Some great tips there. I’ve talked about the idea of naming images with unique phrases or numbers in other articles. It has worked well for myself and others.

Out of curiosity though, what service do you employ? Would you be willing to provide a link either via comment or email? I’d be interested to learn more about them. I’m familiar with some such services, but only a few seem to be willing to deal with copyright issues.

Generally, it’s more of a reputation management service.

Thank you very much for your comment!

Some great tips there. I’ve talked about the idea of naming images with unique phrases or numbers in other articles. It has worked well for myself and others.

Out of curiosity though, what service do you employ? Would you be willing to provide a link either via comment or email? I’d be interested to learn more about them. I’m familiar with some such services, but only a few seem to be willing to deal with copyright issues.

Generally, it’s more of a reputation management service.

Thank you very much for your comment!

What we do these days is we use various techniques to protect our work – or at least to find out when its happening. This is what we do:

- we always create some very specific files with image names that will not be anywhere else online. We have a piece of software that routinely (once a month) uses Googles API to search for these files. If they turn up on a domain that we were not aware of, it flags them up and sends us an email with the direct link. We investigate it manually then. So far this has worked well and whilst it does not happen often, we have caught people using our images, photographs and site designs – usually they don’t even think to change the graphic name

- we employ a small organisation that specialises in monitoring the internet…. news, blogs, forums etc. We mainly use this for our larger customers, but its a great service. I’m not going to promote it on here as I don’t think thats appropriate, but a Google search will turn up companies that do this. These guys only cost from $100/month, so its worth it

Good article anyway. Just found this site today, so will keep checking back

John

What we do these days is we use various techniques to protect our work – or at least to find out when its happening. This is what we do:

- we always create some very specific files with image names that will not be anywhere else online. We have a piece of software that routinely (once a month) uses Googles API to search for these files. If they turn up on a domain that we were not aware of, it flags them up and sends us an email with the direct link. We investigate it manually then. So far this has worked well and whilst it does not happen often, we have caught people using our images, photographs and site designs – usually they don’t even think to change the graphic name

- we employ a small organisation that specialises in monitoring the internet…. news, blogs, forums etc. We mainly use this for our larger customers, but its a great service. I’m not going to promote it on here as I don’t think thats appropriate, but a Google search will turn up companies that do this. These guys only cost from $100/month, so its worth it

Good article anyway. Just found this site today, so will keep checking back

John

Do you have any thoughts on that?

Do you have any thoughts on that?

Well, I’ve come across people publicly advertising my work, or my writers work, as their own work, in forums, advertising for work :O

Well, I’ve come across people publicly advertising my work, or my writers work, as their own work, in forums, advertising for work :O

I know I would be paranoid if I were an employer. Not only do a lot of people lie, but having a plagiarist on staff can be a huge legal liability. I’ve heard of cases with graphic designers that have nixed elements in over 80% of their work.

Not cool.

I’m glad I work for myself, by myself and can’t afford to hire anyone else (I’m doing good to afford a night out on the weekends).

Besides, who wants the hassle of being a boss?

I know I would be paranoid if I were an employer. Not only do a lot of people lie, but having a plagiarist on staff can be a huge legal liability. I’ve heard of cases with graphic designers that have nixed elements in over 80% of their work.

Not cool.

I’m glad I work for myself, by myself and can’t afford to hire anyone else (I’m doing good to afford a night out on the weekends).

Besides, who wants the hassle of being a boss?