Posted on January 26, 2009 - by Kelly Verge
Autoblogging Case Study
Autoblogging is one of the two “Holy Grails” of Internet Marketing (the other being automatic article spinning). The idea behind autoblogging is that you spend time setting up the “system,” but from then on it’s pretty much hands-off.
Some opponents to this concept say that it dilutes the value of the web – these sites are often termed “splogs” which is short for spam-blogs. Proponents say that these sites provide one more way for readers to find the information that they need to help them solve problems.
Regardless, unlike standard niche sites where unique content is added over time (coupled with a link-building campaign) in an attempt to build traffic over time, autoblogs rely on a steady trickle of traffic. Even if one of these sites only brings in $10 per month, if they can be set up in an hour or two, over time a stable of these sites could provide a nice supplemental income. Alternatively, once they’ve been running for a period of time, these sites could be flipped for a decent profit.
Over the next several days/weeks, I’m going to explore one or more methods for autoblogging and document my efforts. I intend on providing enough detail that anyone who’s following can easily duplicate my successes while avoiding my mistakes.
I know that this is a hot-button topic and that some are very opposed to the idea while others are hungry for a viable method for implementing this. Let me know your thoughts below and I’ll be sure to include those discussions in the case study.
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January 26, 2009
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I can see why some have a problem with “splogs” but I can also see the other side of the argument. Personally, if it helps me make money, I’m for it. If there is some value to the surfer, then it’s justifiable, in my opinion. I’m looking forward to watching you do this case study.
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GR
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January 27, 2009
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I think the biggest misconceptions about autoblogs is that they have to be scraped, they have to be duplicate content. That’s not true. That’s far from the only way to do it! It can also involve loading up original content so that your blog is self-updating for a year or more. There are lots of ways to do this, the simplest and most native being the built in Wordpress post-dating feature. But there are lots of other, more automated, ways.
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February 3, 2009
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Autoblogging is just yet another attempt to make money online the quick and painfree way. When are folks going to realize that this is not the way to go and actually put up something worthwhile for a change?
Here is what will happen…if it works right now, google will eventually catch on and dilute the rankings for these autobloggers..then they will be on to the next thing…
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March 2, 2009
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How can autoblogs possibly feature fresh content? I saw Melanie’s comment about how not all autoblogs are scraped, but if you’re not blogging, if it’s simply auto-updating, who’s doing the writing? There may be value in it, sure, but I wouldn’t estimate it to be any more value that a link-farm in a bad neighborhood. If I’m wrong about this, I would love to know why.