Happens all the time! Copy-cats..
Some say that copying is the best form of flattery. Well, I don't. It's just wrong.
Ever since I put this site up, I have noticed a few copy-cats. It didn't bother me much, but now it does.
For those that don't know, the site used to be called 12dailyprofordummies.com, but I changed the fordummies to 4dummies and eventually to 4newbies. Why, because I was getting a bunch of attention and did not want a cease and desist thrown at me by the For Dummies company. It had been done before.
So, I changed it to 4Newbies and it has stuck since.
Back to why I am annoyed. Like I was saying, there have been a number of copy-cats. By copy-cats I mean, name thieves. Blogging isn't something new, and if someone put a blog together I can't get mad at them for that. But to take the 4Newbies or 4 Dummies name and make a site is just un-original.
Take the latest I found: www.hyip4dummies.com
I am not endorsing this program at all. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS CRAP!
It is an obvious SCAM in the making.
They report to have been up for 21 days as of this post. My blog was up way before then. Remember that when you see any site in this industry that has a 4newbies or 4dummies in it, its because of me and they might want to prey on the popularity of the name and SCAM you. Not all will be scams, but most will be. I just want you to be aware of crooks out there.
Ever since I put this site up, I have noticed a few copy-cats. It didn't bother me much, but now it does.
For those that don't know, the site used to be called 12dailyprofordummies.com, but I changed the fordummies to 4dummies and eventually to 4newbies. Why, because I was getting a bunch of attention and did not want a cease and desist thrown at me by the For Dummies company. It had been done before.
So, I changed it to 4Newbies and it has stuck since.
Back to why I am annoyed. Like I was saying, there have been a number of copy-cats. By copy-cats I mean, name thieves. Blogging isn't something new, and if someone put a blog together I can't get mad at them for that. But to take the 4Newbies or 4 Dummies name and make a site is just un-original.
Take the latest I found: www.hyip4dummies.com
I am not endorsing this program at all. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS CRAP!
It is an obvious SCAM in the making.
They report to have been up for 21 days as of this post. My blog was up way before then. Remember that when you see any site in this industry that has a 4newbies or 4dummies in it, its because of me and they might want to prey on the popularity of the name and SCAM you. Not all will be scams, but most will be. I just want you to be aware of crooks out there.
posted by 4Newbies.com at 1:45 PM
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