Easy Blogging and Making Money with Autoblogging

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

By bloggista

Might not be a conventional way to blog, but Autoblogging is certainly the most convenient way to get contents from different sources and automatically post those articles into your blog. Talk about easy and lazy blogging. You can virtually grab any content – text articles, music, videos, youtube videos from any RSS/Atom source and auto post it into your blog. It’s possible to create a dozen or even a hundred of new posts per day with autoblogging.

Autoblogging is simply getting contents from someone else’s articles – taking advantage of individual RSS/Atom Feeds or aggregate feeds called OPML. The setup is simple – you install a plugin, select your desired content Categories, or type the RSS/Atom URL Feeds you want to fetch contents. It can even autodiscover a site’s RSS feeds if its template has appropriate meta tags for RSS feeds autodiscovery.

Wordpress Plugins/Add-ons for Autoblogging

There are quite a number of Wordpress plugins and add-ons for autoblogging, some are free while others can be purchased for a single site or multisite use. I am featuring only the following as I have experimented on them – no, not on this blog. For full functionality and features description, follow the links (Note: Some links are actually affiliate links):

WP-O-Matic - free Autoblogging wordpress plugin with the ability to fetch RSS/Atom contents from any site with RSS/Atom feed. It also allows auto rewriting of certain words, create campaigns based on categories, cache images, words relinking – useful if you want to automatically link certain words or phrases to your other posts/articles or even other blogs.

SyndicateKahuna - a free wordpress add-on (not installed in plugins folder but at the root of your wordpress blog). After you register, you can add your blogs where you want to auto-populate contents. You then select topics/articles Categories and even specify keywords if you want a keyword specific content.

Autoblogged - a commercial and more powerful autoblogging plugin which allows fetching many types of contents, even Youtube videos. If you are looking for a user friendly autoblogging tool, more flexible and with lots of options, this is the one for you for a small investment.

Is Autoblogging Ethical?

It depends on anyone’s perspective. But one thing for sure, some people (including yours truly) will consider you an article thief if I see one of my posts in your blog without my permission. I have seen many of Bloggista.com’s articles in many other sites – some in summarized form with a link back to this blog, but others publish the entire article without even an acknowledgment of the original source. They even put their own names as the author.

However, there are also sites that allow fetching of articles using Autoblogging tools for a fee. Try Googling it in your browser.

How can one earn money with Autoblogging?

The most popular way to make money with autoblogging is putting Google Adsense ads. But you will not be earning a good amount of money if you will just solely rely on those auto-contents of your blog, as sites using autoblogging are generally ranked lower in SERP’s. You have to do some SEO work, as well as posting some original article if you want to rank higher in Search engines.

Aside from Google Adsense, you can also make money with autoblogging tools by creating online e-commerce stores using your Affiliate account with several popular Online marketplaces and affiliate programs. This will be discussed in my next Article about Autoblogging.

Have you tried Autoblogging? Or will you ever try it? Feel free to share your thoughts about Autoblogging, ethical issues and other concerns.

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November 26, 2008 at 7:51 pm

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B. Bakker

November 27, 2008 at 2:04 am

Another cool thing about autoblogging is that with a popular topic you can create a huge web site in no time at all. Then you can make money selling links at places like http://www.tnx.net.

B. Bakker´s last blog post..Supported RSS Modules

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reyna elena

November 27, 2008 at 4:28 am

i have one website where I could not get my hand on! well, i installed one of the plugins and it says that i did it all right. now, i am just gonna wait if it works, thanks for the tip!

bloggista Replies:
November 30th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

So how was it? Did you actually get good contents from the plugin?

reyna elena Replies:
December 1st, 2008 at 12:04 pm

it’s on my http://www.how2audit.com which has been dormant forever! hahaha! i installed wp automatic sum’tin but it’s not automatic, i still have to manually fetch it, maybe i have to learn how to use the software and see if it will work automatic.

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John

November 27, 2008 at 5:02 am

Hi,

Is autoblogging possible on Blogger?

Thanks,

John´s last blog post..Test Subject Line

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

Yes John. I have seen so many blogger blogs scraping my contents. Some using the excerpts, some in full with linkback, and most doesn’t even mention the original source.

If I see a trackback or a linkback from them, I just delete them.

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Snow

November 27, 2008 at 5:08 am

Hmmm, that sounds so easy. But hell, no! I would like to blog using my own talent. ^_^

Kidding aside, this is quite okay to some but I just don’t feel it eh. I love to write kasi eh. This makes me proud kahit na ba 100 words lang, at least gawa ko tapos original. ^_^

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

I agree with yah Snow. I want me to show in every post heheh

Metz – Empty Streets´s last blog post..Workout Wednesdays on Empty Streets: Belly Dancing Special

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archondigital

November 27, 2008 at 5:47 am

So you actually cracked the video thing… it’s good for automattic youtube video posting but doesn’t come cheap.

There are scrappers and there are the “syndicated content” people who attribute articles to the right author. Giving the author proper recognition would be something I’d do if ever I get into syndicated feeds.

Snow Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

Some of my articles are ’syndicated’ so okay lang pala yun?

Snow´s last blog post..Danielle Castaño Hopes To Win RP’s First Miss World

Snow Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

archondigital Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

as long as you are properly attributed as the author along with a link to the original post then there is no problem.

archondigital´s last blog post..Down the Drain: GMA Impeachment Raps Junked

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

Snow, most doesn’t care about giving a link back to you. Personally, I don’t like autoblogging.

Snow Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 1:52 am

I don’t like autoblogging too but if someone really wants to try it – I hope the person responsible should be ethical enough to credit the author. Darn, it’s not easy to create a blog in one day. Legitimate bloggers like the rest of the people here makes it a point to think a topic first before writing a blog. Di ba?

Snow´s last blog post..Fast Food Delivery Hotlines in Metro Manila

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:22 pm

what does syndicated mean ?

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

Check the first comment/trackback, its a usual example of a syndicated article. It isn’t mine by the way. Hehe

http://crmcourses.com/easy-blogging-and-making-money-with-autoblogging/

But I guess there’s a difference between your article getting syndicated or scraped. In essence they’re the same – as both used your RSS feed to grab your content. Unfortunately, I deleted the 12 other trackbacks on this post alone that displayed the full content of this article.

But im sure you do see those as well Metz.

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 28th, 2008 at 10:01 am

Ohhh so that is what that is whew blogging is a lot of hard work hehehe But Overall it is fun – like tweaking my favorite sports car,,, hmmm maybe not but almost like it hehehe

Metz – Empty Streets´s last blog post..Travel Thursdays on Empty Streets: Featuring the Philippines

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:22 pm

Nope, I have not done any autoblogging on videos yet. I have experimented one with Syndicatekahuna, but most of the posts were even worse than mine – meaning grammar wise and content organization. But at least SyndicateKahuna articles are submitted by members who are willing to share their articles.

I tried the RSS feeds and yes, it did fetched the contents of the other sites – but just found it unacceptable to my principles.

There are those who get your contents by getting the ‘excerpts’ of your post if you have them, now I understand the value of putting post excerpts.

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Luis Cruz

November 27, 2008 at 9:17 am

Is Autoblogging Ethical? Here are a few other questions for you:
Is content-scraping ethical?
Is making a profit from other people’s work without their consent ethical?
How do spam blogs generate content? Don’t they feed off other blogs?

I apoligize for my violent reaction, but this reeks of spam-blogs and content-scrapers.

Luis Cruz´s last blog post..APPT Manila 2008

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Exactly. As in my previous comments, I don’t see any value of doing this. These autoblogged contents don’t even get ranked in SERP’s. Definitely content-scraping is un-ethical, my understanding of content-scraping is posting the whole article on another site with or without reference to the original article.

But not so sure it would apply for excerpts or summary contents – then putting a link back to the full article on the original source. Again, this is something that should be discussed and if by all means it’s unacceptable, there should also be counter-measures to be taken to protect people from getting “exploited”.

The question is – is there a TOOL available to disallow these kind of content fetching, scraping, thievery.

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heidelicious

November 27, 2008 at 10:59 am

some of my blogs are being autoposted to other sites as well

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Angel Cuala

November 27, 2008 at 11:07 am

I second the motion with Luis. I disagree about earning money using others content. I think it’s really unethical. If I read useful forum posts that do not include author’s name, I request the poster to include it. That’ why I always check the About Me page of a blog before admiring him.

I enjoy writing my own posts even if I spend long hours of doing so. It’s better to write posts using your heart.

Angel Cuala´s last blog post..Why we should vote Suzanne Franco for the next Blogging Idol

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

Luckily, the world still have people like you (and me too, hehe) who play fair in everything that they do. So we’re assured there will be no Sodom and Gomorrah event again.

However, the issue here is how can we protect ourselves from these kind of activities. I have actually discussed this with one of my PHP guys if its possible to create our own RSS burner that will only allow feeds to be syndicated if approved by the original source.

Will this be even possible?

Ambo Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 8:18 pm

I agree! We need bloggers like you Angel. You’ve got talent! I admire your patience and enthusiasm in blogging.

Ambo´s last blog post..Congressman Manny Pacquiao The Boxer’s Dream

Angel Cuala Replies:
November 28th, 2008 at 12:37 am

Nye! Na-touch naman ako bigla e! Thanks for the admiration, as I am only trying to do my best to entertain and to inspire others. Medyo papansin ang lolo mo e. lol!

Angel Cuala´s last blog post..Making Money from Adsense – Gain or Pain?

bloggingnewbie Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 12:58 pm

Are you a priest Angel? Just curious.

By the way, just want to ask a question – I am 52, am i too old to blog? Hope you guys can help me.

Angel Cuala Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

Bloggingnewbie – No, I am not a priest but I am a father, I am a father of 2 wonderful kids that is. I don’t think you’re too old to blog, as blogging requires no age limit. In fact, there are tons of bloggers older than you. But you need passion, social capabilities, and a lot of patience. There are a lot of sites and bloggers who are willing to help.

I am 42, and started blogging only last year.

We are always excited to welcome new bloggers.

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ceblogger

November 27, 2008 at 11:18 am

i guess some try autoblogging (as in the excerpts only) for the sole purpose of filling their blogs daily for a temporary period of time. I am not sure of the real purpose though, whether it is for money or just for google indexing.

sometimes, we as bloggers get flattered with the linkbacks. But I often delete them when i see them in the moderation queue. I don’t know if the link was good or bad for my blog. I just delete them anyway,

ceblogger´s last blog post..Pacquiao vs Dela Hoya Dream Match

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

yeah, same here. That’s why I see no value on those autoblogged contents. I only approved the first trackback above to show an example of a site getting contents from other sites using excerpts and with a link back to the original site. No, its not mine, hehe.

There are a dozens of this kind everyday, and I just delete them in my spam queue.

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Joliber Mapiles

November 27, 2008 at 11:51 am

this is a tough question (really), especially for struggling internet marketers (because they want to earn money online)..

But for me, it’s a big “NO”..

Joliber Mapiles´s last blog post..Free Online Games – Snake and Your Nokia Phone

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Soap Nuts Laundry Detergent

November 27, 2008 at 12:39 pm

Sounds interesting. I have not tried it yet, but it sounds very tempting.

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

Haha. So its like you’re given the apple tree and its fruits – so now its up to you to grab one and devour it.

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Cyril @ risks of business

November 27, 2008 at 1:51 pm

With a clear indication that the post was not originally written by the author but by someone else (with the proper credits), I don’t think it is that bad. I mean, that is if only an excerpt is taken from a post and to read the entire story would direct to the original source.

But otherwise, it is unethical me thinks.

Cyril @ risks of business´s last blog post..QUALIFIED DEPENDENTS FOR ADDITIONAL ALLOWABLE EXEMPTIONS ON TAXES

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Metz - Empty Streets

November 27, 2008 at 2:42 pm

Aww autoblogging isn’t exactly my cup of tea hehehe I like being pressured to write something I like hehehe It is my way of putting a piece of me in every post

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

You got the talents Metz so don’t bother about autoblogging. Besides, my experiments show there’s not much value in it. You still need to do a lot of work if you want to get ranked in SERP’s. It’s not a guarantee that the more articles you have, the higher chance to rank well in SERP.

But there’s some useful applications to autoblogging – check out my next post. Hehe.

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 28th, 2008 at 10:04 am

Definitely Looking forward to it B. Aww you made me blush hehehe. But when it comes to writing about income and business topics B your my Idol

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sweet

November 27, 2008 at 3:55 pm

i’m not quite sure how i’d react over the ethical issues of autoblogging. I am not favorable to this idea that someone out there is using my articles for their own benefit. But honestly, I do repost some (forwarded) emails on my blog if I want to share them, it is, somehow, a little bit related to autoblogging….

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

I don’t see any problem actually if you re-post, either in full or summary someone else’s articles, as long as you put an acknowledgment or a link back to the original source – as a courtesy.

It different when someone just grab your article and re-post all of it without giving you a credit.

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jheLo

November 27, 2008 at 5:54 pm

This is interesting. I’ll do it some time this month.. This is also a good money making method.

jheLo´s last blog post..Manny Pacquiao VS Oscar dela Hoya: The Godfathers

Snow Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 7:11 pm

hey jhelo just don’t forget credit to those bloggers who wrote the article!

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

Yup I definitely agree if it is something written by someone else even if it is just an excerpt credit must be given. It becomes a habit to do so as you start progressing into full time blogging and eventually you’ll be making your own content with a personalized signature.

Metz – Empty Streets´s last blog post..Empty Streets Special: What’s your Blogging Personality

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Ambo

November 27, 2008 at 8:03 pm

I think autoblogging is synonymous to splogging. I don’t know how to call it, but there are plenty of sploggers around the web! They’re really sucks! Is it also the same with plagiariasm? Argh.

bloggista Replies:
November 27th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

Maybe, I think splogging is a term used to refer to an online blog plagiarism.

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Lhurey

November 27, 2008 at 10:05 pm

I’ve tried autobloggingand it works but you have to do the seo thingy as well. In fact I got PR0 from it but the $$$ is flodding (not so big) lol

Lhurey´s last blog post..Toledo’s hidden view:Cambang-ug waters

bloggista Replies:
November 28th, 2008 at 6:17 pm

Hahaha, flooding (not so big) is funny bro. I could not imagine the word “flooding” not referring to something bigger or extraordinary.

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 7:32 pm

Hmm when people put the dollar sign with their responses I kinda have to stop and reconsider hehehe especially when you used flooding hahaha however you also mentioned that it isnt much so now am curious how much is too much and how much is not too much eheheh:)

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Roy

November 27, 2008 at 10:10 pm

and here i am thinking that those who are linking to my posts are ‘bots’

Roy´s last blog post..Laundry Business Seminar in December 2008

Snow Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 1:54 am

Ow Gosh! You are not the only one! I also thought that those who autoblog are ‘bots’. hehehe… ^_^

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 7:25 pm

They arent bots??? wahhh heheh guess that makes us three people that thought that hahahaha

the free marketer Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

And I had the same assumptions.

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Wynter Jones

November 29, 2008 at 6:23 pm

Autoblogging seems intriguing but I am still unsure of where the content comes from, I think you mentioned other blogs getting this blogs content? Not sure what’s up with that.

I have nothing against people setting up “faux-blogs” as they could be called but I can’t help but wonder how this would work out in real life, for example: My blog is my voice/opinion, but I take my content from another persons mouth ( this happens naturally ) but the real problem is adding to social networks with non-original content. Anyone can see how this would’t end up well.

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

Your Style is the same as mine but i just remembered a time when I didnt know where I was going with my Site Empty Streets and because I wanted to tackle so many things I ended up having a writers block not to mention when I failed to plan properly and I guess I might have considered using this in the past – but now I guess I dont need it since I discovered the power of the white board and it’s marker hehehehe people that would really use this eventually are those that dont really plan ahead as to where their site is going and what niche they really want to hit. That’s my 2cents on this matter.

Wynter Jones Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 8:10 pm

I know what you mean, right now I am only managing one blog, so content is easy for it to be original. However I think I will try it out because when I think about it. Auto-blogging does give some more creative power to the owner, because you can focus on the creation instead of the content of the site and rewrite 60-75% of the content to get the ideas flowing no matter what niche you are blogging about.

I guess I should do some research before I ask, but where does the content come from? Is it from an article database or from other live blogs? I assume the articles are all given freely with consent?

Thanks in advance

Metz - Empty Streets Replies:
November 29th, 2008 at 11:40 pm

Hmm you have amazingly valid points there Wynter Jones didnt think of that angle – but yes research is always necessary as we dont want to spread false info of which could be our worst nightmare or who knows will bring us a heck load of fun – oh well blogging is definitely like any business – it is a gamble – But am definitely not folding and am sure neither are you

bloggista Replies:
November 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

Hi Wynter Jones – just as Metz was saying – those are valid points. Yes, there are article sites where one can freely submit contents to be syndicated in other blogs (it also builds backlinks and traffic to some extent), but the problem is actually how you will be getting traffic from those contents which are not yours. If you rely on social network sites to get traffic – it might not be a good option.

Autoblogging may be good to some extent, as you pointed out – but there’s no substitute to writing your own original content and do some SEo work to generate traffic from the search engines.

Personally, I will not be into getting content from someone else’s RSS feed, but I may do autoblogging using article sites – like SyndicateKahuna. Or, it will be the other way around, if you really write great articles (like Metz and Snow), you can submit some articles to these sites so that when other people syndicate your article, you get the backlinks and traffic as well.

#8436

e-Crave.com

November 30, 2008 at 2:48 pm

I see nothing wrong with autoblogging if you give credit to the appropriate party.

e-Crave.com´s last blog post..Supported RSS Modules

#8464

Millionaire Acts

December 6, 2008 at 2:41 pm

Whew! Long discussion. I am new to wordpress blogging platform. I see some of these auto blogging from time to time. I just don’t know if I should delete them or not. Does it increase page rank? Or alexa rank? I doubt if these auto blogging sites attracts visitors aside from the original owners of the articles that they copy.

Millionaire Acts´s last blog post..Real Estate Property Investment Tips

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