Believe it or not, millions of individuals have their own blogs - with millions more reading them! Blogs run the gamut; they can be insightful, funny, specific, general, political, and so on and so forth. Unfortunately, there is a problem that you may have heard about on local news stations: the existence of internet stalkers. What do you do when you have a blog, and you attracted the attention of a person who seeks to defame you, harass you, or worse?



Thousands of people are in this situation as we speak - they've been targeted by a mentally unhealthy person who has developed an obsession. Often, a blogger discovers that someone has been stealing their words, removing them from context, and hurting that blogger's online reputation; impersonation, for example, is not unheard of.

While simply remaining silent and hoping that it will all go away isn't going to work, there are numerous actions that could be taken that may also make the situation worse: you could become involved in a flame war with the stalker; you could begin to harass them back, even creating a new blog to do so; you could report them to their ISP. All of these are terrible ideas, because you're either a) offering attention to someone who craves it, b) egging on a mentally unstable individual, or b) having their service providers shut down their blog, thus destroying evidence, respectively. (Besides, they'll simply start a new blog somewhere else!)

Here are some actions you can take, though, that will be extremely helpful: make sure that you document everything, saving it to disc and printing it out on paper so that you'll have hard copies when possible; consult an expert in the field of locating cyber-stalkers; remove all of your personal and contact information online.

Remember that should you find yourself in such a situation, your first priority is in defending and protecting yourself, your friends, and your family. If you do decide to hire a professional, make sure that that individual is properly qualified to attend to your case; you can search online and discover whether or not the person or company you are looking at is recognized as an expert in the field of locating and identifying online stalkers. With the right person, you'll be surprised at just how much information you can discover!

An investigation of this type is state of the art. Before you hire someone make sure they are qualified. Do an internet search engine search on their name. Find out if they are considered an expert in this type of cutting edge investigation.

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