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[JD]

Thanks again Walrus
Yeh, you know I've bought too many items over the years and havent used them effectively for one reason or another. I would probably be like you and still use WP instead of this, but the automated posting does sound like its worth it alone, just a few signups eh )
Do you use feedwordpress or anything similiar for snapping up RSS feeds into your blog? I have used that for one blog but I dont totally like it, as it is creating mirror content, and I suppose with your posts you do 3 months ahead, these would be custom personal posts, with a link to FHG type of thing?
I see that company that does the blog program also has a few other programs, have u tried any of those?
I will add those two plugins to my 'must have plugin' list :-)

When you make your blog empires etc. do you think its important to make your own themes or headers? I have found some nice themes and I wasnt going to go into changing the headers etc. is that ok you think? Or do you think they need some originality and need to be custom?
thanks again :-)

[walrus]

Originally Posted by JD

Thanks again Walrus
Yeh, you know I've bought too many items over the years and havent used them effectively for one reason or another. I would probably be like you and still use WP instead of this, but the automated posting does sound like its worth it alone, just a few signups eh )
Do you use feedwordpress or anything similiar for snapping up RSS feeds into your blog? I have used that for one blog but I dont totally like it, as it is creating mirror content, and I suppose with your posts you do 3 months ahead, these would be custom personal posts, with a link to FHG type of thing?
I see that company that does the blog program also has a few other programs, have u tried any of those?
I will add those two plugins to my 'must have plugin' list :-)

When you make your blog empires etc. do you think its important to make your own themes or headers? I have found some nice themes and I wasnt going to go into changing the headers etc. is that ok you think? Or do you think they need some originality and need to be custom?
thanks again :-)

I use wp-autoblog for my automated feed blogs. I personally think it is head and shoulders above feedwordpress.

I originally purchased Link Organizer and thought so much of the script that I decided to purchas Blog Organizer. I remain very happy with Link Organizer. I never worry about link exchanges anymore. Either my link stays up or their link comes down and I don't have to do anything in between. Link Organizer is probably the only script I've purchased from anywhere that I have absolutely no doubts about. Best investment I've made to date.

I also very seldom link to FHG's. My posts are typically a video and a couple links to the paysite. I figure if I can't write good enough text and give a 30 sec video with the post to make a sale then anything I do beyond that is simply giving away content.

I don't make my own themes but I do evaluate them as to ease of making my own header (which consists of a sponsor provided picture modified to make a nice looking header. I think you want the theme of the blog to work with the theme of the niche you are promoting. That can sometimes mean very different things and determines how I handle my thiemes.