Andrei Rotariu

Has anyone used CurationSoft?

Andrei Rotariu

Has anyone used curationsoft?

Chris Hunter

Sorry, no, I haven't but I'd love to hear from some folks that have.

Andrei Rotariu

OK so I went and purchased it.

In a nut shell its great!

The longer version:

Its really easy to setup. You just pay the yearly fee, get given a download link and it installs itself on your desktop.

You open it up go to the video tutorials page and watch how to use it.

You then open up your blogging platform, open up curationsoft and BOOM! Your curating content.

Its allows you to easily search within certain "source centers" like google blogs, google news, youtube, flickr, blekko blogs and blekkos news for whatever content you want and then you simply drag and drop the content into your HTML editor.

The cons;

every now and then results DO NOT show and you have to re-set it. I dont like the fact that the curated content only comes with like 2-3 lines of content or one paragraph. It would be much better if it would allow you to crop and cut the amount of content you want, as sometimes I dont want people clicking away from my site to simply read the rest of the article. I asked if there was a way around this and the support dude told me to go to the source and get the content from there... I think it kind of defeats the purpose of the whole thing if thats the case.

Also you should be able to source content from more places.

Other than that its great! I can upload way more content much faster which Google seems to love!

-Andrei

lefty359

Who puts it out? Is it the Harlan guy who does the Webinars?

Andrei Rotariu

Nah, not curationsoft.

Not sure who its by, few people I think.

That Harlan dude has his own software.

batchos

Hey, Harlan is a good dude.

Peter Lauer publishes CurationSoft.

Andrei Rotariu

Anyone got a comparison with Harlans software?

marcolav

What exactly is Harlan's software? Is that the 'Beach Millions' software?

Andy Hart

I thought Curationsoft was by Jack Humphrey ??

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Black Hat Cat

It doesn't defeat the purpose at all, considering that's what curating is supposed to be all about....summarizing content and providing links to the original source. Sounds to me like what you want to do is use their content and present it as your own without linking to them. Well, that's not what the software is designed for, and it's not what curation is supposed to be. If you want content without linking to the original source, write your own.

eibhlin

I've been using CurationSoft for several months and I absolutely love it. I'm pretty sure it's from Jack Humphrey.

If he's giving a webinar, don't miss it. He shares some great insights. One of my favorite links, mentioned in one of Humphrey's webinars, is Robin Good's essay about curated content. Brilliant stuff: What Makes A Great Curator Great? How To Distinguish High-Value Curation From Generic Republishing

I think that article helps illuminate what real curated content is about.

CurationSoft make my work far easier. It's also simple to use. Customer support -- which I used regularly when I first bought the product, while they were making major improvements based on our suggestions -- has been consistently excellent.

If you want a lightweight curation tool, Content Buddy seems to work well. It's a WP plugin and I'm pretty sure it's a WSO. I own it and add it to my clients' websites. So far, everyone likes it. I have tutorial videos plus my own comments at Content Buddy - She Flips Websites (The blue box with the link + blurb is something I added with CurationSoft software. Content Buddy does something very similar.)

CurationSoft is desktop software with lots of great features, including click-to-add suggested keywords, to improve your searches as you work. I'll be renewing my license when the year is up, unless something much better comes along.

In my opinion, CurationSoft is a great tool. However, if all you plan to do is throw embellished links onto a webpage for quick & easy content, I'm not sure you need something this fancy. (I'm also not convinced that's useful content that will impress Google, et al.)

However, for those seriously committed to using curated content for unique posts that provide readers with information they'll bookmark and share with others... CurationSoft is outstanding.

If you have a question, PM me. I'm happy to be helpful when I can!

themezoom

I have Curation Soft but am not sure I understand the value of bleeding link juice from a primary (WR1) domain to other websites. A bit more comprehensive understand of curation and linkflow would be helpful.

I definitely would use Curationsoft on WR2 sites, where I am not concerned about link flow.

Here is how we have defined the web rings of influence:

http://www.onewebringtorulethemall.com/

- Russell

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LarryW

I'm going to try the Free version first. I know it has only one source, but I will see how it can be used generally. This could be a great tool.

TPFLegionaire

Before using a curation tool you may want to brush up on what curation is all about and how to get the best out of it.

Take a look at: Content Marketing Resources: Webinars & Case Studies - Curata

I have no business relation with Curata.

then take a look at : Themezoom latest WSO

Content Curation Empire (One Feed to Rule Them All)

I am a current customer of themezoom having bought the google + course and curation course. I am currently going through and implementing the curation course to my main earning website....
You can probably get a good handle on curation using free material around the web, however if you prefer a more structured and integrated approach the themezoom material is, in my opinion , well worth the money.

I have yet to use any curation tool, although i have bought a plugin recently as I am still in the process of gathering my sources and really understanding how it all fit together with my website...I'll probably end up trying curata, curationsoft and that plugin in the next few months to see what works best.

hope this helps...a bit

David Neale

But Russell you like Scoop.it. Using it's RSS feed to populate a Wordpress Blog page or post also bleeds link juice in the same way. I can't see how you can avoid this when curating content.

Johnny

I have purchased CurationSoft a few days back. I am still testing it. So far, it does help me to pull out some related information quickly. I mainly used these contents to supplement my post.

Chronic IM

Hello!

I have never heard of CurationSoft before. I think you should at least research more about it and find as much information about it as possible since it's not that popular. You should research for reviews and testimonies. I hope that helped you in a way.

Best of Luck!