I'm Proud Of My Work. Aren't You?

Call it an inherent trait; when I do something, regardless of what it is, I strive to do my very best. My ultimate goal is to be proud of what I've done. I know I'm not alone. In fact, I firmly believe that the majority of people strive for the exact same thing.

I'm also not naive. "Born at night; but not last night", as the saying goes.

One of the things that I work hard at is my web site. I work hard at the verbiage it contains, the photos it houses, etc... And like most who take pride in their work, I spent (and spend) hours in an attempt to stand out. One of the things I'm most proud of, as a home stager in Atlanta, are my photos. In fact, I have the following verbiage:

There are no purchased photos, no pictures from catalogs nor have photos been altered in any way other than to lighten or sharpen them. Photos of staged rooms are true illustrations of our work.

Those 34 words above represent many things; 1) an investment in my camera 2) an investment of my time 3) an indication of just how proud I am of the transformation that occurred.

Unfortunately these 34 words along with 365 additional words were copied verbatim from my home page last week. That amount represents about 70% of all the words contained on my home page. The month before, there were two individuals who also thought that it would be "okay" to copy my work. Fortunately, I use Copyscape throughout the month to ensure my hard work, the work I'm so proud of, isn't copied.

So... How did I handle the plagiarism? I sent a polite note asking that they remove the duplicate copy immediately. Given the importance of 'not having duplicate copy' I requested that they notify me when the content had been removed. The result. All three individuals had removed the content in less than 24 hours. All three complied with my request and sent me notification when they removed the content. And while all three made claims that their web master did it, one finally admitted that she had spent hours looking at web sites and admired my work so much, decided to copy it. I'm sure she knew it was wrong. I'm also quite sure that she didn't think I would ever find it. What she obviously didn't know is just how proud I am of the work I've done!

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Georgia Interior Solutions (GIS), LLC is Atlanta Georgia's Premier Home Staging Provider. Owner and Real Estate Staging Expert, Kathy Nielsen has appeared on the pages of Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Home Improvement; Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. You can also see one of her staged homes on HGTV's hit show Sleep On It.

With their extensive home staging portfolio, you'll quickly learn that they have the experience and knowledge on what it takes to make your home and/or listing appeal to the prospective buyers. Contact them today for your free no-obligation appointment: 678 522 8392.