Copyscape is probably the most popular tool for checking plagiarism. Most companies use it to find out if someone has stolen their content or if the item sent to them is just copies. If you’re a freelance article writer, then you already know that Copyscape is a valuable tool to use for article creation. If you are a new freelance article writer or want to start a career as a freelance writer, then you must know how to use Copyscape.

Copyscape is quite easy to use. You just need a website where you can put your written article and have it verified by Copyscape. However, not all people have a website, or not all people can afford to have a website. So how do you use Copyscape when you don’t have a website? It’s simple, just create an account on a free blog site and you can have a website. Sure there are free web hosting sites out there. However, free web hosting sites are often full of advertisements. These ads will be detected by Copyscape as plagiarism. Free blog sites are better to use. Some, like Blogger and WordPress, offer free space to post your blogs and will not place any ads on your blog site.

How to use Copyscape step by step guide.

1. Create an account on Blogger.com or WordPress.com.

2. Create a new post.

3. Copy your written article in the box provided.

4. Publish your post.

5. View your post.

6. Copy the link in the address bar.

7. Go to Copyscape.com and paste your blog post link. then click “Go”

8. Wait a few seconds and a result will appear.

9. Copyscape will tell you if there is any plagiarism in your article. And if there are, Copyscape will show the link of the sites where the plagiarisms have been found. If you click on the link, you will be taken to the website where all the plagiarized words will be highlighted. Then you will have to change those words that have been detected as plagiarized. Once you’ve made your changes, start over with step 2. Only this time, you won’t be creating a new post, you’ll be editing your post. Keep checking until no plagiarism is detected.

10. If Plagiarism is not detected. Copyscape will say that no results were found. Your article has now passed Copyscape and you can now submit it.

In freelance article writing, plagiarized work means you won’t get paid. To avoid this, learn how to use Copyscape to ensure that the work you’ve done is original.