RSS Tools
RSS to Blog Alternative: AutoBlogged for Wordpress
In the review I posted yesterday I talked about the benefits of RSS to Blog and the many blogging platforms it could post to. As an alternative for webmasters who only use Wordpress on a limited number of Blogs (20 or less) the Autoblogged Plugin for Wordpress is a more than adequate replacement.
Autoblogged has many of the same features as RSS to Blog, the main difference being that it is specific to Wordpress and once installed each Wordpress Blog you own must have the settings input for that blog, while RSS to Blog allows you to perform actions and set settings for any number of blogs across several blogging platforms like Wordpress, TypePad, Blogger, MSN Spaces, etc.
It is a great tool which will allow you to put any number of RSS Feeds into categories you specify as posts, putting your Wordpress blog on autopilot. The other big difference is price. Autoblogged is much cheaper than RSS to Blog and it doesn't come with the Affiliate Data Feed manipulation software that RSS to Blog has. But for those of us on a budget, once your settings are set for your blog, you are set.
Great software. For more details and screen shots of this software, go here.
Enjoy!
RSS to Blog Review: RSS Auto Blog Poster
I finally gave in. I purchased RSS to Blog. I tried to get Michelle Timothy (the creator of RSS to Blog) to give me a copy of RSS to Blog for free to evaluate it for this review, but she wouldn't budge, so I had to break down and buy it. The main reason I folded was the website sales pitch is so good on her site and 2 weeks ago I saw that even the guys from Half Again, who make The Blog Solution had free copies of RSS to Blog included in their Store Stacker promotion. So I said to myself, let's give it a shot.
RSS to Blog's claim to fame is it's ability to take any RSS Feed and/ or Affiliate Data Feed and turn it into a blog post on multiple platforms. Wordpress, Blogger, MSN Spaces, Live Journal, and TypePad. This is a very impressive claim, especially when Michelle also claims that her program will post to multiple projects at the same time. The website has a laundry list of claims about Hyperlinking between posts, auto adding Google Adsense, etc.
So, I set aside my weekend around 10 days ago and began working with the software. I used the auto install feature quite easily and started loading the settings for several of my blogs which I have on Wordpress, Blogger, and I created 2 with TypePad just to give it a whirl. Getting this part set up was a little time consuming, but easy. RSS to Blog does not auto install your blogs for you. Michelle sells another program which auto installs blogs, but it is not part of this program.
I wasn't phased by this and after listening to the included conference call on how to manage Affiliate Feeds from the various Affiliate Networks (CJ, Shareasale, Kolimbo, etc.) I easily began creating blog posts from the software set on my schedule. The randomization feature helps make your posting happen at random times so search engines can't see your posting as automatic and I really like this feature. I set all of my blogs to post at the appropriate categories and after 2 days of playing with the software I felt I had a good handle on things.
After 10 days now I can honestly say this is a great piece of software for anyone who has a blog empire they want to run automatically. I saw an immediate spike in website traffic, because search engines love blogs and my Adsense picked up a little. It is still only 10 days into and I am not posting every day. Posting too much can alert Google too easily. I believe in slowly boosting blogs as opposed to all out SPAM which gets your site banned right away and keep you from making any long term profits. Don't use this program like The Blog Solution. The Blog Solution is great for quick money making and you don't care if a blog gets banned because you can make 1000 in a couple hours with the program. RSS to Blog is built for long term profits.
The only thing to remember is that if you are only running a couple blogs, or just running a few Wordpress blogs, then this isn't for you. Only buy this if you are looking to build 20 or more Niche Blogs and run them on auto pilot. The other thing to remember is that the RSS Feeds you use do not make your content unique. RSS to Blog will allow you to use articles and your own posts with their software, submitted on any timeline you want, but posting unique content is important. I highly recommend using the Content Solution and the Unique Article WIzard for building unque RSS Feeds and Articles for your blogs, regardless if they are used on RSS to Blog, Content Farmer, or the Blog Solution. This will increase the longevity of your blogs and their profitability.
I highly recommend this software for the professional mass blogger/ blog farm owner. It will make life extremely easy and is a definite set it and forget it enterprise.
Get More Information on RSS to Blog here. Watch the Videos they are a great help.
