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Old 10-19-2007, 03:58 PM   #51 (permalink)
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I was starting to feel a bit dejected but competition is a big motivation and it helps to know that I'm not the only n00b in the world.
I spent like a hundred hours developing a site, and all I've gotten so far is like 8 lousy bucks. Competing with my earning ability is like playing Operation against Michael J. Fox.
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GODDAMMIT! Wish I had gotten that WP Cloner from dealdotcom a couple days ago when it was just $67! I've finally got a primo WP template set up and now I have to dupe the fuggin thing by hand. ARGH!

Somebody kick me in the nertz!
hehe, I was debating whether or not to buy it, and at 11:59PM I gave in. I haven't used it yet but I plan to very soon, I hope it's all it's cracked up to be.
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Ok, I have a couple of quick questions. They might be stupid, but I'm a n00b


I'm starting to work on getting content up. I'm torn though. I have some cheap PLR content that I can run through a article rewriter to prevent dupe content. On that I was thinking about putting up AdSense ads on a bunch of Wordpress blogs, and just hoping for SE traffic because it wouldn't be very human-readable and affiliate links wouldn't work well, right?

On the other hand, I could spend more and get all unique content written, put up on wimilar Wordpress blogs, but instead of AdSense, use affiliate links.

I got WP Cloner from dealdotcom and I guess I can use that for the different niches no matter how I go. i was also thinking about using WPMU like Mike, but I'd like to try this first.

Am I even on the right track here? haha. Which one of those would you recommend? Are they both profitable?
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Better yet, take all the dances already on youtube watermark them with your website and reupload.

Really good idea Turbo
Okay. You're the man, Mike, and I know when to listen:

Soulja Boy Dance Videos

Using ViScript. Basically going to set it and forget it. BTW, ViScript is by our very own Blogging Guide Aequitas. It's very simple to use and you can have a decent video blog up in a very short (read: 30 minutes or less by hand) time.
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Ok, I have a couple of quick questions. They might be stupid, but I'm a n00b


I'm starting to work on getting content up. I'm torn though. I have some cheap PLR content that I can run through a article rewriter to prevent dupe content. On that I was thinking about putting up AdSense ads on a bunch of Wordpress blogs, and just hoping for SE traffic because it wouldn't be very human-readable and affiliate links wouldn't work well, right?

On the other hand, I could spend more and get all unique content written, put up on wimilar Wordpress blogs, but instead of AdSense, use affiliate links.

I got WP Cloner from dealdotcom and I guess I can use that for the different niches no matter how I go. i was also thinking about using WPMU like Mike, but I'd like to try this first.

Am I even on the right track here? haha. Which one of those would you recommend? Are they both profitable?
I recommend you use the method that you feel the most comfortable with at the moment. Get the basics figured out, then move on to the other methods. Don't burn yourself out trying to figure out complicated shit, when you could spend that same time on the easier stuff and have a site finished.
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hehe, I was debating whether or not to buy it, and at 11:59PM I gave in. I haven't used it yet but I plan to very soon, I hope it's all it's cracked up to be.
Yeah, I'm kicking myself in the ass. I looked at it but forgot all about it until Mike made this thread. CRIPES! If I'm going to do this seriously, I'm gonna have to bite the hard one and pay full-boat, I guess.

Even if it saves you only 5 minutes, (it ought to save you TONS more) over time it'll add up. I just wasted about an hour duping my favorite template over to another site. I suppose, after I get used to the changes, it'll go quicker... but with the cloner I could do it in mere seconds.
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Just to add to my previous post:

Here's the Public Stats for the Soulja Boy blog: Summary (Soulja Boy)
And the link to ViScript: ViScript - Video Blogging Software

I think I'll throw a few more of these video blogs up tonight for celebrities. I'll get you the links and stats' links for them later.
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Here's another plug-in for auto-populating a WP blog Rad Geek’s Projects » FeedWordPress

Go here Viper007Bond.com and follow the "plug-in" link at the top to get a WP plug-in to embed videos into your blog.

*ooops nevermind, figured it out * Nothing to see here...move along please
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LOL!! Yeah, but it's not the size of the ping list you use, it's how you use it
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Any thoughts on how much of a difference a large pinglist like that makes?

Also, hi. I'm new around here (and to the internet marketing game in general, to be honest), but I might have a couple things that will be of assistance to those interested in the video blog idea.

I started one about ten days ago and for the past week it's pulled in $.50-2.00 a day. I modeled it after Mark's post on video blogs. Traffic-wise it's getting around 100ish UVs per day, with a high of 141 (last Wednesday).

Maybe this will help out anyone looking to start: the step that was the biggest pain in the ass for me was effectively ripping videos, converting when necessary, and finally watermarking. Here are a few things I found that helped:
  • DownloadHelper Firefox addon. This makes grabbing any .flv (or other media for that matter) an absolute breeze.
  • Before you go messing with videos, it's good to have some kind of codec package installed so that you can actually view and compress/convert them. I suggest the K-lite Codec Pack. Get the "Full" version (free) and during the install make sure it's also a full install (the most codecs).
  • Converting: Avidemux. A super simple program that will allow you to convert video files. Also a note on compression: I personally find that using the MPEG-4 ASP (Xvid4) compressor keeps the file closest to it's original size with minimal loss of quality.
  • Watermarking: VirtualDubMod is pretty simple. There's a guide here on how to do it.
So the above should help you brand your videos. I have absolutely zero doubt there is a much easier/more efficient way to go about things, so don't take my word for it.

Pardon the long post, I hope it wasn't too off topic.
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I am thinking about setting up a couple of auto blogs but I noticed that you (SEO_MIKE) and Eli both talk about have VP Servers that you are using. Is it a must for auto blogging or just Cycle sites?
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This is great timing and motivation for me

I am in, I am going to try a cycle site starting tonight. Picked a niche, got a domain with privacy, picked up some throw away hosting in case it goes bad.

Says instant setup so while I am waiting I am putting together RSS list (SEO_MIke any chance of selling your RSS scraper script?) I have an affiliate offer ready to go, and am going to use adsense.

Hopefully have everything done in the next few hours, and I will update in a day or so.

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Notius: No, VPS hosting is not a must have unless you are going after a true cycle site. Then VPS or dedi is required. You'll crash a shared server with a cycle site. If you need a VPS, check out my sig. LiquidWeb r0x0rs! Eli like's Softlayer, I've never used Softlayer, but I'll probably get a dedi box with them someday to test them out.

Dave_IL: Nope, I won't sell it. It's not my script, I'll check with the person that wrote and see if it's okay to give it out. But basically, all it does is load a keyword list, and then it prints the feed list to a page.

Here's a simple scraper that I put together. http://sempros.net/feed-finder.php

And the code, so you can host your own:
PHP Code:
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    Enter Keyword: <input type='text' name='keyword'><br />
    <input type='submit' value='Find Feeds'>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <input type='reset' value='Start Over'>
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"Here are your feeds for <b>$keyword</b> just copy and paste:<br /><i>http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch_feeds?hl=en&q=" .urlencode($keyword). "&ie=utf-8&num=100&output=rss<br />
http://feeds.technorati.com/tag/" 
.urlencode($keyword). "?authority=n&language=en<br />
http://feeds.technorati.com/tag/" 
.urlencode($keyword). "?authority=n&language=en&page=2<br />
http://feeds.technorati.com/tag/" 
.urlencode($keyword). "?authority=n&language=en&page=3<br />
http://feeds.technorati.com/tag/" 
.urlencode($keyword). "?authority=n&language=en&page=4<br />
http://feeds.technorati.com/tag/" 
.urlencode($keyword). "?authority=n&language=en&page=5<br />
http://www.bloglines.com/search?q=" 
.urlencode($keyword). "&ql=en&s=f&pop=l&news=m&n=100&format=rss<br />
http://wordpress.com/tag/" 
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I have accepted your challenge. Putting it here makes it time to put up or shut up, so here it is.

Considered deleting this message so I could think about it some more... Ya know, make sure I'd thought of everything

That really is one of my pet peeves, people that talk, talk, talk and never do.

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You guys rock. Your altruism in helping other people compete in your marketplace is a little crazy, but it benefits me, so I'm cool with it.
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Traffic

Looks great so far SEO Mike. May be a bit early to ask, but how do you plan on driving traffic to these sites without using ppc?

I also noticed on your stats that your soulja boy website already has about 20 unique visitors a day, how are they finding the site?
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That's the beauty of blogs. Whenever you add a post, it tells the blogging world that there is a new post on your blog. So, when people search for blog posts about whatever you wrote about they may pick your's to visit.

Oh yeah, for anyone using my script from above, you might want to update it. Icerocket won't let you pull their feeds. So, I edited it above and changed it on my site.

And another thing, WP-Autoblog DOES work with WPMU! Rock on!
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