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caroline
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Hi Sue
From now on all the newsletters are now going to be put on the SVA website for reference for this very reason. But I'll send you a link to last month's too.
C.
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