Friday 29 January 2010

Content Generation

As I am having 5 class c groups of autoblogs I am going to use 5 different methods of content generation. Each class c group of sites will have all 5 different methods. This also means each linkwheel will have all different methods of content generation.

The methods of content generation will be:

Advanced Article Marketing - spun content updated to blog by PRC

Unique Article Wizard - Wordpress plugin to add spun content

Article Scraping - Adding articles to blog by keyword from article directories that allow article syndication. All credits to author left in tact.

Video Scraping - Scraping youtube videos by keyword and adding them.

(For the article & video methods above I will also add RSS feeds from related sites)

Niche Blogger DX - Niche blogger provide a series of articles each moth to upload onto your autoblog. They also say they generate links.

Got a bit more keyword research to do before I get started. Like I said before, this isn't my main body of work so not sure how soon I wil have it up and running. End of next week is best case scenario I think.

Thursday 28 January 2010

Step 1

I have purchased 25 domain name. I will host 5 per class c ip address and make a kind of link wheel between the blogs.

I am testing several different ways to generate content so that I can compare results. Will keep you posted.

Sunday 24 January 2010

New Experiement: Twitter + Autoblogs

I'm sure everyone has seen the autoblog earning claims:

Each blog make $2/day....
Set up 100/day....
By this time next year Rodney we will be millionaires!

Well...... Challenge accepted!

My own findings from autoblogs so far have been less than amazing. I do indeed get longtail traffic to them but it is usually completely off topic phrases for someone looking for something very specific that I don't have. I didn't want to risk my Adsense account so I was using affiliate clickbank links and the clickthrough has been very low.

Not deterred, I am going to have another go. I am going to try and find some extra ways to monetize the blog and get a little creative.

The formula as it is in my head now is:

Expired domain + wordpress + caffeinated content + autotweeter + atuo follow script + handful of links = enough traffic to make a few bucks a month.

It has been quite a while that I have seen people talking about twitter but no one ever seemed to be making any money off it so I stayed away. I have just been scoping out some auto follow twitter software that supports multiple accounts and scheduling. Depending on how well this works it could be all that is needed to kick start the autoblogs and get some income trickling in.

I wonder if 100 blogs being fed by 100 twitter accounts would be easy to manage? If it makes me $200/day I will be happy. I suppose if it does work I could add automated software for facebook, myspace and craigslist also.

Well, I will throw up a few domains and see how I go. This isn't my main focus but if I setup 2-3 a week in the background while I am doing other stuff I should be able to get an idea if it is going to work.

If anyone else wants to join experiment and share their data, feel free to chime in.

Saturday 23 January 2010

Where have I been?

I've gone sooo Guerrilla that I can't even be seen...!

No, truth is I have been M.I.A. End of november my sites got hacked and a few deals I was working on fell through. This comhbined with Xmas and a new years trip to Ireland to see family killed my motivation for doing anything productive (you may not have heard, but the Irish like to drink :) ).

I also employed someone to do some work for me and they have been stalling until finally admitting they are going to keep my deposit and not do the work. I found myself making excuses for my lack of progress when ultimately the buck stopped with me. People let you down, things happen. Even if everything that can possibly go wrong, does go wrong, you are still the one in control, and responsible for making things work!

Luckily last week I snapped out of it. I finished converting my spare room into a home office and got back on the ball chasing the money. Things are getting tight now, I need a form of income before march or I am really going to be in the shit.

Having an organised place to work has helped get my head straight. I know my back is to the wall but I am working one task at a time and not letting it overwhelm me. I try to finish a task everyday, that way at the end of each day I feel like I have achieved something and am one step closer to my goal.

I am going to carry on working on the affiliate sites I set-up but I am not going to do any more. The income from them isn't great and they take a fair bit of work to get looking good. I am going to concentrate on sites for local businesses in the hope of getting a few quick flips that can go towards paying the mortgage.

I still have my big project working in the background but there is constant set back on that so I am not relying on it taking off immediately.

I'll be coming back hopefully over the next few weeks with some positive results and tactics that are proving effective.

Also, if you would like to do a JV I am willing to do all the SEO for a website if someone creates all the niche content. I like doing the SEo more than I like writing about obscure topics so it could work out well and possibly repeat it with several niches.

Anyway, take it easy and I will be back soon.