Comments on: ShoeMoney: Why, When & How to Protect Your Brand Online

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:00:16 +0000

I think when Twitter finds a way to monetize the site and if they start to charge for accounts we will see a good deal of that stuff gone.

By: Rae

Rae — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:43:35 +0000

@mitten money

1. I am not sure how much more off-topic your comment could be. We have a contact form if you have a general question.
2. I, Rae Hoffman, own a developers version of Thesis and this is a site I own.
3. Since Chris Pearson, the creator of Thesis, is who designed this very site, I think our theme usage verification credentials are ok.

Not sure why you need to know that information, but there you go.

By: Melissa Johnson

Melissa Johnson — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:38:44 +0000

Great advice on protecting your brand. It’s too bad there will always be those people that try to capitalize on other people’s success. This kind of abuse is on the rise and combating the problem is a huge challenge for companies and individuals. Your Rule is very true….

By: leanie belle

leanie belle — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:22:26 +0000

This is totally indeed a great action, since almost always impersonating other people in the web is very rampant, it give huge damage especially to the original. I have learned a lot from these and if in the future I would encounter this kind of problem, I know for sure what I’m going to do.

Leanie – Your First 100 Dollars Online

By: Chasen Seymore

Chasen Seymore — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:47:07 +0000

This is really great advice… I am happy to see there is an actionable way of going about dealing with this sort of fraudulence. Thanks so much Lisa!

By: MittenMoney

MittenMoney — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:53:12 +0000

Here is my question of the day

Did you pay for a developers liscense for the thesis wordpress theme you are using?

By: Ron Hekier

Ron Hekier — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:28:38 +0000

Great advice. Remember you automatically have copyright for any work created by you, but in order to do more than file a cease and desist and to actually recover damages you have to register the copyright first.

By: Zane DeFazio

Zane DeFazio — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:42:48 +0000

Wow, great interview! It gives me comfort now knowing that there are measures you can take to protect your or a client’s brand that actually work.

By: Michael D

Michael D — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:37:23 +0000

OMG, this post rocks! I have 2 cases, one where a chiromarketing company is using video of me to sell their “secrets” and another where website templates use my image (taken from my site). Got good tips here and investigating (especially photos) further.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:32:35 +0000

Great interview and great advice Jeremy. Very easy to follow and just as Pat mentioned, very actionable.