How to tell if scrapers are affecting your niche

A simple check

[larryhatch]

[Tried to respond to existing thread, but page would only let me start a new one]

Here's one quick check if scraper-example.com/net is scraping or whatever in your niche. Call up Google. In the search bar, just enter:

site:scraper.com widget(s)

In my case, widgets are UFOs so I entered 'ufo' without quotes.
Google returned about 50 results, all with scraper as the main domain, and the original rightful sights as subdomains, for example www.example.scrapper.com

Try the same test using scraper.net too, as in
site:scraper.net widget

I my niche, returned results were nearly 100% junk.
I guess scaper isn't very choosy. - Larry

[edited by: Brett_Tabke at 4:12 pm (utc) on Mar. 8, 2005]
[edit reason] examplified... [/edit]

[Brett_Tabke]

First - thanks for the tips. (second, sorry to edit it, but this is nothing new for the scraper sites. This is like the 20th time this has come up in the last 5 years).