I had the pleasure of interviewing Tony Laidig about how to find and use public domain content for your blog. Tony talked non-stop for an hour revealing how he has created multiple niche blogs with months worth of content for as little as $13 and a couple of hours of time. Tony's specific focus is on using magazine content because it is proven, edited and has been previously published (usually before 1964). Tony shared a case study from one of his own projects and explained exactly, step by step what he did. He also shared a list of resources he personally uses to do all his research.
A couple of questions came in about whether or not it's plagiarism to use public domain content without attribution. No, it is not. However, there are ways you can give attribution since Tony believes (and I do too) that it's always best to give credit where credit is due.
If creating content is an issue for you and/or you're looking for ways to create new and multiple streams of income, then don't miss this audio program. Tony Laidig also made an unbelievable offer for his outstanding Limitless Blog Content product. He's practically giving it away to my community but only through Friday, June 5 at midnight ET. When you see the depth of training you get, you'll jump on Limitless Blog Content immediately. Listen to the audio program from the interview and then take action!
Listen to the audio program online or download the mp3 file to listen on your favorite mp3 player:
(66 minutes)
If you have questions or comments about the program, please feel free to submit them in the comment area below.
Blog on!



I thought the audio conference was great.
However, when I went to copyright.gov to test it out using the Popular Science example, I discovered that only records AFTER 1978 are searchable. If you want to see if something has fallen into the public domain before that, you have to pay a research fee at $150 per hour, or go in person. Am I missing something here?
Posted by: Antonella | Thursday, June 04, 2009 at 06:49 AM
That's correct...I should have been more clear...any work that was published between 1923 and 1964 had to renew their copyright in the 28th year from publication. 1950 + 28 = 1978...so if a magazine had issues that were published, say, in 1959, they would have had to be renewed in 1987, which is well within the 1978 scope of Copyright.gov's search capabilities. Hope this helps.
Tony
Posted by: Tony Laidig | Thursday, June 04, 2009 at 07:04 AM
Thanks for the quick reply. Now it's clearer!
Posted by: Antonella | Thursday, June 04, 2009 at 09:50 AM
This was a great class! I teach coaches how to get coaching clients and grow their coaching business and as you know they simply must have a blog. But coaches are so busy coaching that they don't want to take a lot of time writing content so this is a great idea...after all have human problems and relationships changed all that much over the years?
Thank you Denise,
Suzan Schmitt The Coach Marketer
http://www.thecoachmarketer.com
Posted by: Suzan Schmitt | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 07:23 AM
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Posted by: Jennifer Szunko | Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 02:48 PM
Great information, Tony, and thanks to Denise for presenting it to us. My students are always looking for PLR or other ready-made content, so public domain is perfect for them. Thanks again for this clear, concise, and valuable information.
Connie Ragen Green
Posted by: Connie Ragen Green | Monday, June 15, 2009 at 11:32 AM