Autoblogging and Adsense - Let's Discuss?

[Intrepreneur]

I know a lot out there killing themselves with the Google Adsense program by autoblogging because Google have punished them for doing so. But I've never took time myself to study autoblogging until today.

What I'm looking at is this site: Coolest Gadgets - reporting on the latest cool gadgets

Which as far as I can see is at least 80% autogenerated content.

It has adsense smothered all over the place too.

Let's discuss?

[paulgl]

Whether autoblogging is good, is not really the question.

It's all about visitors. If you autoblog and get visitors,
well, then it would be working.

There are various forms of auto blogging. If you mean something
that pulls junk automatically and makes posts, I'd shy away
from that.

Not saying it does not work, but I like a human touch.

If you are talking about creating content that gets autoblogged,
just for your own use, that may be different.

I have never studied autoblogging. You admit you have not either.

I'd say we are both better off if we don't.

The whole premise just does not sound right. But that's just me.
If someone else can fill us in on a little of their success at this,
I'm all ears. But I don't even auto-tweet.

Paul

[Intrepreneur]

Originally Posted by paulgl

The whole premise just does not sound right. But that's just me.
If someone else can fill us in on a little of their success at this,
I'm all ears. But I don't even auto-tweet.

Paul

But this blog looks quite succesful as per the types of Google ads it is now serving. Surely there is a missing link in the whole autoblogging scene and we can take advantage of it when we know exactly what we can and cannot get way with?

[paulgl]

Yeah, that was my main point that got lost in
a rambling reply:

It's all about visitors. If you autoblog and get visitors,
well, then it would be working.

I should have added, "and getting good adsense/CTR,"

There are a lot of people who do things and on the surface
that are successful. Or for a while. I can't say it is good
in the long run, or will always fly under google radar.

I always err of the side of caution. My rule of thumb is always
this, if I have to ask, then I should probably skip it.

Paul

[Intrepreneur]

Originally Posted by paulgl

I always err of the side of caution. My rule of thumb is always
this, if I have to ask, then I should probably skip it.

Paul

You've just set off my genius radar. Awesome.

[stevendbrady]

I'm still new to autoblogging (started in December) but I'm finding it a great way to make money. I've only got a few sites rolling thus far, but it's been working out for me with Google Adsense and Amazon.

There are tons of people publishing information out there that is free to use. If you set out to spam the internet, this is all you will accomplish.

But, like the Coolest Gadgets site, you can provide a hub of information for people with a specific interest. In this, you can profit, and be successful. This is where the sweet spot is. Why would Google shut down a website that's a hub for information that's provided by other people? This is exactly what their own business is! And this is where I choose to stay.

[paulgl]

Autoblogging probably isn't in and of itself against
the terms. But the way you described what you are
doing, it seems to be borderline. Google clearly states
that they cannot spell out everything, and if you choose
to do something borderline, and google closes you down,
you will then end up here with yet another thread,
"I got my adsense canceled for no reason...."

I would read these terms carefully:
Little or no original content - Webmaster Tools Help

Auto-generated content: Content generated programatically. Often this will consist of random paragraphs of text that make no sense to the reader but that may contain search keywords.

Scraped content: Some webmasters make use of content taken from other, more reputable sites on the assumption that increasing the volume of web pages with random, irrelevant content is a good long-term strategy. Purely scraped content, even from high-quality sources, may not provide any added value to your users without additional useful services or content provided by your site. It's worthwhile to take the time to create original content that sets your site apart. This will keep your visitors coming back and will provide useful search results.

If it works for you, I can't argue.

But like I said, they can't give every example.

Paul

[Boris_yo]

@Intrepreneur

Why do you think this is autoblog? Each post has images... Maybe it republishes RSS feed of someone?

[Gary Becks]

Originally Posted by Boris_yo

@Intrepreneur

Why do you think this is autoblog? Each post has images... Maybe it republishes RSS feed of someone?

There are plenty of autoblogging tools out there that can pull images, and even videos based keywords.

Autoblogging is all about numbers. You are building sites that are set it and 4get it. This is why tools like WP mage are so powerful. If you are good at keyword research you can litterally build sites that make money everyday on autopilot.

Will the sites make a lot of money? Probably not. But it is simple math. 400 x 0.50 per day = $200 per day. Not really hard to achieve and when you factor in that some sites will make more/less than others what it really boils down to is pumping out more sites on a daily basis.

For me personally I just don't have it in me to manage that many sites. I'd rather build one or two authority sites with thousands of pages that earn the same income, but that's just me. Autoblogging is a very effective technique though and I'll be adding a few amazon autoblogs to my portfolio in the coming months. It's a very time effective strategy and that's something that we should all like.

[Gary Becks]

BTW, that is a very cool looking autoblog you pointed out. Wonder how much it makes on a daily basis?

[Intrepreneur]

Originally Posted by Gary Becks

BTW, that is a very cool looking autoblog you pointed out. Wonder how much it makes on a daily basis?

It's a pretty high traffic website and has authority adsense status so I'd say it makes quite a lot.

I'm now studying it to see what I can do to match its success.

[paulgl]

Hey knock yourself out.

If you think you can be successful, go for it.

Just remember the warnings I posted above.

There are plenty of threads in this forum about people
do great with adsense for a long time. Then boom.
Google closes them down. It's the, "I made a lot of
money on adsense now google bans me" thread.

I've tried to keep an even tone here. The warrior forum
is about helping people. Helping people the right way.

I myself would not fill a blog or any site with a whole bunch
of auto-scraped content. A little bit, here and there, sparingly,
maybe so.

Judging by your sig, you seem to be a fan of autoblogging
already. To your success!

Paul

[xxxJamesxxx]

I'm currently experimenting with auto blogging, however it's too early to say

James

[Boris_yo]

@Paulgl

Do you think autoblogs are against AdSense TOS? There are autoblogs which generate content and are hard to read and there are autoblogs that publish other sites' RSS feed. Now which type of autoblog is likely to get banned?

[4morereferrals]

more reputable sites on the assumption that increasing the volume of web pages with random, irrelevant content is a good long-term strategy.

If the rss feeds are all pulling on topic content - and its easy to do and its easy to keep it organized ...

iphone

iPad

macbook pro

windows 7

win mobile 7

HTC androids

you get it ...

what is Perez Hilton - really? A bunch of othere peoples celeb news easily found on e omline tmz etc and a few scoops now and then - and crude graphics drawn on others images - and some absurd comments - i bet somebody spends 37 seconds per picture/post - may as well be auto gen'd LOL

btw - great rss feed :-)

[mohd]

Here're some cool stats:

site:coolest-gadgets.com
48,600 pages indexed
~Google loves them.

from Site Explorer - Yahoo! Site Explorer
244,664 backlinks (except from the domain)
~the heck

RSS feeds:
24,717 subscribers
~that is sick

i bet the guy is pulling in no less than $100/day

By the way, the site has been running for 5 straight years.

Now, how cool is autoblogging?

[MarketingWiseGuy]

Really I would stay away from using AdSense on autoblogs, especially if you heavily rely on them for monetizing your legitimate sites. Try Chikita, Bidvertiser, Kontera, or AdBrite. These might not approve of autoblogging but they are probably more lenient than AdSense.

[paulgl]

Just because somebody else does it, for a long time, does
not normally mean so can you or I.

Google may view some sites, large corporate-like sites,
differently.

Read the TOS carefully. If all your site is doing is pulling in
non-unique content, what good is it?

This is hugely different than a large site designed as
a one-stop shop like google fast-flip or something.

There is nothing inherently wrong about using rss feeds.
It's how one uses them.

If all my blog was doing is posting copied content just to
make posts and add content, I would indeed be breaking
adsense TOS IMHO.

But again, that's just me! Go on and see how successful you
can be.

I will highlight the following once again:

Purely scraped content, even from high-quality sources, may not provide any added value to your users without additional useful services or content provided by your site. It's worthwhile to take the time to create original content that sets your site apart. This will keep your visitors coming back and will provide useful search results.

REMEMBER: Google wants adsense on quality sites. And for a peon like me, I'd better
do everything I can to do just that.

Paul

[gareth]

I have a blog that makes about $1000 per year for 10 blog posts

All $$ from clickbank banners

[johnny_h]

wow, that's a pretty cool site.

I just started auto-blogging a couple weeks ago, so don't know enough to really break down exactly what's making this guy's site a success, but one thing that I notice is that they're actually providing links out to other sites outside of his own from the home page (on the left, heading "fav sites") - kind of seems to play into what steven brady mentioned above about being a hub for information on a specific topic.

[hilaryy]

Hey,


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While the main goal of your blog may be to express your thoughts, talk back to your customers or as a vehicle to promote your product or services, there is another critical element to blogging.

[XFactor]

Originally Posted by Intrepreneur

I know a lot out there killing themselves with the Google Adsense program by autoblogging because Google have punished them for doing so. But I've never took time myself to study autoblogging until today.

What I'm looking at is this site: Coolest Gadgets - reporting on the latest cool gadgets

Which as far as I can see is at least 80% autogenerated content.

It has adsense smothered all over the place too.

Let's discuss?

The owner of this site is someone I've talked to in the past.

It is not an auto-blog.

He has real writers writing targeted content.

- John

[Gary Becks]

Originally Posted by XFactor

The owner of this site is someone I've talked to in the past.

It is not an auto-blog.

He has real writers writing targeted content.

- John

Wow, he must spend quite a bit of money outsourcing then...

[Intrepreneur]

Originally Posted by XFactor

The owner of this site is someone I've talked to in the past.

It is not an auto-blog.

He has real writers writing targeted content.

- John

I said it seems like a very high percentage of the content is autoblogged because it is word for word for a lot of the content. Wp robot me thinks.

[JakeRhodes]

I autoblog using a bunch of my own RSS feeds. I've found it's helped me get my latest content indexed more quickly. However I don't use Google Adsense on there just because it's not worth of the risk of getting banned.

Here's a helpful site for anyone reading this who'd like to make their own autoblog.

Autoblogging on Wordpress