What Is Autoblogging and How Does It Work? by Gobala Krishnan
A while back I mentioned the word "autoblogging" on my website, which got
several people confused. Autoblogging is not a blog about cars, although an
"auto blog" may mean exactly that.
Autoblogging is a term I use to describe automated blogs and automated
blogging. In other words, instead of the usual method of writing the content
yourself, or pasting articles from article sites manually, you can actually
automate the content and linking for your blogs. What it takes is the correct
mindset, the correct method and the correct tools.
1) The Mindset of An Autoblogger
Firstly, an autoblogger has to learn to manage expectations. No matter how good
you get at autoblogging, you're never going to produce high quality sites that
attract a loyal fan-base using autoblogging methods. Nothing beats content that
is original and written by a human being.
That being said, the wise autoblogger knows that all he really needs from one
of his "autoblogs" is a few hundred to a few thousand visitors a month, and
just one or two ways of turning those visitors into a profitable revenue
stream.
If he can achieve this, his blog would be considered a success! He then moves
on to a different blog, probably on a totally different topic or niche.
2) How To Blog Automatically
The method most people know is republishing content from RSS feeds. The only
problem is that most of these people use the same RSS sources everyone else is
using. They grab RSS feeds from news sites, PR sites and blog listings like
Google's Blogsearch or Technorati.
Needless to say, it doesn't work very well. RSS is now a fully developed
technology, and you'll be surprised to find that forums, directories, regular
websites and even online groups have their own RSS feeds. All you really need
to do is figure out a concept for using these feeds, and then create your
autoblog.
Besides using RSS feeds, articles are also a good way of adding content to your
blogs. However, unless you're doing this automatically, the amount of time
spent copying articles and pasting them into your blog may not be worth your
time.
Another autoblogging tactic is using data feeds from affiliate networks, and
posting them into blog posts with your affiliate ID included. Unlike using RSS
feeds from blogs, people don't get annoyed when you do this.
3) Autoblogging Tools
Let start with the hosting. If you're autoblogging, one blog is not enough.
You'll need to create and manage a handful of blogs at the same time.
Therefore, you need some sort of reseller or VPS (Virtual Private Server) that
can handle many domains and individual accounts for each blog.
Next comes the blogging platform. As far as autoblogging goes, nothing comes
even close to Wordpress, an open-source blogging software that you can use on
your own domains, and modify as you see fit.
One of the most important tools you'll need is an "RSS feed aggregator" like
RSS2Blog or other similar software. An aggregator is the key to almost all
autoblogging techniques, as most other applications like article posting and
data feed posting requires it.
To expand your blog's traffic exponentially, you'll also need a language
translator script installed on your autoblogs. Having this script will
instantly multiply your traffic and earnings without any extra work on your
part.
Lastly, you'll also need a social bookmarking script that automatically submits
your new blog posts to social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us. Submitting
you posts to social bookmarking sites is still a good way to get your blogs
indexed and ranked in the search engines.
About the Author
Gobala Krishnan helps beginners and experienced marketers master Wordpress and
blogging for creating micro-niche websites that produce massive profits. Get
started now by reading his "Autoblogging Secrets Revealed" report at
http://autoblogging.easywordpress.com
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