What's the Magic Formula for Successful Auto Blogging?

12 years ago

You can't really just slap an auto-blog up any old way and expect to get decent results.

You need to add content at a sensible rate, getting your templates set up right is also important and you'll still need to promote your site and build links or results will often be short lived and limited.

If you can't afford expensive auto-blogging software or want to know more about setting your auto-blog website up correctly then you might find my current wso very useful (link below).

It includes a real life case study for two of my auto-blogging methods.

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Tony Marriott

12 years ago

Originally Posted by greatyear

Wow! Thanks guys for the tips. It almost doesn't seem worth it. (I said almost). No, I don't plan on quitting. It just seems like so much work. But, I guess that is with mostly any business. Thanks again.

if you are looking for some "magic" to making money then look nofurther than your own comment... yes it takes work!

Originally Posted by swords

It's every beginner's dream to start an auto-blogging system. It was mine, and I have seen countless others post the same thing.

Who wouldn't dream of having 100 blogs, all generating a mere $1/day on auto-pilot? I know I would, but sadly that is harder than perceived.

I recently have went back into auto-blogging and within about 2 weeks I'm seeing some surprising results.

I literally made a Blogger blog with a 200 word post... I even double-monetized the site, offering an Amazon product and AdSense. Well, surprisingly enough, two days ago I made $2.53 on an AdSense click, and yesterday $0.95 for an AdSense click.

This site took me as little as 15 minutes to set up and all I did was pay my VA to build 60 backlinks to the site. My site is ranked #5 for a term that gets around 2,400 searches monthly. The 60 backlinks cost me $4 to my VA, so right now I'm about -$0.50, but I see a good future on it.

I'm going to test the waters a bit. Many people here will speculate that my site won't stay there long because of no new content, but it has been in that #5 spot for over a week now.

I'll eventually post my results in the main section on this forum to conclude my personal case study so everyone else can see proof.

If it does work, I can only imagine the power I could utilize with this. The only tough part is the keyword research (finding a good, small, niche), but after that, all it took was 60 backlinks.

That's not autoblogging thats microblogging.....
But the principle is exactly right and BTW it's VERY easy to make a $1 a day blog.

Originally Posted by tommen

Perhaps I have missed something of the auto blogging concept, but I don´t really see any automatic with it.You need to write high quality content regularly and do link building.If auto blogging is all about getting content automatically posted on the blog then I think it is useless.What´s the point of having the exact same content on your blog like hundreds of other people?

You certainly have missed something but it's probably not your fault. There are so many "rubbish" statemnts about autoblogging across the entire forum that it is easy to take it all in and be convinced. Just because it has te word auto in it doesn't mean you have nothing to do. Think automobile and petrol!! There's no point in having the exact same content on your blog as others. That's why people who do fail. Do more research.

Originally Posted by Carol666

I wish people would stop knocking autoblogging and assume the following -

1. That everybody uses the software to repost articles from article directories and strip out the links.

2. That everyone spins their article content and "turns out garbage".

3. That you can't autoblog and have unique content.

I have a small army of auto blogs that are doing fairly well. Making an average of $6 per day from adsense and amazon.

After niche selection and keyword research I write (or pay someone to write) 100 to 200 unique articles. I use Carty's autoblogging software to post these articles to my blog at a rate of two to three per week. Once the articles are written it takes me ten minutes or so to load them into the software then I can do something else while the software posts content for a year or more.

If the niche is suitable I use the wp zon plugin to post two to three items from amazon to the blog every week. It takes me around half an hour to choose and post around six months of content.

I install the unique article wizard plugin on my blog and set it to email me up to three articles per day. I approve about half of these articles which takes me about five minutes per day per blog.

Once I have finished setting up the blogs I put dates in my diary for when I need to go back and have more content written or to go and add more products from amazon.

My blogs are not perfect and I am looking at other software to add images and perhaps video. At the moment I am coping with approving the articles from unique article wizard but once I get to 100 or so autoblogs I might have to decide to set the articles to post automatically. Then I run the risk of a badly written or off subject posts appearing on my blog.

I prefer to do things this way as my autoblogs are all 70 or 80% unique (except for the amazon product feeds). Although there is nothing wrong with using articles from article directories providing you leave the author details and links in.

My method of autoblogging saves a lot of time over doing everything manually

Carol

Great comments and Great description of a great way to work. So you other guys out there, notice the word "work".

Originally Posted by NerdGary

"Magic Formula" lol scary word.

There is no magic formula.

Here are my thoughts:

Autoblogging is cool... but thats about it.
Google hates autoblogs.
Autoblogs redirect traffic to the original content owner
Autoblgs are not unique in content

I just say this from experience... I ran an autoblog which got up to 20k pages. I made no income from it.

I still think autoblogs are cool even though my experience was unprofitable.
So my advice to you is... don't make the autoblog the main feature of your site...

Pretty strong opinion from one failed blog. You could tell us more details about exactly how you configured/posted/monetised this blog so we can learn from your failings.

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Auto blogging is just like anyother IM method, it takes time, patience and understanding. You have to work at it like any other method. You have to take time learning the ins and outs, testing, searching for profitiable niches to promote and the list goes on and on.

Most importantly...IMO

You have to find what works for you. There are countless ways to approach auto blogging and there are several people here who do very well with it but I would be willing to bet if you asked them all what the "secret" was you would get different answers or variations of those answers from everyone of them.

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GuruGazette

12 years ago

Nope. No magic pill. Just like "build it and they will come" - doesn't happen. An auto blog is a tool that can give you massive leverage. They work differently in each situation though, because there are so many differences. What you use as an auto blog might not be what I use, your niche has different competition levels and different types of products to sell... Assuming it's a buying niche at all. What you call good content I may call crap or vice versa, what I call good traffic or conversions you may call crap or vice versa.

Websites are not franchises. There is no secret recipe that will guarantee the exact same results every single time. Pick a good niche; pick good monetization methods; pick content that's good enough to pass along to others, bookmark or revisit; promote the hell out of it; learn and improve; promote it more...much more; decide what done looks like and devise an exit strategy if applicable. That last should be first most times though

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greatyear 12 years ago

Wow! Thanks guys for the tips. It almost doesn't seem worth it. (I said almost). No, I don't plan on quitting. It just seems like so much work. But, I guess that is with mostly any business. Thanks again.
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sarahberra

12 years ago

Slow and steady works best. Check out Extreme Cash Blueprint. It's the slow auto-blog method, but it works better than trying to rush the process.

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12 years ago

hard work!

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by rhinopower

I looked into 2 platforms. Blogging Blueprint and the Massive Passive Profits. The Massive Passive Profits is by far the better of the 2. The Blogging Blueprint required a bunch of crazy plugins and was not very fast in my opinion.
Rhino

You may want to reconsider your stance on Massive Passive Profits.

Check the review forum for a thread there about it, most of the users aren't at all happy with it and several have requested refunds.

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Lee Glynn 12 years ago

I have been autoblogging for some time and the out of the box methods proposed by many of the so called guru's do not work.

It really depends if you are using a new or aged or expired domain.
For a new domain the best thing to do is to 'season' the domain with 100% unique content. this should be done over a month or so to look natural. 10 to 12 posts is ideal. I know that is not something autobloggers want to hear but it works. The benefit is that you can use these original content posts as your money pages. For an aged or expired domain, 1 to two posts over a couple of weeks should do before autoposting. I have definitely found that mass backdating of posts can have a detrimental effect.

Its important to get your on site and on page SEO right as you would for any other site. Focus on quality. I know there is the temptation to splash them out as quick as possible but really putting some work in on the front end will pay dividends. A good inner linking structure is important and will redirect traffic to your money page. Weed out the useless posts as far as you can.

Placement of ads as usual if important.

As always it starts with proper keyword research. get this right and your autoblog will be headed in the right direction from the beginning.

Backlinks will then play a massive role as per usual. i know it is a lot of hard work but autoblogging if done properly can really make some decent income. Ebay, Amazon,CB and even adsense can do really well for you.The workload will tail off after the initial set up and having 25 quality autoblogs is much easier to manage than 200 crappy ones.
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Adam Roy

12 years ago

IMO - I have NEVER been successful in the SEO game without using unique content. I just can't get it to happen.

However, I could see manually driving traffic to an autoblog and make money that way. Maybe PPC or whatever.

My vote for autoblogging software - NEGATIVE.

I haven't had any success with building websites based 100% off of content that is pulled from other websites (or spun and hardly readable). I also think that all of the new 'spun' content ideas going around are just adding to the frenzy of 'push button' blog building magic bullet stuff.

I would also assume that you have to build WAY MORE backlinks to a site without unique content, as opposed to a site with unique content.

Don't get me wrong I have seen successful auto blogs before, but very few and far between. IMO I think that the term 'auto-blogging' has 'magic bullet' written all over it when the truth is, unique content is just so much easier to get rankings with.

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Adam Roy

My vote for autoblogging software - NEGATIVE.

Not all auto blogging software is created equal...some most certainly work better than others, not doubt about it.

I haven't had any success with building websites based 100% off of content that is pulled from other websites (or spun and hardly readable). I also think that all of the new 'spun' content ideas going around are just adding to the frenzy of 'push button' blog building magic bullet stuff..

The spinning has to some degree gotten out of control, or should I say teh quality of most spun content you see anyway.

I would also assume that you have to build WAY MORE backlinks to a site without unique content, as opposed to a site with unique content..

I've seen both sides of this and to be honest in most cases I would say your right but once you have the links built it's not really any different.

IMO I think that the term 'auto-blogging' has 'magic bullet' written all over it when the truth is, unique content is just so much easier to get rankings with.

Unfortunately you are right. I personally wish people would stop associating it with "magic bullet", some of us who do auto blog are trying to combat that but it's hard to change public perception. Unique content is typically easier to get ranking for but that in now way means you cant rank well with auto generated content..especially if it is quality content. The obvious advantage to using auto content is that I don't have to spend hours writing it daily.

Dont get me wrong, auto blogging is not the only form of IM I use...it's just my favorite.

To each their own...

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swords

12 years ago

It's every beginner's dream to start an auto-blogging system. It was mine, and I have seen countless others post the same thing.

Who wouldn't dream of having 100 blogs, all generating a mere $1/day on auto-pilot? I know I would, but sadly that is harder than perceived.

I recently have went back into auto-blogging and within about 2 weeks I'm seeing some surprising results.

I literally made a Blogger blog with a 200 word post... I even double-monetized the site, offering an Amazon product and AdSense. Well, surprisingly enough, two days ago I made $2.53 on an AdSense click, and yesterday $0.95 for an AdSense click.

This site took me as little as 15 minutes to set up and all I did was pay my VA to build 60 backlinks to the site. My site is ranked #5 for a term that gets around 2,400 searches monthly. The 60 backlinks cost me $4 to my VA, so right now I'm about -$0.50, but I see a good future on it.

I'm going to test the waters a bit. Many people here will speculate that my site won't stay there long because of no new content, but it has been in that #5 spot for over a week now.

I'll eventually post my results in the main section on this forum to conclude my personal case study so everyone else can see proof.

If it does work, I can only imagine the power I could utilize with this. The only tough part is the keyword research (finding a good, small, niche), but after that, all it took was 60 backlinks.

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Adam Roy

12 years ago

Originally Posted by swords

It's every beginner's dream to start an auto-blogging system. It was mine, and I have seen countless others post the same thing.

Who wouldn't dream of having 100 blogs, all generating a mere $1/day on auto-pilot? I know I would, but sadly that is harder than perceived.

I recently have went back into auto-blogging and within about 2 weeks I'm seeing some surprising results.

I literally made a Blogger blog with a 200 word post... I even double-monetized the site, offering an Amazon product and AdSense. Well, surprisingly enough, two days ago I made $2.53 on an AdSense click, and yesterday $0.95 for an AdSense click.

This site took me as little as 15 minutes to set up and all I did was pay my VA to build 60 backlinks to the site. My site is ranked #5 for a term that gets around 2,400 searches monthly. The 60 backlinks cost me $4 to my VA, so right now I'm about -$0.50, but I see a good future on it.

I'm going to test the waters a bit. Many people here will speculate that my site won't stay there long because of no new content, but it has been in that #5 spot for over a week now.

I'll eventually post my results in the main section on this forum to conclude my personal case study so everyone else can see proof.

If it does work, I can only imagine the power I could utilize with this. The only tough part is the keyword research (finding a good, small, niche), but after that, all it took was 60 backlinks.

I don't think a website with one 200 word post qualifies as an 'autoblog' my friend.

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Rsberg 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Adam Roy

I don't think a website with one 200 word post qualifies as an 'autoblog' my friend.

I agree. Even if you build several hundred of those types of sites they really arent "auto blogs", unless you start automating the content in some way.

I would also advise you to move that site from blogger to a self hosted site once you start to make some regular income from it, even if it's only a little bit. Granted you don't have much content to loose at this point and can probably rebuild it pretty quickly but why take the chance? Blogger blogs disapear quite often without any warning.

Having said all that....congrats on the success, now keep building links and adding content to climb the SERPS then rinse and repeat!

Good luck!
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paulie888

12 years ago

Originally Posted by greatyear

Okay. So I got a blog up. Now what?

What is the magic formula for making money with an auto blog?

Is it just having lots of good relevant content with some google adsense ads thrown in and hoping for clicks?

What's the deal? Why do some make money with it and others don't?

That's a very simple question to answer. The short answer to this is that there's nothing "auto" about an autoblog. It requires proper niche and keyword research, and then you need to approve/post only relevant scraped content from your autoblog plugin.

Quite frankly, it takes quite a bit of work to get your autoblog site up and running. It is a numbers game, and the more autoblogs you set up properly, the more money you'll make (though they won't all be equally successful, there are probably going to be some that you set up the best way you know how, and still end up failing).

Also, for monetization you can't just rely on Google Adsense. You'll have to use amazon, clickbank, commission junction, cpa offers, etc. depending on where you can find related products/offers. Relying just on adsense alone is going to make you very little money, if anything.

I still find it puzzling why the term "autoblogging" was coined, because there's absolutely nothing automatic about it at all, in my opinion.

Paul

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rain21

12 years ago

there is not magic formula, just u have to work with ur blog and then you will be successful hopefully

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Dave Rodman

Banned 12 years ago

Auto-blogging...blech. I'm all for tools to automate, but if you're just going to churn out garbage then what's the point? If you put your effort into an actual blog, I think you'll find that you'll be farther ahead in 12 months.

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Eduard 12 years ago

There is a lot in successful auto-blogging that isn't automated. Otherwise, everybody would be successful using it. You need to pay attention to the niches you choose, the domains, the content you choose and so on.
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Vicbowling

12 years ago

I have to agree with Dave Rodman, the auto-blogging thing produces nothing really worthwhile because none of your own content goes into you blog if you do this. Put your own content up instead.

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Vicbowling

I have to agree with Dave Rodman, the auto-blogging thing produces nothing really worthwhile because none of your own content goes into you blog if you do this. Put your own content up instead.

You are more than welcome to your own opinion as is everyone, so please allow me to state mine in case you haven't actually read the entire thread...

The auto blogging thing (as you call it) can produce very worthwhile sites that do add value to the reader, the original author and the internet in general.

I do believe that unique content is the king of kings (so to speak) but keep in mind that content itself is king (regardless if it's unique or not).

What I mean by that is that it's very possible to combine several different forms of quality content (unique or otherwise) that's all related to the same subject and post it on a blog that offers the reader the ability to find quality content from a vast array of sources all in one location instead of having to search and read several different sites to find the same info. If this is done properly then it also gives the original author links back to his/her site that he/she wouldn't normally have and in some cases it also sends new readers and customers to those authors.

Those who instantly assume that "auto blogging" is not a good thing, only provides rehashed content or think it's "stealing" do not really understand what is capable through auto blogging. In many cases they have probably failed at it themselves so assume since they failed that it simply can't be a good thing.

Auto Blogging is just like any other form of IM; you get out of it what you put into it. If you work hard at it and learn what works for you then it can be a very valid method of IM. If you throw up a few sites with some random plugins and walk away expecting to make millions in a few days...it simply won't work.

In the end it's not the method that is good or bad, works or doesn't...etc

It's the person implementing it!

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tommen

12 years ago

Perhaps I have missed something of the auto blogging concept, but I don´t really see any automatic with it.You need to write high quality content regularly and do link building.If auto blogging is all about getting content automatically posted on the blog then I think it is useless.What´s the point of having the exact same content on your blog like hundreds of other people?

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by tommen

If auto blogging is all about getting content automatically posted on the blog then I think it is useless.What´s the point of having the exact same content on your blog like hundreds of other people?

If you honestly dont understand what auto blogging really is and can do then you may want to read the entire thread or other threads about it before making such a hasty decision about its use or value.

If you've already made up your mind for one reason or another and are aware what auto blogging actually is (not what many think it is) then it most likely won't matter what anyone tells you in an answer to your question.

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MissTerraK

12 years ago

One thing I noticed that wasn't mentioned much throughout this thread is the legal implications resulting from content scraped from other blogs.

I found this video on youtube last night and well, it just doesn't seem worth it to me.

YouTube - Article Productions Stops Plagiarism...

And I'm sure by my comment you can know how I exactly feel about what is being done here.

MissTerraK

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

One thing I noticed that wasn't mentioned much throughout this thread is the legal implications resulting from content scraped from other blogs.

I found this video on youtube last night and well, it just doesn't seem worth it to me.

YouTube - Article Productions Stops Plagiarism And Auto Blog Scam Sites

And I'm sure by my comment you can know how I exactly feel about what is being done here.

MissTerraK

I agree 100%!!!

Scraping content and auto blogging in that manner should be stopped, no questions asked.

Autoblogging done right however, is something entirely differnet and unfortunately that video is a perfect example of how most people immediately interpret it because they dont know better.

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MissTerraK

12 years ago

I agree with you, it is so unfortunate that the few who do the unethical things for money do give a bad taste in the mouth for those who are honest, upright and work with integrity.

I'm sure when done ethically, auto blogging could be a valuable resource if one chooses to go that route.

MissTerraK

Originally Posted by Rsberg

I agree 100%!!!

Scraping content and auto blogging in that manner should be stopped, no questions asked.

Autoblogging done right however, is something entirely differnet and unfortunately that video is a perfect example of how most people immediately interpret it because they dont know better.

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greatyear

12 years ago

So, if it's not a good idea to set it and forget it, what's the point of even getting an auto blogging software in the first place? They claim you can have all these blogs automated, but If you have so many you will not be able to manage them all; thus you will end up setting it and forgeting it. I've been to blogs that were last updated years ago.

I have the 'Auto Blogging Software', but it does not pull the content correctly. I have to end up editing all the posts. I am better off doing it myself. What gets me is that they boast so highly about this software, calling others incompetent. I tried contacting the owner and they told be to update to the latest version to avoid these issues.

It seems that most products are mainly HYPED and only perform 40% of what they claim.

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MissTerraK

12 years ago

What I would recommend to you is that if you are using an Auto Blogging software junk that is ripping links out of content that doesn't belong to you, then you really should consider trashing it.

If you don't, then you should be prepared for having your site shut down by someone that has the power, resources and know how to do it. I would hate to see all of your hard work and efforts be for naught, not to mention possibly your online reputation getting thrashed.

You could always post on your own blog and if you can't do that for some reason, then you could always create a job and hire a VA and help someone out there that could really use the income.

Hope this helps you!

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Carol666

12 years ago

I wish people would stop knocking autoblogging and assume the following -

1. That everybody uses the software to repost articles from article directories and strip out the links.

2. That everyone spins their article content and "turns out garbage".

3. That you can't autoblog and have unique content.

I have a small army of auto blogs that are doing fairly well. Making an average of $6 per day from adsense and amazon.

After niche selection and keyword research I write (or pay someone to write) 100 to 200 unique articles. I use Carty's autoblogging software to post these articles to my blog at a rate of two to three per week. Once the articles are written it takes me ten minutes or so to load them into the software then I can do something else while the software posts content for a year or more.

If the niche is suitable I use the wp zon plugin to post two to three items from amazon to the blog every week. It takes me around half an hour to choose and post around six months of content.

I install the unique article wizard plugin on my blog and set it to email me up to three articles per day. I approve about half of these articles which takes me about five minutes per day per blog.

Once I have finished setting up the blogs I put dates in my diary for when I need to go back and have more content written or to go and add more products from amazon.

My blogs are not perfect and I am looking at other software to add images and perhaps video. At the moment I am coping with approving the articles from unique article wizard but once I get to 100 or so autoblogs I might have to decide to set the articles to post automatically. Then I run the risk of a badly written or off subject posts appearing on my blog.

I prefer to do things this way as my autoblogs are all 70 or 80% unique (except for the amazon product feeds). Although there is nothing wrong with using articles from article directories providing you leave the author details and links in.

My method of autoblogging saves a lot of time over doing everything manually

Carol

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robbertpenny 12 years ago

The magic formula for a successful auto blog is the content. It should have sense and relevance to your topic and should be inclined with what you are marketing.
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Tsunamiman

12 years ago

Finally someone who is straight and to the point on how autoblogging should be done. I learned more in this reply from Carol than I could have dreamed of. Thanks Carol!

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Tsunamiman

Finally someone who is straight and to the point on how autoblogging should be done. I learned more in this reply from Carol than I could have dreamed of. Thanks Carol!

Yes...that was a very informative post, not only on the tasks and things to do daily with autoblogging but (I think) more importantly that auto blogging itself isn't what most think it is and that it can offer value.

I'm very glad to see others have taken the stance that auto blogging can be a valid buisiness model and that it isn't simply "set it and forget it", which often causes junk blogs. It does take work, but as Carol mentioned a fair amount of it can also be automated which allows someone to build many more sites in much less time while still providing quality to the reader.

Thanks for the good post Carol!

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greatyear 12 years ago

Yeah, thanks Carol. Some of your techniques are really what I'd like to do. I probably won't go the route of paying people (not just yet), gotta get more money coming in first. I use Carty's Autoblog too, but I feel it is not doing what I thought it would do(what they claimed). It's still okay.

Carol, How did you use ABS to put your own articles into it and then drip feed it to your blog?

Anyway, I post other people's content on my blog myself. I do not take out their links though, I don't want to get into trouble.

the website I have right now is pretty much set up the way I want it, and I have no intentions of tearing this one down. I finally realized that my website is NOT a typical blog. It's a website covering various categories of how to make money online and offline. I put it together before I really understood blogging. But I love it anyway.

I do plan to start another blog, from scratch, and try and build it the right way (or let's say the way it's recommended). Focused on one specific topic.

It's just that trying to learn this stuff from top to bottom can be a task. But, I'll get there.

Oh, carol, If you don't mind, I'd like to check out your blogs. See how you got it going? Are you making $6/day from just one blog or all combined?

Thanks to everyone for your great tips!
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greatyear

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Carol666

After niche selection and keyword research I write (or pay someone to write) 100 to 200 unique articles. I use Carty's autoblogging software to post these articles to my blog at a rate of two to three per week. Once the articles are written it takes me ten minutes or so to load them into the software then I can do something else while the software posts content for a year or more.

How do you use the software to do this, I did not see it in the ABS manual?

Originally Posted by Carol666

If the niche is suitable I use the wp zon plugin to post two to three items from amazon to the blog every week. It takes me around half an hour to choose and post around six months of content.

I do not understand this. What do you mean by 6 months of content, I thought they were products? This is also drip fed to your blog right?

Originally Posted by Carol666

I install the unique article wizard plugin on my blog and set it to email me up to three articles per day. I approve about half of these articles which takes me about five minutes per day per blog.

Okay. I thought you wrote or paid others to do it for you? The ones you approve, do you rewrite these so it is unique, or do you leave as is?

Originally Posted by Carol666

Once I have finished setting up the blogs I put dates in my diary for when I need to go back and have more content written or to go and add more products from amazon.

I thought you had content being fed to it already, automatically, for up to a year or more?

Originally Posted by Carol666

My method of autoblogging saves a lot of time over doing everything manually

Carol

Please don't take my questions the wrong way. I just really want to understand your method. It sounds very good to me.
Can I see your sites?
Thanks.

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Carol666

12 years ago

Hi Greatyear,

To enter your own articles into Carty's autoblogging software you need to have them in a file in notepad format with the title in the first line and the article body as line two onwards. You then press the button on the bottom left hand side which says "Import PLR Article". Chose the file on your computer where your articles are stored. You can then choose the name of the blog you wish to post the articles too and the catagory you wish to post them to.

If I use the wp zon plugin on my blog I take a look on amazon to see how many products were available for the subject of the blog.

For instance on a sports blog such as golf or fishing I will find products in the equipment, clothing and books sections so I might decide to post three products per week. Three products per week over 26 weeks is 78 products. So I choose 78 products on amazon, a mix of equipment, books and clothing and set the plugin to post these to the blog on randon times and dates from now until the date 6 months ahead.

On an insurance or real estate blog I will only find products in the amazon book section. In this case I might choose to only post one or two items per week. So I choose 26 or 52 items and set them to post as above.

I use the UAW plugin to get more articles/content on my blog. The articles are unique so you don't need (and are not allowed) to rewrite them. The reason I do not approve every article is because many are not relevant to the subject of my blog. For instance if I had a Christmas recipes blog the uaw plugin would post an article on a summer pudding recipe because the word recipe was in the title. I would not want this article on my Christmas recipe blog so I would delete it.

The reason I put content finish dates in my diary is because in six months to a years time I won't remember which blog will be running out of content. I need to know that on the 1st October 2011 my swimming blog will have run out of fresh content. I have an entry in my diary on 14th August 2011 saying - Need 150 articles for swimming blog by 1st October. This gives me time to either write the articles or employ someone to do it for me.

Sorry greatyear I won't be able to show you any of my blogs. I don't want to reveal my niches and to have them copied or damaged (I was exactly a year ago yesterday that my entire blog network was hacked and I lost about three months income).

I won't tell you how many blogs I have but for November I made an average of $6.06 per day per blog. My highest earner made an average of $27.12 per day and the lowest (a new blog) made $0. Most of my new blogs don't make anything for the first two to three months. Some turn out to be total duds.

Autoblogging is not a get rich quick system by any means but by treating it as a business and slowly building up a network of blogs you can achieve a good income.

Carol

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greatyear

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Carol666

Hi Greatyear,

To enter your own articles into Carty's autoblogging software you need to have them in a file in notepad format with the title in the first line and the article body as line two onwards. You then press the button on the bottom left hand side which says "Import PLR Article". Chose the file on your computer where your articles are stored. You can then choose the name of the blog you wish to post the articles too and the catagory you wish to post them to.

If I use the wp zon plugin on my blog I take a look on amazon to see how many products were available for the subject of the blog.

For instance on a sports blog such as golf or fishing I will find products in the equipment, clothing and books sections so I might decide to post three products per week. Three products per week over 26 weeks is 78 products. So I choose 78 products on amazon, a mix of equipment, books and clothing and set the plugin to post these to the blog on randon times and dates from now until the date 6 months ahead.

On an insurance or real estate blog I will only find products in the amazon book section. In this case I might choose to only post one or two items per week. So I choose 26 or 52 items and set them to post as above.

I use the UAW plugin to get more articles/content on my blog. The articles are unique so you don't need (and are not allowed) to rewrite them. The reason I do not approve every article is because many are not relevant to the subject of my blog. For instance if I had a Christmas recipes blog the uaw plugin would post an article on a summer pudding recipe because the word recipe was in the title. I would not want this article on my Christmas recipe blog so I would delete it.

The reason I put content finish dates in my diary is because in six months to a years time I won't remember which blog will be running out of content. I need to know that on the 1st October 2011 my swimming blog will have run out of fresh content. I have an entry in my diary on 14th August 2011 saying - Need 150 articles for swimming blog by 1st October. This gives me time to either write the articles or employ someone to do it for me.

Sorry greatyear I won't be able to show you any of my blogs. I don't want to reveal my niches and to have them copied or damaged (I was exactly a year ago yesterday that my entire blog network was hacked and I lost about three months income).

I won't tell you how many blogs I have but for November I made an average of $6.06 per day per blog. My highest earner made an average of $27.12 per day and the lowest (a new blog) made $0. Most of my new blogs don't make anything for the first two to three months. Some turn out to be total duds.

Autoblogging is not a get rich quick system by any means but by treating it as a business and slowly building up a network of blogs you can achieve a good income.Carol

Hey, thanks for helping Carol. Sorry to hear about your blogs, and I totally understand about you not disclosing your info. I guess I'll have to learn the best way I can. I see I am really going to have to work on my niches. My site now is not really niche specific, so It makes it kind of hard to know how to deal with it. I really need traffic. I have trying the backlink thing. Tedious but important.

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by greatyear

So, if it's not a good idea to set it and forget it, what's the point of even getting an auto blogging software in the first place? They claim you can have all these blogs automated, but If you have so many you will not be able to manage them all; thus you will end up setting it and forgeting it. I've been to blogs that were last updated years ago.

I have the 'Auto Blogging Software', but it does not pull the content correctly. I have to end up editing all the posts. I am better off doing it myself. What gets me is that they boast so highly about this software, calling others incompetent. I tried contacting the owner and they told be to update to the latest version to avoid these issues.

It seems that most products are mainly HYPED and only perform 40% of what they claim.

The point in getting the automation tools is that (if they work properly) they can save you a TON of time.

There is software out there that is better than others and does work as advertised. Some of it is crap...no doubt. Unfortunately the designers of the crap software are basically preying on newbies and those that don't know better.

You can either find software that works or do it yourself or hire it done by others, in the long run that's basically the choices you have. Any of those choices will work but remember, in all those cases you still have to do SOME work. Nothing is truly "set it and forget "it...least that's not the way I do it and those that I know who are successful with it don't do it that way either. Not to say that it's impossible but it hasnt worked for me that way yet...and to be honest I'd rather it didnt. I like having control over the content I post, even if it takes me a few minutes longer initially to set it up.

Good luck!

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Todd R

12 years ago

Learn all the ins and outs of making money with Amazon and you'll have a lot better shot at monitzing yoiur new blog. For example, if you know the techniques you can sell to corporate buyers with your blog and get large commissions, or you can pick the $100 to $300 product price range and specialize in finding unique niches. There are more strategies than you'd first imagine.

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Rukshan

12 years ago

Content and Quality Backlinks are the keys. You have to improve it.

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keyuria

12 years ago

You may have started with a blog in your own niche. I assume so. That means you know some abcd about your niche too. My personal suggestion will be to update your blog with regular original content written by you.

Autoblogging can help search engine to visit your blog but ultimately it is not going to help because the same content is also somewhere else on the net. You may have subscribed for the auto-content and likewise there are also others who have done the same thing. So auto-blogging in my case is out of question.

You have to build your name, not others. So if you give your readers the quality content from your brain, it will definately prosper and you'll see lot more in the upcoming days. Remember persistence, consistency and patience are required for you to get success in earning from blogs.

Moreover for you to get visitors you need traffic and it is upon you how you get traffic to your blog.
Backlinking is the key to SEO.
Social Bookmarking by you and also put Addthis code to your blog pages so your readers can also bookmark it for you.
Link your blog from Web 2.0 sites for better backlinking, for that you may refer this thread below just to jumpstart.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-nofollow.html

Another way to get traffic is to give something free on your blog and also in that way you can start building up your list. If you are not interested in paid autoresponders, then listwire is the better free option today in the market.

Typically, there are such hundreds ways on how you can get traffic and monetize them regularly.

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greatyear

12 years ago

Originally Posted by keyuria

You may have started with a blog in your own niche. I assume so. That means you know some abcd about your niche too. My personal suggestion will be to update your blog with regular original content written by you.

Autoblogging can help search engine to visit your blog but ultimately it is not going to help because the same content is also somewhere else on the net. You may have subscribed for the auto-content and likewise there are also others who have done the same thing. So auto-blogging in my case is out of question.

You have to build your name, not others. So if you give your readers the quality content from your brain, it will definately prosper and you'll see lot more in the upcoming days. Remember persistence, consistency and patience are required for you to get success in earning from blogs.

Moreover for you to get visitors you need traffic and it is upon you how you get traffic to your blog.
Backlinking is the key to SEO.
Social Bookmarking by you and also put Addthis code to your blog pages so your readers can also bookmark it for you.
Link your blog from Web 2.0 sites for better backlinking, for that you may refer this thread below just to jumpstart.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-nofollow.html

Another way to get traffic is to give something free on your blog and also in that way you can start building up your list. If you are not interested in paid autoresponders, then listwire is the better free option today in the market.

Typically, there are such hundreds ways on how you can get traffic and monetize them regularly.

Great info, thanks Keyuria! I plan to create both auto-blogs and my own unique content blogs and see which ones work best. But I definitely see that back-linking, bookmarking, etc is essential. Thanks!

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by keyuria

ultimately it is not going to help because the same content is also somewhere else on the net. You may have subscribed for the auto-content and likewise there are also others who have done the same thing.

You offered some very good info in your post.

All except for what I quoted above that is...

I assume your referring to the ever popular "duplicate content" myth?

If so, that is just as I said it is....a myth!

The thing you have to watch out for with duplicate content is having the same content posted more than once on the same site, not just republishing content in general.

If having the same content on more than one site meant the content was no good or it would somehow hurt your site then sites like Google News wouldnt exist or anyone useing PLR (most of that stuff has found it's way to millions of sites....literally).

People continue to believe in this myth and then tell it to others when they themselves really don't know and in fact are wrong...it only gets worse everytime someone spreads it.

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Jokyv

12 years ago

please abandon this idea of autoblogging and concentrate on a niche you are interested providing unique content !

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Rsberg 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Jokyv

please abandon this idea of autoblogging and concentrate on a niche you are interested providing unique content !

I've heard it all before...

Shouldn't you be spending your time working on your unique content sites instead of trying to convince others that auto blogging is bad?

Have you ever stopped to think that without auto blogging or variations of it sites like Google News wouldnt exist? Have you ever stopped to think that auto blogging does and can (if approached correctly) provide a valuable service to the internet and those that search on it?

I imagine not because like you there are others who seem to think that auto blogging is bad or illegal or whatever other ill conceived notions you have about it and like to spread about it, you all say the same thing....

Stop auto blogging and build "real" sites with "real" content ....etc etc

Same story with all you auto blog haters. Have you ever noticed you don't ever see any auto bloggers trying to harp against an idea that isn't auto blogging? No, you don't and it isn't because we are afraid to talk against other IM approaches or because we think auto blogging is so much better than other approaches that we wont waste our time with other IM methods...it's because we let other people decide for themselves what IM approach they want to take.

There is a lesson in that for you...
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  I love the concept of Auto-blogging. I think it is fantastic.
  
  Personally, when I search for info, I could care less who the original author is. What I look for is, does it answer my question and/or does it solve my problem.
  
  I believe this is the case for most others too. Who cares whether it was John, Betty, or Paul who wrote it. Just give me answers!
  
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lefty359

12 years ago

For those that keep saying concentrate on Unique content, please consider the fact that 100% unique content is going to severely limit the number of blogs you can create.
Autoblogging is a great concept if done right. Take content only from places that encourage you to take the content, and please leave all links intact. Then only post the content that's relevant. I think it's as simple as that.

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NerdGary

12 years ago

"Magic Formula" lol scary word.

There is no magic formula.

Here are my thoughts:

Autoblogging is cool... but thats about it.
Google hates autoblogs.
Autoblogs redirect traffic to the original content owner
Autoblgs are not unique in content

I just say this from experience... I ran an autoblog which got up to 20k pages. I made no income from it.

I still think autoblogs are cool even though my experience was unprofitable.
So my advice to you is... don't make the autoblog the main feature of your site...

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Rsberg

12 years ago

Originally Posted by NerdGary

Here are my thoughts:

Autoblogging is cool... but thats about it.
Google hates autoblogs.
Autoblogs redirect traffic to the original content owner
Autoblgs are not unique in content

I just say this from experience... I ran an autoblog which got up to 20k pages. I made no income from it.

Quotes like these are most often the case from people who have had little or no success with auto blogging. Just because you made a site with 20k pages doesn't mean you're going to succeed. It's not just the quantity of the content that decides how a site will perform. There are so many other factors involved it would take forever to list them.

Keep this in mind when it comes to auto bloggin (or any other IM approach for that matter)...

You have to work at it, it isnt just set it and forget it like many people think. You have to find what works for you...you cant just throw some content on pages and expect to make a ton of money, just doesn't work that way.

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Steadyon

12 years ago

Originally Posted by greatyear

Okay. So I got a blog up. Now what?

What is the magic formula for making money with an auto blog?

Is it just having lots of good relevant content with some google adsense ads thrown in and hoping for clicks?

What's the deal? Why do some make money with it and others don't?

Why don't you follow the advice you are promoting in your signature?

If you don't know how to make money, then why are you promoting that you do?

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