Thoughts on an unauthorized site using my image?

[annasee]

I could really use your feedback on this so thank you in advance!

I noticed from my Shop Stats that a site called Elance.com was directing traffic to a specific page listing with my artwork. I have no idea why there would be a specific link to this specific page, as I am NOT a member of Elance and I do not know where on elance.com this is coming from. Apparently, Elance is a "crowdsourcing" site where freelance designers can bid for jobs and post a "portfolio" of work. I'm just worried that someone may be posting my work as their own and using it to get gigs. I'm stumped as to why there would be a link to my Etsy listing as they don't have any advertisements, and if someone was using my work, I can't imagine how they'd be so careless to have it link to me. I'd just like to solve this mystery and was wondering if any of you had any suggestions or feedback or experienced anything similar? Thanks so much!

[Former_Member]

You can do a reverse image search if you go to google.com and click on images at the top of the page. You can then select any of your images to upload and it will show you everywhere on the internet that is using your images. Hope that helps!

also, if they are using your artwork, contact the elance.com site administrator to resolve the situation and have the perpetrator banned from their site.

[Former_Member]

Do you do any online advertising or "link" advertising or exchanges? If you do it's possible they have them on that site, but just very subtle.