Hey Kathe, (you too, silent Denise!)

Nice.
That’s all I have to say, hang in there.

Hi Gals!

Sorry to hear about your troubles, but it comes as no surprise – remember when I started the first $7 site? LOL

Short of going to the expense of Trademarking the name or term, or registering a corporation with the name there’s no way to ‘protect’ it per se, but the great job you do of branding yourselves keeps you ahead of any other ‘wacky’ group or individual.

Just be sure you have your main Wacky variations at all of the social marketing and social bookmarking sites, use the terms and your pics or avatar everywhere (like at the end of your blog posts) and trust that your honest & caring approach will continue to keep you above the charletons.
.-= Doug Champigny´s last blog ..4-Week Ultra-High-Intensity Internet Marketing Coaching Review =-.

Don’t worry girls,people like him won’t be around long.Some people have no
creative ability so they have to copy others and cheat.You can see my website name,I haven’t figured how to make my webpage up,so it sits like it was set up by the people at godaddy,because I want a blue wave templet and all of the stuff to me is like having a thousand piece puzzle and no picture to look at to put it together since I am a visual person and word directions overwhelm me.I am in hopes of learning to set it up as my home site,hub page or what ever you call it and work from there.pretty pathetic that I am immobalized now
What I love about you girls is that you know how to simplify the complicated too bad the world didn’t think that way.Little by little I am learning and am able to make adjustments here and there.I have yet to make my first dollar.You two are wonderful and I will always trust and be loyal
to you.Just remember it will all work out in the end with God,of whom we all
will have to face someday.
.-= JOHN WRIGHT´s last blog ..Hello world! =-.

I have purchased from you in the past and expect to do so in the future.

There is always someone somewhere trying to capitalize on others hard work and success.

With a common name like mine, there are many others who share the moniker
and I appreciate your dilemna,

Keep doing your level best to identify yourselves with each posting from your sites. Your real friends and clients will rise to the challenge of finding you now that they are aware, it could be a bit of a problem.

Thank you both for your ethical approach.

Don Williams

I’m a fan of the wacky girls, team, gang, and all the other marketing names of Kathe and Denise. However, after reading this rant, I decided to do a little investigating myself just out of curiosity.

I went to the site wackywednesdaydeals dot com, and yes, you’re partially correct as far as the guy with the same last name as me selling the same product which you are promoting the PLR for.

Not that I am in defense of what he has done in the past or is doing now, but there is no live link on his site to order the product. It clearly states that the product can not be ordered until March 2 for the price of $7.00 with master resell rights.

Now I’m confused about what is illegal about this. Even though he has put up a sales page for the product, he’s still not selling it until the date according to the PLR License because he’s not actually selling it until the license date.
.-= Terry´s last blog ..A Lot Of Men Over 50 Can Reclaim Their Manhood Through Diet =-.

Keep up the good work and keep the faith.

I really enjoy your products. GREAT JOB!!!
Bill–**INTERNATIONAL INTERNET MARKETERS GROUP**

All I can say is what goes around comes around.

Hi gals,
It always amazes me when somebody takes advantage of someone else’s hard work and takes the credit for it(and the money). It is sad but true. It happens all the time. It just goes to show you that whatever you do you have to cover all your bases in order to CYA!(Cover your A**).

I have learned the hard way to evaluate whatever I do on the Internet in terms of the possibility of being ripped off. You have to make a pro-active, peremptory strike to foil those who would steal from you.

Just a thought. BTW Feel free to use the idea and or wording, my gift to you!

Jan Luckenbach
The Virtual Entrepreneur

There are some things I LOVE about the Internet and then there are those that make me scratch my head and wonder.

I thank you The Wacky Team for being an example of the enthusiastic, honest, relationship building internet business that makes this a rocking fun place to be! You provide quality products, quality service, and constantly blow me away with the value for all who wish to take advantage of your offers.

Thanks for getting the information to us so we can be aware!

Terry
lovingvisions.com
Taking the Local out of Small Business
.-= Terry Loving´s last blog ..4 – Social Strategies for Traffic =-.

Go for it girls

Hello all,

It’s me, the “Bozo”, the “unscrupulous marketer”, the “copy cat”.

I will come right out and tell you, I AM GUILTY. I am guilty of NOT READING the PLR license (stupid on my part for sure). I have bought a number of Aurelius Tjin’s products in the past and I know the terms (at least I thought I did).

I did however read the Master Resale Rights license since it is the one my customers will be receiving. It does not have a date mentioned. Of course that’s because the customer shouldn’t receive the product until at least March 2, 2010.

I have deactivated the order link on the product in question. Posted a nice statement explaining what happened. apologized to Arelius for violating his license, And I provided a free video course that can be downloaded directly from the sales page. You can get the video and see what I posted at (wacky gal edited out the link) (oops, there’s my backlink).

There you have it, I made a mistake. I’m guilty as charged of selling an illegal product due to my own stupidity, ignorance, or whatever else you want to call it. And I’ll tell you right now, I’ll probably end up making more mistakes today, even more tomorrow, and a whole lot more down the road. I’m only HUMAN!

Mistakes are no big deal. I strive extremely hard not to make them. But they happen. What’s important is the way they are handled. I have always taken full responsibility for my actions. I don’t make excuses for what I do or have done. I tell the honest truth. I made a mistake because I didn’t read the PLR license.

That’s really all I came here to say.

But since I’m here. Let’s get this out in the open. I could care less what Kathe Lucas thinks, or what she does, or what she likes, or what she dislikes. As for Denise Hall, I don’t know much about her. She seems to be a really sincere person.

But I digress. I registered my website WWD.com (just to avoid the backlink again) in August 2007. Why did I pick that name? Because it was the first one I typed in at GoDaddy. And it was available. So the name then sat unused for about six months or so.

Then like a “bozo”, I launched it in March 2008. I had no knowledge of Kathe’s site until January 2008. At that time, I seriously considered not launching my site at all. But I did. Mostly as a means of testing new programming that I had worked for nearly a year.

I wasn’t interest in copying anyone, confusing customers, stealing someone’s brand name, or whatever else I’m accused of doing. I just made a site so I could test a script and make some money on the side.

And yes, Kathe did approach me once. She accused me of undercutting her sale. She offered a product for $27. I had a special for $7. Happens all the time on the Internet. Get over it!

I told her at the time what had happened. I was unaware of her sale. But I also told her that I did not like be accused of doing something wrong that I had not done. I told Kathe that I wasn’t interested in playing games. I didn’t copy anyone, I didn’t try to undercut her, and I wasn’t trying to confuse anyone.

So there you have it.

There are two sides to every story. Had anyone approached me about my illegal sale, I would have thanked them, taken the appropriate action, and went on with life.

But now we have this post to contend with. Well, I’ll make it easy. You’ve seen Kathe’s side. You’ve seen my side. That’s it. Life goes on now.

And imagine, I did all that explaining without any name calling.

Hey, if you have an opinion, you can contact me. That’s Shawn at (wacky gal removed link again). Obviously, remove the at and insert the proper email address symbol.

Thanks for reading.

Shawn Davis

WACKY GAL(s) RESPONSE: Shawn, we found your comment in the spam folder among a couple of others, so here ya’ go. I think your attitude continues to shine through here, but hey, that’s just me. There are a couple of “untruths” here as well, but what the heck, we’ll let those slide too. One only needs to look up “who is” to see the dates and such, but since we also worked with a gentleman you were working with at the time you released your site, it all just has always seems a little fishy to us here.

Apology accepted (if this is what that is) and “we forgive” and can hopefully put this behind us now…I have a really funny feeling though that you will continue using terminology and signatures that will mislead folks, or that could CONFUSE them into thinking “WE” are related in some way to your site. That in itself is telling as I have kindly asked you to be aware that it IS confusing to some. This, of course, was where I was personally met with the harsh attitude (I considered it was an age thing, maybe a sense of entitlement you felt you had or something, who knew).

Needless to say, if you look at our own “wacky” history…I don’t think we have EVER sold a “wacky” for $27…lol (so, your mention that my initial contact with you was all price related really doesn’t hold water at this point). I merely refused to acknowledge your original response back to me due to the pompous attitude (well, and because your accusation that we took the “idea” from you was a little preposterous).

If you merely need (or needed) a domain for testing…we have over a thousand at any given point in time and would have gladly accomodated you.

Again, all we are simply asking is that you try not to “intentionally” mislead folks into thinking we are one and the same. The rest is up to you. We publish almost like clockwork weekly and have for over two years now after the original launch in October 2007!

NOW I need that coffee.

It takes all kinds and there are many ‘kind’ out there!

Keep up the good work,
.-= Bob Marconi´s last blog ..Banking Regulations =-.

Yup… you are right… ethics is fast becoming a lost value.

Intellectual property theft is rampant… but I think Jinger Jarrett had it right when she suggested you just keep giving great value and customer service… and your ethically challenged competitor will fade away.

I am daily amazed at how many of my articles, which have been published in hundreds of respectable publications, end up being used in thousands of blogs and put through article spinners so many times that they are literally unreadable. They never seem to get around to giving proper attribution or links… they just steal your work. I tried fighting this… but the job is overwhelming and it is easier to just ignore the jerks and keep moving ahead.

This is not to say that it does not upset me.. it does… a lot! But, we only have so much time and creative energy available to us… we should use it to create positive things… not get mired down in the cesspool that these jerks seem to want to play in.

So, just keep on keeping on… grumble and vent… but do not let it hold you back from doing those things which have earned you such a well deserved reputation for giving great value and great customer service.

There is only one “Wacky Team” as far as I am concerned…

Thom Reece

Hey Wacky Gals,

I feel your pain, and applaud you for your civility here!

Just keep on doing what you’re doing, and keep speaking out!
Ken Reno
.-= Ken Reno´s last blog ..Offline SEO Pro =-.

sorry to hear that,
thanks for the info
liz

Ladies,

Thanks for the warning and for watching out for your customers. You two are part of a very small group of internet marketers that I would ever trust or buy from. Thanks for keeping ethics alive and well!

As someone who has had their brand, business name, web copy, and other things taken over the years, I know you will always come out on top. The people that matter can see through the morons out there.

Hey Gals!

Stay wacky, you two!

-Ken

Hi Kathy & Denise!

There is no mistaking the “Original” Wacky Weekend Sale site and it’s brand related family sites. No fears……The Wacky Gals & Gang are the best.

Best wishes to you and keep up the great work!!

Thanks for the heads-up and keep up the good honest hard work. It is appreciated.

Time may bring the appropriate answer.

What goes around comes around.

Thanks for the great job you do.

But remember,
Algorithms, Analytics, and the copy cat nature of a lot of Online marketing
perpetuates quite an arrested state of mere human thinking whereas a lot more effort could be put in more Aware Creativity.
You Wacky Gals are way above that already by Your Integrity and Creativity!

Norm A.

Have no fear, I know who you are!

Sorry to hear you gals are a victim of this way of marketing. But the worse part is there are people out there telling people this is a good way to do business by copying others way’s. Not sure where all this will end up in the long term But one thing is for sure You Gals Rock.
Keep up your honourable ways as I know most honest people only want to deal with people who are Honest have Intergrity and Morals and in all my dealings with you I have found nothing less.

Go The Wacky Team Gang Gals.

keep up the GOOD work.

Hi guys,

I must admit, I’ve never had any contact with you guys. Sounds like its my bad, that you are scrupulous, professional, and offer a good service. In fact, judging by the comments I’ve read, I would be very interested to be added to your contact list.

It’s interesting that all these internet marketers (and maybe I make a generalization here) commenting here have enough time on their hands to be able to comment! I learned a wee while ago that I had to focus my efforts to be successful, and not get sidetracked by the battles of others.

In my defence, it’s 1.30 am, and I am browsing because I consider this my free time (lol). Just call me an interested bystander………………..

Yes, all the cliches have come out of the woodwork (e.g., references to Karma, what goes around, comes around, etc) and they’re all true.

But at least you gals have some confirmation of your standing with your followers and (presumably) fellow marketers. Even if you’ve been wronged, vindication for your personal beliefs and, indeed, your self-esteem, must be at an all time high!

I think Tony Grant epitomises the whole situation in his comment: “rise above it”. At the end of the day it is the relationship you build with your followers that is important. Don’t cheapen it by resorting to personal attacks.

At the end of the day, it only serves to spread the poison further, where in reality, you should be focusing on what you do best: providing a top notch service to the followers you have, and casting your net further to increase your followers. (Hey….you’ve got me? lol) Some of us on the outside (that have never had any contact with you) may even (tongue in cheek) think this was all some kind of publicity stunt!)

If you are looking for vindication for your integrity, just read the comments here; you’ve certainly found it! How about another saying (via a very old song) “Accentuate the Positive”?

I believe that the person in question actually logged a blog comment here, but you have chosen not to publish it. Of course, that is your prerogative, but don’t you think that your standing amongst your own followers would be better served by printing the comment from your adversary?

Another cliche comes to mind: “It takes two to tango”.

Do you honestly think you do yourselves any favors with your followers by not printing a reply?

My personal belief is that, you guys obviously have so much support, and so much value placed in your integrity, the least you could do is to print the explanation that has been forwarded to you. (Like, fair playing fields, full disclosure, etc)

I’m confident that even printing the explanation will in no way sully your reputation. On the contrary, you can show your followers both sides to the story, and they can make up their own minds.

But hey, I’m a nobody, no reason to listen to me

(continues sweeping the floor…………………………..)

You Crazy, (oops) Wacky Girls have nothing to worry about. No one can take away what you have worked so hard to build, and very few know how or why to do it. And that is to create your own brand – Wacky.

Think of it like this: “Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery”

Of course I can say that to you, but if happened to me I’d be ready to kick somebodies a**

Keep doing what you do best…

Neil
PS. I remember when you promoted: ezclik.com/is/fastcashPLR because there is a picture of one hot Babe