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Rubbish written about copyright on social media

19/2/2017

Some people write complete and utter rubbish about copyright on social media.

Beware that you are NOT sucked in with the sentiments and falsehoods they share.

Here's one such....

Like I said! not worth the paper it's written on or typed on a keyboard! You lose the right to any copyright if you share it on any social media site. Look at Facebooks acknowledgement clause! You have to be careful what ever you show. I'm not saying it's right! but like the song says "It's like that, it's just the way it is!" If anyone is daft enough to share, works of art on any social media site, before they have made enough money themselves out of it. Is a fool!

and here's my response

re. "You lose the right to any copyright if you share it on any social media site. "
1) INCORRECT You never ever lose your copyright unless you sign it away e.g. in a licensing agreement.
2) INCORRECT because Facebook allows and enables you to report Copyright Infringement. Have you not read Facebook's pages about how to tackle copyright infringement?
https://www.facebook.com/help/325058084212425?ref=contextual

I agree people need to be aware that if you post on certain sites that your photos may be shared beyond what you might intend - but that is not the same as losing your right to copyright. That's about people not reading the terms and conditions of use of the site properly.

What to do if you see copyright infringement on Facebook

For the record:

Posting a photograph or an image of your artwork on social media does not mean that you lose your copyright
You can report copyright infringement on Facebook
The Help centre contains a page which tells you How to report copyright infringement on Facebook
This has a useful link to What information do I need to include in a copyright report?
Only you or your designated agent can report an infringement
Note that when making a report you will be asked to provide your complete contact information (full name, mailing address and phone number). Note also that Facebook will provide the rights owner’s name, your email address and the details of your report to the person who posted the content you are reporting. I'd RECOMMEND you do NOT use your normal/main email address but rather one specifically set up for this purpose or any other purpose where you don't want your main email to be hacked/spammed etc.
If you see somebody infringing somebody else's work you can let that person know - but in highlighting it remember that they may have given permission or it might be being used in a legitimate way (ie under the legal exemptions to copyright) i.e. Asking people "Are you aware your image is on ...." is better than "Some snivelling little thief has got your picture...!"

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Don't be conned by SEO companies!

3/2/2017

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I regularly get approaches from people representing SEO companies who promise that they can help improve the performance of my website.

I normally send them straight to the spam folder. However they're sneaky and use forms on your website.

This is one such - which came in via a form response on Art Business Info for Artists this morning

Name
Alan Sehwag
Email
[email protected]

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Hi there,

I recently spent some time doing a site review of www.artbusinessinfo.com. (Yes, I do random site reviews for a living.)

Based on what I saw,there are a few things you could implement pretty quickly that would help boost your Google rankings, traffic, social media & conversion. I noticed, few technical errors that are effecting your website’s performance too.

We'll start counting & will keep fixing all bugs, provide you a clean safe website.We are also into website design, development and can redesign your website.

Not sure what your initiatives are in this area, but is this something that’s on your radar?

Alan.
(323) 617-3981

This is the reply I've just sent to Alan.

Dear Alan

I'm assuming this is for free and that your pricing page http://www.ngrwebteam.com/seo-pricing didn't just slip your mind - or the Federal Regulations relating to spamming people who have not given their consent to be approached? You sure you don't want me to remind you?

I also do reviews of those that say they help artists. I'll be sure to remember the name of your company.

Regards
Katherine

Katherine Tyrrell
Making A Mark on Art

Making A Mark is a top art blog - #3 in the UK and #7 in the world
c. 3.8 million+ visitors and 10.5 million+ pageviews and counting.....
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If you get approaches like this:

You shouldn't be. This is spam. It also breaches the rules of marketing online.
They typically all say the same generic things irrespective of what the issues are with your website. That's because they are selling their services to make money for themselves.
They typically haven't got a clue about the target market for your website. They are selling cookie cutter solutions - not something specific to marketing art by artists.
Check the website to find the pricing page. Alan forgot to mention that help from his company STARTS at $400 per month! The more difficult it is to find the pricing the more suspicious you should get. That includes any omission to mention prices in any approach to you.

The enormous prices for services from NGR

You most certainly don't need to be spending a lot of money. Most artists simply don't need help from professional companies if they are prepared to learn the basics for themselves. It's not difficult.

Personally I'd recommend avoiding SEO companies who in my book are the equivalent of snake oil salesmen!

Try and see how far you can get on your own through studying the basics of what helps with marketing your art online. Unless you've got a BIG pot of money to sink into creating a brand and marketing it and expert who gets results for ARTISTS!

One simple way to improve your website performance

I've always found the Google Webmaster Guidelines is a good place to start because you need to ensure your website is compliant with Google if you are to get a good ranking and turn up in search enquiries.

Work your way through these before you ever contemplate looking around for more help.

What's your best tip for fellow artists?

Please share your best tip for improving the performance of your website.

Mine relates to being very careful how you title pages and construct URLs for individual pages on your website.

be aware of the keywords associated with search queries
be very accurate as to content (Google likes this!)
try not to be the same as everybody else!

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