Is AutoBlogging Still a Feasible Way to Do?

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Hi Fellow Warrior,

I've been itching to do autoblogging for quite sometime. I been doing research and have many positive and negative reviews, comments and feedback all the way back 2009.

If there's any warrior still in autoblogging or had been into one themselves, is it still feasible to get into autoblogging now?

Thank you so much in advance
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  • Profile picture of the author wsotoolz
    I am not into auto blogging at the moment but I would give you this piece of advice... With the changes being talked about at G having to do with duplicate content don't do it without having your content spinned to look unique.
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    • Profile picture of the author mark33650
      Originally Posted by wordpress_seo View Post

      I am not into auto blogging at the moment but I would give you this piece of advice... With the changes being talked about at G having to do with duplicate content don't do it without having your content spinned to look unique.
      Yes definitely you need to have duplicate content so your site doesnt get blacklisted by G.
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      • Profile picture of the author The Bad Blogger
        Although, I do not do auto blogging, here's an advice for you, you can outsource content to a writer so that it looks unique, at least you do not have duplicate content... since Google is changing now and then...
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      • Profile picture of the author noah.whitmore
        Originally Posted by mark33650 View Post

        Yes definitely you need to have duplicate content so your site doesnt get blacklisted by G.
        Mark, could you explain that one for me? Not sure what you mean by that.

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        • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
          Originally Posted by noah.whitmore View Post

          Mark, could you explain that one for me? Not sure what you mean by that.

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          I'm sure he got that mixed up...even though what I think he is trying to say isn't entirely accurate either.
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  • Profile picture of the author noah.whitmore
    Don't start any new autoblogging projects until Google decides what it is going to do with scraped content.

    Check out this article before you start doing any auto-anything:

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...t-anymore.html

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  • Profile picture of the author bahnsurf
    Hi Noah and wordpress.seo,

    Thanks for your advice and information.

    Guess the way to go is to make content unique.

    Thanks a lot
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    • Profile picture of the author noah.whitmore
      Originally Posted by bahnsurf View Post

      Guess the way to go is to make content unique.
      A lot of people have made money with autoblogging, but in my opinion it isn't good for the internet. I think that, as marketers, we owe it to each other to produce original content.

      Duplicate content just clogs up the net and makes us all look bad.

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      • Profile picture of the author bahnsurf
        Originally Posted by noah.whitmore View Post

        A lot of people have made money with autoblogging, but in my opinion it isn't good for the internet. I think that, as marketers, we owe it to each other to produce original content.

        Duplicate content just clogs up the net and makes us all look bad.

        -Noah Whitmore
        Yup..that correct..and sometimes when i was searching for something on Big G, well some are excerpts of the original content...

        Hmm..
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  • Profile picture of the author charlesburke
    So far it looks like no actual autobloggers have weighed in on this topic. It's easy to wait and wait and wait till we're certain we have a guaranteed success, but at the extreme other end of that path lies endless procrastination.

    Just keep in mind that with autoblogging, even if it's a total bust, you're not losing as much time or money as if you were building totally original sites. And if it's a winner, it's a fast winner.

    Still, I'd also like to hear something straight from the horse's mouth. Will a real autoblogger sign in please?

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    • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
      Originally Posted by charlesburke View Post

      So far it looks like no actual autobloggers have weighed in on this topic. Will a real autoblogger sign in please?


      I might be wrong in saying this but my guess is there wont be many actual autobloggers weigh in here. The reason for this is simple (although probably misunderstood)...

      In recent months there have been MANY autoblog related threads...many!

      Those of us that are regulars here that often chime in on threads like these have seen an increase in repeat threads (threads with the same basic topic or theme) and several posts by people that simply don't know what they are talking about but insist on trashing autoblogging or anything that has the word "auto" in it...for example:

      Originally Posted by noah.whitmore View Post

      Check out this article before you start doing any auto-anything

      Now I don't mean to trash noah so please don't take it that way but when someone makes a statement such as this (bolded for emphasis) they often don’t realize how wide a net they are casting with it and in most cases the statement is either exaggerated or simply false...even if the poster had good intentions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
    There are several "auto bloggers" here on the forum (myself included) and those of us that do it successfully aren't that worried about all the latest Google talk.

    The thing you need to remember when it comes to the Google issue is that they are supposedly targeting spammy sites or sites that offer no value. Just because something is automated doesn't mean it can't offer value, thats not even close to the truth even though the autoblog haters would tell you otherwise.

    If you build quality sites you will be fine. Auto blogging (or any form of it) is just like any other type of IM....find what works for you, regularly tweek and test it to improve it and in the end offer value to the reader. It isn't the same as it used to be a few years back when people were just throwing together sites in a matter of minutes and walking away for ever.

    Auto blogging has evolved over the years and most of us who have had success with it dont just spam the internet with crappy sites...it just doesn't work like that anymore.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarkAnderson
    Don't be an autoblogger if you expect long term success as internet marketer with noble name. It’s nothing more than contents spamming........ crap.
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    • Profile picture of the author Zachmo
      People may tend to look for unique blogs with substance and I find autoblog as something that lacks substance that can be found on blogs which were written originally by the author. Blogs with feelings or with spice is obvious especially for those who are fond of reading blogs. So when I started out in this field, I did not use auto blogging as my pilot technique.
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    • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
      Originally Posted by MarkAnderson View Post

      Don't be an autoblogger if you expect long term success as internet marketer with noble name. It's nothing more than contents spamming........ crap.
      This is what I like to call a "drive by" post, it's like you see in the movies. Gangsta drives by holding his gat sideways out the window, fires off a shot or two and then drives off...

      It's a hit and run that really offers nothing more than the posters opinion. No supporting evidence, no personal experiences...just his own opinion. It's fairly common to see posts like this from autoblog haters.

      I have no issues with people posting their opinions but at least try to add some value to the threads you post in as well...something more than it sucks dont do it.
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      • Profile picture of the author MarkAnderson
        Originally Posted by Rsberg View Post

        This is what I like to call a "drive by" post, it's like you see in the movies. Gangsta drives by holding his gat sideways out the window, fires off a shot or two and then drives off...

        It's a hit and run that really offers nothing more than the posters opinion. No supporting evidence, no personal experiences...just his own opinion. It's fairly common to see posts like this from autoblog haters.

        I have no issues with people posting their opinions but at least try to add some value to the threads you post in as well...something more than it sucks dont do it.
        Resberg, I appreciate your reply. But, you haven’t taken the point….

        Yes, I said DON’T DO IT why? “If you expect long term success as internet marketer with noble name”

        That’s the point… If you don’t want a noble name, go ahead….no matter at all.
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        • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
          Originally Posted by MarkAnderson View Post

          Resberg, I appreciate your reply. But, you haven’t taken the point….

          Yes, I said DON’T DO IT why? “If you expect long term success as internet marketer with noble name”

          That’s the point… If you don’t want a noble name, go ahead….no matter at all.
          I'm quite proud of the quality of my sites and many of them are 3+ years old, so in response to your statement about longevity and having a "noble name" I feel thats your opinion only.

          I've said it before and I will say it again...

          Just because you use automation doesn't mean you can't build quality sites that add value to the net and offer value to the reader.

          I've gotten more than a few emails from readers thanking me for bringing quality content from several sources together in one location. I've also received thank you messages from a few authors for sending them traffic to their sites because I am sure to leave the origial links in the articles I post to my sites and only get them from approved sources.

          I think what you are referring to (or hope you are anyway) are the crappy spammy sites that are built and managed by a certain type of marketer who doesn't care about offering quality or giving credit where credit is due. If thats the case then you are right but you should say that...don't just use a blanket statement to cover ALL autoblogs or those that build them because it isn't true of every site or marketer.
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          • Profile picture of the author MarkAnderson
            Originally Posted by Rsberg View Post

            I'm quite proud of the quality of my sites and many of them are 3+ years old, so in response to your statement about longevity and having a "noble name" I feel thats your opinion only.

            I've said it before and I will say it again...

            Just because you use automation doesn't mean you can't build quality sites that add value to the net and offer value to the reader.

            I've gotten more than a few emails from readers thanking me for bringing quality content from several sources together in one location. I've also received thank you messages from a few authors for sending them traffic to their sites because I am sure to leave the origial links in the articles I post to my sites and only get them from approved sources.

            I think what you are referring to (or hope you are anyway) are the crappy spammy sites that are built and managed by a certain type of marketer who doesn't care about offering quality or giving credit where credit is due. If thats the case then you are right but you should say that...don't just use a blanket statement to cover ALL autoblogs or those that build them because it isn't true of every site or marketer.
            Buddy, I think I understood you what you're saying. ...........

            You make profits with autoblogging. You love it and respect it, and it's very normal that you're getting "little" angry with my tough reply.

            Anyway, I don't change my word because I believe that I'm right (I've clearly explained the parameter)

            And, beg your pardon about inflaming.
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            • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
              Originally Posted by MarkAnderson View Post

              it’s very normal that you’re getting “little” angry with my tough reply.

              beg your pardon about inflaming.
              Not necessarily "angry"...just don't agree with your view of it that's all and I've seen far too many auto blog trashing posts recently so it gets a little old to be honest.

              No need to apologize.

              We will just have to agree to disagree.
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              • Profile picture of the author MarkAnderson
                Originally Posted by Rsberg View Post

                No need to apologize.
                ok, no problem..... consider accepted.
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                • Profile picture of the author Tony Marriott
                  All comes back to same old question.
                  What do you mean by Auto Blog?

                  Assuming old style autoblog - scrape any old rubbish from any old source and bung it in your blog - then you will probably be wasting your time.

                  Like all things good, they evolve. They need to,, to stay alive (except crocodiles apparently!)

                  Auto blogs are no different and as Google and other search engines change their algorythms, so you must adapt your blogs. It's the natural way of things. Those that don't adapt fall by the wayside (except -did I mention crocodiles?).

                  @rockfuse - your blogs are dead!

                  Could you give more details please?. What are you using to put content on your blogs, how often?, how are they configured?, how many pages overall? & any other usefull information that may allow others to understand your comment more.

                  Thanks
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                  • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
                    Originally Posted by Tony Marriott View Post

                    Like all things good, they evolve. They need to,, to stay alive

                    Exactly....

                    I've been saying this for a while now and I believe most successful autobloggers have done this. Those that haven't have most likely either already failed or aren't far from it.

                    Auto blogging has changed drastically from what it was commonly known as before...least it has for myself and several others I know.
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        • Profile picture of the author cashcow
          None of my autoblogs have been affected, but I actually put up useful blogs and even throw in some unique stuff too.

          On the other hand, it looks like some unique content blogs may have taken a hit due to this new algorithm:

          Google's Content Spam Penalties Rolled Out Today

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          • Profile picture of the author automaton
            Autoblogs still work. There are many techniques that can be applied to pass the algorithms and the duplicate content penalty. Google engineers are trying for some years now to combat autoblogs, it's a very tough job for them to do.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrea Wilson
    It really depends on how you do it. Different people may have different opinions. So it will still be up to you in the end if you will do everything automatic or not.

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  • It definitely works but a more proactive approach would be to make your articles unique
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  • Profile picture of the author iYingHang
    Now, Adsense doesn't even support autoblogs.

    Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author TLCarroll
    Autoblogging doesn't have to mean using crappy spam content.

    For those who think it does, think of it this way:

    Sox are knit right?? Ok, but they don't have to be HAND KNIT to make excellent quality sox. You can AUTOMATE sox being made by using QUALITY YARN in a knitting machine.

    Same thing with blogs.

    You can HAND BUILD a crappy blog OR a quality blog, depends on the materials you use.

    You can HAND KNIT crappy sox, too. If you use crappy materials.

    See?
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    • Profile picture of the author bahnsurf
      Hi,

      After doing much research and asking fellow warriors on autoblogging stuff, I've come to a conclusion and TLCarroll pretty sum them up.

      Originally Posted by TLCarroll View Post


      You can HAND BUILD a crappy blog OR a quality blog, depends on the materials you use.

      You can HAND KNIT crappy sox, too. If you use crappy materials.
      In my own opinion, (maybe is wrong to most veteran autoblogger out there), what autoblog does is to put together value content to our blog and drive traffic to it to let our audience see.

      The theory is pretty much the same as if we use UAW, FTS or SLV to put other writers articles on our blog. Only that, the articles/content had to be of value or bring value to the readers.

      We only take out the hassle of writing/outsourcing of content ourselves.

      I still pretty new when come to autoblog even though I've built some niche site before, so I see it this way, good content attract people (if we drive traffic to it and people share the content on social networking) while crappy content will die of a slow death (killed by serps)

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  • Profile picture of the author Orator
    Am I the early one who thinks it might be a bit early before declaring autoblogs dead thanks to Google's supposed changes? How about waiting a few months, I'm sure enough people will begin to howl if they see their autoblogs becoming useless.
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  • Profile picture of the author charlesgosu
    autoblogging is good to have good traffic in your site... There are a lot of softwares now do it much faster...
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  • Profile picture of the author rockfuse
    all my autoblogs are dead starting a couple days ago waaaaahhhhhhhhhh
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  • Profile picture of the author adelainewatson
    I think aoutoblogging works well. Advantage of autoblogging is the number of sources available to you to pull content from. The article directories are major source but today, with advancements in content sourcing features, you can now pull content from You Tube, Yahoo News and even Amazon.
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  • Profile picture of the author zudierh
    Hi all respected warrior forumer,

    i guess here is discussing about autoblogging issue. then i read all the thread and post.

    Just to get clarify from you all, how about put an PLR article in a blog, then make it unique?

    I think with a PLR article, we still can make our blog automated...

    Just want get a clarification..
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    • Profile picture of the author steveshills
      I think autoblogging is still feasible, but not within the google serps, using other traffic generation methods such as Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo and Bing are all sources of free traffic, along with article marketing and you tube.

      To many of us get hung up with the google lifeline, its not the be end and end all of traffic.

      We have all heard the saying of dont put all of your eggs in one basket, what would we all do if the google traffic source stopped?

      Think outside the box, because people are making a good income with other traffice source's.
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    • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
      Originally Posted by zudierh View Post

      Hi all respected warrior forumer,

      i guess here is discussing about autoblogging issue. then i read all the thread and post.

      Just to get clarify from you all, how about put an PLR article in a blog, then make it unique?

      I think with a PLR article, we still can make our blog automated...

      Just want get a clarification..
      Yes, you can use PLR on your autoblogs but be sure to not only spin it but add value to it as well. Most PLR out there has made its rounds across the internet so adding content to it will increase its value for your sites. Your blogs could stil be automated using PLR.
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      • Profile picture of the author Rukshan
        Originally Posted by Rsberg View Post

        Yes, you can use PLR on your autoblogs but be sure to not only spin it but add value to it as well. Most PLR out there has made its rounds across the internet so adding content to it will increase its value for your sites. Your blogs could stil be automated using PLR.
        There are many WP plugins to rewrite the content. We can use that method to save time.
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        • Profile picture of the author lonicera
          I am not real autoblogger, I mean I don't have hundreds of autoblogs, but I've built a few sites, some on WP robot, some on WP zon builder.

          Although at first it seemed that Google hates them, after 4-5 months they are keeping their ranking between 1-5.
          However, the first 6-8 weeks they were not showing up anywhere in the SE, in weeks 8-12 the were ranking like no 200-300 for the chosen keywords...
          But in time and some quality backlinking, after going through google dance several times, they are now keeping their rank, and I haven't touched them for weeks.
          But... with almighty G, you never know what will happen next...and I'm focusing now on creating unique content blogs.
          There is no Google risk in that.
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        • Profile picture of the author Johnno
          I haven't noticed any problems on my autoblogs as yet.

          However, as others replying to this thread have said, some autoblogging methods produce better sites than others.
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  • Profile picture of the author True Solution
    Mate - still feasable?

    From what we're doing at the moment - I believe it could be my future.

    Organic Traffic sources and free blogs can make $1,038 a day we have found - to automate that could be done - it is exactly the project True Solution is focusing on at the moment.

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  • Profile picture of the author rockfuse
    I pretty sure google is beginning to crack the whip on this
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    • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
      Originally Posted by rockfuse View Post

      I pretty sure google is beginning to crack the whip on this
      Only time will tell but mine are fine so far, then again I build quality sites so I am sure that makes a BIG difference.
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  • Profile picture of the author pethanks
    i think auto blogging is still a great method in internet marketing. Maybe, you only have to be patient.
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  • Profile picture of the author jushuaburnham
    I prefer to do manual spinning of articles than auto blogging. Then i can assure of quality content on my niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author claudemai
    Auto Blogging is not for life time. It's better to use manual strategy.
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  • Profile picture of the author RenaNasrul
    Several months back I decided to try autoblogging and created 3 autoblogs. Till today, my unique blogs have new visitors everyday and the number of visitors have been increasing steadily. Sadly the same can't be said for my autoblogs. Number of visitors was high for first few months than it started to dwindle. Conversion rates not impressive either. I'm planning to add unique original articles to my autoblogs to spice things up...
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    • Profile picture of the author Rsberg
      Originally Posted by RenaNasrul View Post

      I'm planning to add unique original articles to my autoblogs to spice things up...
      I think you will find that adding some original content to your autoblogs will help greatly. I typically have about an 80/20 mix in my blogs from auto content to unique and mine have grown steadily over the last 3+ years.

      Best of luck!
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