Recently, I came across an article distribution service that looks very similar to what we are offering. Upon closer examination, I quickly find that it's a copycat of the article distribution services we are offering. Everything, from process management to the member dashboard, looks very similar to what we are offering - too similar to be a coincidence.

While this is indeed a flattering find, we firmly believe that you should stick to the original, for a few simple reasons.

1 - Professional article distribution service providers know what they are doing.

Since professionals know exactly what to do, there is no need to copy. Everything evolves naturally out of customer needs. That's why pro services are 100% original. The problem with copycats is that they are always one step slower. You certainly don't want to be working with wannabes who think they can do a good job performing SEO just by copying somebody else's website.

2 - Lack of comprehensive packages.

As mentioned, being copycats, they are always waiting for others to move before they know what to do. Therefore, there is always some gap in their offerings. For example, a copycat that I recently come across claim to offer article distribution services, but they fail to provide article writing services. Why is that so? Obviously, they don't truly understand the needs of the customers.

3 - Lack of experience.

This is a very important point. To provide a professional article distribution service is not really a simple task. For instance, there is a full blown back end to manage article submissions, customer emails, replace defunct sites with new article directories, etc. As a customer, this is transparent. But you can be sure that lots of effort has been put into developing a top class distribution service.

Copycats tend to avoid problem areas, simply because they don't really know what the real problems are. That's why they resort to copying. When problems arise, they don't really know what to do, or how to go about fixing them.

As a customer, you have a real concern here. If they don't run the service well enough, they could be out of business very quickly! You want someone who is reliable, and who can help promote your websites year after year.

4 - Lack of professionalism.

Professionalism means providing exceptional service and support to customers. Unfortunately, due to lack of experience, the result is that you are likely to experience a lack of professionalism. Surely, you are not going to trust a company who is just "copying" what others are doing, right?

So don't just go for copycats. Besides, they can't really beat the prices offered by professional service providers. There is really no reason to trust such companies. Don't be surprise if you find their websites to be buggy!