Autoblogging Sucks?
I ran across this headline, 5 Reason Why Autoblogging Software Sucks, recently in a popular online marketing forum. As I dug deeper I found similar comments posted by those opposed to autoblogging. As I dug deeper into the topic what I found were mostly complaints by those folks who (1) never attempted to build an autoblogging campaign or (2) those who had failed miserably. This is what has prompted me to write this blog.
There is a popular but false notion that autoblogging, that is automated blog software, will by itself make you loads of money online. As an avid autoblogger I know that no software by itself generates online profits. The software is merely a tool that automates manual process that are generally tedious; i.e. writing and posting scores of niche related articles.
Since time is money and most Internet marketers are managing multiple projects and multiple sites, the choice of automation is pragmatic. However, there is more to making money with automated blogs than uploading a plugin or pulling RSS feeds.
What Is Autoblogging Exactly?
The focus of this article is to explain how to make autoblogging work in the real world.
First let’s take a close look at the definition of autoblogging (a.k.a. automatic blogging, automated blogging, auto-blogging).
Here is a recent definition I pulled from Blog Blueprint…
Generally speaking, autoblogging refers to the process of creating blogs that are set up to have certain tasks done automatically. For instance, with auto-blogging you can publish focused content to your blog(s) as well as automate the task of creating back-links using services like bookmarking and RSS directories.
Here is another definition from Autoblogged.com, “Autoblogging is a great way to automate your WordPress posts so you can focus your efforts on earning money with your blog.”
And last, here is a quote from Auto Content Cash, “Many people will use these Auto Content Plugins… in combination with one another to easily create set-and-forget sites that can begin to increase daily cash flows.”
Autoblogging Software Leverages Existing Content
Suffice it to say that all autoblogging software programs do essentially the same thing, pull content from other sources. Some pull RSS feeds, others pull articles from popular article directories like Ezine Articles or ArticlesBase.com and some even pull content from YouTube or other video sources.
More advanced autoblogging software will even spin that content or translate it to another language and back to English creating unique content automatically.
But beyond these features, autoblogging software programs alone will not get your site top rankings in the search engines or drive traffic to your sites.
Keep in mind that all Sales Copy is designed to “Suspend Disbelief.”
Suspension of Disbelief is a formula for justifying the use of fantastic or non-realistic elements in literature.
According to Wikipedia, “The phrase “suspension of disbelief” came to be used more loosely in the later 20th century, often used to imply that the onus was on the reader, rather than the writer, to achieve it. It might be used to refer to the willingness of the audience to overlook the limitations of a medium, so that these do not interfere with the acceptance of those premises.
These fictional premises may also lend to the engagement of the mind and perhaps proposition of thoughts, ideas, art and theories.”
Here is an example of what I mean… 
According to the product creator, this autoblogging software accounted for $45,833.37 in profits over the past 30 days.
The video caption reads, “”zero to $500 a day in 12 days…” The autoblogging software is valued at $4997, but the next “X” purchasers can get it for just $37 ($27 on the exit downsell). Also, there is a bold caveat soliciting “newbies” and “Beta Testers.”
To test the claims, I purchased the software. It is in fact “beta” with lots of bugs.
So the real question is, how would a newbie earn $5.00 let alone $500 using software that is still in the testing phase?
Furthermore, the creator doesn’t tell you that he has a list of over 40,000 subscribers!
If you check Clickbank for the gravity on this product, at the time of this writing, it was over 300! Folks sucked in by this kind of hyperbolic sales copy are the ones who most often come away believing that “autoblogging sucks”.
Unfortunately, most online beginners are easily tempted by the ”magic bullet” phenomenon. Honestly though, there is no magic bullet. It’s a myth!
Successful online marketers work hard to reach their level of success.
Autoblogging works! And, there is top-notch autoblogging software that is incredible at pulling, posting, spinning content. Combine this with basic onsite and offsite SEO and autoblogging is in fact a proven method to boost rankings, generate targeted traffic and make a lot of money online.
That being said, autoblogs are blogs. When it comes to getting them ranked in the search engines or driving traffic to your offers, it still requires work on the part of the blog owner.
In order to profit with Autoblogs you still need to perform:
1. Onsite SEO
2. Offsite SEO
3. Keyword Research
4. Create Traffic Triggers, etc.
These are essential elements which are often overlooked or not mentioned by the “gurus” that cause folks to believe that “autoblogging sucks.”
Recently I wrote a short autoblogging guide, 7 Reasons You Should Be Using Automatic Blogs.
In it I listed 7 practical reasons autoblogging makes sense if you’re marketing online with blogs. You can download a copy here: http://automaticblog.info/automaticblog_lp2.php
As a follow-up I created a survey of my subscribers who downloaded the guide. What I found was really astounding and unexpected. Click here to take survey
As a result of the survey, I will be releasing a series of video tutorials specifically addressing the issues uncovered in the survey (focus, list building and traffic generation) and how autoblogging can be a valuable tool in overcoming these challenges.
When you download my FREE autoblogging guide, you will also get access to my autoblogging video series.
To Your Autoblogging Success,
Bob C
P.S. Your comments and feedback are appreciated!
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