Does anyone automate their blog posts? Does it work?

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I was curious about the plugins that automate posts on wordpress blogs and if anyone uses anything like that and if they actually get traffic and rankings? I have seen sites forsale in different places that have blogs that have content posted automaticlly from other sources. Any insight on this would be great or any opinions if its worth it or not.

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Jason Zalesky
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  • I would not recommend it. If you want to make real money with blogs, use original content. It is well worth it.
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    • Amy got it right in that one sentence... if you plan on making an income from your blog then follow that advice.. your blog is your personality on a page....IMHO

      Spelling mistakes, blunders, warts and all...

      I really do believe that people come to know and understand you from your blogging and that is what builds trust...

      Being real is the next best thing to a cash cow...

      Peace

      Jay
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  • Success is defined by the blogger, and purpose of the blog.

    I see to questions. Can you get traffic, and can you get rankings, from automated posts.

    The answer is yes.

    The question did not ask about the quality of the traffic, if it was repeat, if you built followers. It simply asks, can you get traffic.


    The other part was about rankings. Yes, you can absolutely get rankings (PR if you will) with automated posts. You will need to make sure you are pings RSS feeds and directories, etc. But, the answer is an absolute, yes.


    Do you want to do fully automated blog posting on your main blog, or personal blog, maybe not, but the results will be relative to purpose of the blog.

    Kelvin
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    • I think Kelvin brought up a great point in that what determines if a technique is successful or not depends entirely on the definition of success applied by the person making the determination.

      I also think that the definition of "blog" is part of what's in question here.

      There are lots of tools, such as Kathy's plugins or Teli's WP Datafeed Import System, that simply let you take YOUR OWN content (or content you have a right to use) and stagger it for posting in the upcoming months and years. There's nothing shady about that, and in fact, it's amazingly useful for niche content sites built on blog platforms.

      However, if the purpose of your blog is to let the world know who you are and what your views on a subject are, then clearly you would need to write the content.

      There's room in the virtual world for both!
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    Does anyone automate their blog posts? Does it work?

    I was curious about the plugins that automate posts on wordpress blogs and if anyone uses anything like that and if they actually get traffic and rankings? I have seen sites forsale in different places that have blogs that have content posted automaticlly from other sources. Any insight on this would be great or any opinions if its worth it or not. Thanks,