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Autoblog Blueprint 2.0 Review

1/12/2012 UPDATE :  Autoblog Blueprint has closed permanently as the creator Mike Johnson is integrating the best and most current material from Autoblog Blueprint into a component of his new product Profit.FM. Profit.FM is a large and complete training/software product for creating niche websites, products and an internet business. Mike has been working on it forever and it launches January 18,2012. I wrote a complete review on it click here for Profit.FM review ,

Original Post 6/18/2010:

I intend for this to be the most complete and honest review of Autoblog blueprint 2.0, so it might be a little lengthy as I also discuss the proper mindset to have if you are new to internet marketing. Before I get started let me just say that if you are looking for easy, quick profits of $5000 a month+ from autoblogs within 1-2 months of starting then you will be sorely disappointed and do NOT buy Auto Blog Blueprint 2.0 or even get into autoblogging for that matter. Understand that the Autoblog Blueprint is real, ethical and hype-free. It truly will teach you how to make a living online.

In fact if you are new to internet marketing I would first listen to the interview I mentioned in my last post as it will put you in the right mindset for making money online. Essentially, you need to approach internet marketing with the mindset of a business and realize it takes a lot of work and learning to be successful. Yes you can make a ton of money marketing online(including autoblogging) but as the interview reiterates a well known aspect of any successful business in that the successful ones are those run by people that work hard, innovate, and stay focused with a plan. You can be successful online if you focus on a plan, work really hard, and stick to it. When starting in internet marketing and autoblogging, expect to feel overwhelmed, alone, and frustrated but if you focus on a specific plan or action each day you will grown and be successful.

Ok, now back to autoblogging and Autoblog Blueprint 2.0. Realize that there are a massive amount of autoblogging information products, ebooks, and software continually coming out and many are crap or give false unrealistic hopes. Before we start, let me explain some stuff about autoblogs.

Essentially when building autoblogs you are trying to make a site look “real” and make it also look real to google. Myself and many others before me have learned from experience that google doesn’t want to be made to look stupid so they continue to get smarter with their search algorithms….and therefore last month they rolled out a new search algorithm that nailed many autoblogs that built out huge sites focused around longtail keywords(many autoblogs that had thousands of pages with each page focused around the more obscure(aka longtail) keyword phrases were able to get 1^st page rankings for these phrases with little to no effort using autoblog automation software and therefore more and more low-quality autoblogs were showing up in the google search results.

Now google changed its search algorithm to focus on quality content and backlinks which killed many low-quality, automated autoblogs that had little unique content or quality backlinks. Not only large autoblog sites but also small “sniper” sites and “xfactor” type sites have been hit hard.  I had a lot of sites that I blasted out get hammered but the sites that I put more time into with backlinks, unique content, aged domain,etc….held up much better. Lesson learned is that you need to realize that as google, other search engines, and even internet users get smarter you will have a tougher time making money with low-quality, crappy autoblogs and websites.

The more real a website is, then the better it will rank, and the more money you make. That is essentially what is so special and unique about content revealed in Autoblog Blueprint 2.0.

Mike is probably the most experienced autoblogger I have found and has tried so many methods, software products, and techniques during his years online that this course will it save you a massive amount of time, money and failures. He is ethical and has put a massive amount of time into building this course and completely redoing it versus autoblog blueprint 1.0.

If you listen to the interview I mentioned above, I will agree with the statement said in it ……that most information offered in those Internet marketing information/newbie products can be found for free online and is generally rehashed information, but autoblog blueprint I personally think is an exception to that statement. The information is phenomenal and is not like any other autoblog product out there or anything you could find.

Mike has taken the best aspects of his Autoblog Blue Print 1.0 and completely rebuilt the course in step by step videos and content of how to start building QUALITY autoblogs and seriously provides every step of proper niche research, correct site creation, proper SEO, wordpress plugins/configurations, monetization methods, and most important “an Advanced Backlinking Technique that he personally uses for every site he has.

The videos are excellent and Mike truly has a vested interest in making sure the content is the best out there on the internet. Trust me when I say, he has tried and tested every autoblog method and product out there and will tell you when something is crap or doesn’t work.

In fact, one of the greatest things with Autoblog Blueprint I like is that Mike has allowed you to download his entire new site install package with all the plugins he uses with them already preconfigured. This is huge benefit as wordpress has thousands of plugins and some are good/some bad and some dont work together or take up too much server resources. It honestly can be a little overwhelming configuring/uploading all the proper plugins. Since Mike has tested hundreds of plugins and knows what works, it is a massive time saver having his entire site install configuration ready to go. It will save you from a lot of frustration and time testing testing different plugins. Honestly I would probably pay just for this download separately since Mike will be continually updating it as plugins/configurations change, so having it included was a surprise to me.

Also, I have been a member since the initial launch of Autoblog BluePrint 1.0 and have been a member the forums there and I will say that the members there aren’t all newbies with a forum filled with dumb beginner questions. There is serious content on there with no garbage and Mike must “live” on the forums as it seems because he answers all the questions pretty quickly.

So on to probably the most common question for new autobloggers….”What can I expect to make autoblogging ? “……Well, realize when building any website it takes about 1-2 months to “mature” and get indexed/traffic in the search engines and then start to really show income around 3-4 months.  It’s safe to say a GOOD site starting out can average $1-3/day and if you have 30 “Good” autoblogs then you are at $900-2700/month but as they grow  in backlinks/randkings and your number of sites grows it can increase pretty fast as your sites mature. Also, once you get the process down and proper automation it’s not difficult to build 1 site a day.

Mike made $40,000 last month on 113 sites using his methods on sites he built in the last 18months and he states that his system for ranking/proper site setup will do the same for you within a year. Mike is about the least promotional/hype free internet marketer I’ve seen so when he states how well his system is, then it’s worth listening to.

So essentially you are buying Autoblog Blueprint knowing Mike has learned through years of trial and error what works with autoblogging, how to build successful “real” looking sites that wont be shut down overnight by google, and how to really succeed at it. He is really perfected his system for proper site creation/setup in the last year that caused his earnings to really ramp and this is what it being shared in this course. Mike is the real deal and the content/information will make you money.

Realize that it takes work and learning but the course will save you a lot of time and reduce frustration by following the methods laid out in it, and it will keep you from ending up with a bunch of worthless autoblogs that most of the other autoblog courses end up creating with their methods. (Trust me, I know……I dozens of sites/domains I will sell you that have helped teach me what DOESN’T work with autoblogging  as they got hammered by google’s recent mayday algorithm change:)

If you are looking for faster cash or internet profits then I would look towards going the paid traffic route with something like Pay Per Click, Pay Per View, Social Traffic(Facebook/Myspace/PlentyOfFish) or Media buying but realize that paid traffic is very competitive and also takes a lot of work, testing and time. Obviously with paid traffic you see immediate results of what works and doesn’t work(but many people do fail at paid traffic because they don’t figure it out, don’t work hard enough and just get frustrated with constantly losing money on unsuccessful campaigns). In fact I recently read a blog post from an affiliate marketer that explains how he tested literally thousands of different dating ads to find the successful ones. Trust me, I am pretty frustrated with media buying getting enough clicks and conversions so I just have to stop and re-focus on each step. Autoblogging is the same thing…..focus, give yourself steps/goals each day(ie- build a site each day or new campaign), and keep growing. If you outwork the competition and stay focused, you will succeed.

Also, keep in mind that a big benefit of autoblogs the traffic is free and highly targeted for buyers, and unlike paid traffic where you have to constantly worry about conversions and tracking for profitability since you are paying for traffic…you will be ok leaving an autoblog alone and just letting it work so you can move onto building more autoblogs.

Whew, long post but I really wanted to focus on providing the right mindset/expectations to readers before getting into autoblogging or buying Autoblog Blueprint 2.0

Before making any decisions with Autoblog Blueprint, you should understand that you will need to buy domains, hosting and some various autoblog software tools. As your revenue increases then you add to your automation software but overall the total costs(including Autoblog Blueprint) are less than the cost you pay for many of the other guru’s info. products(that don’t come with any software, just ebooks/information) so Mike kept Autoblog Blueprint price down with the understanding that people will have additional expenses. It really is an excellent product.

6/30/10 Update: After going through the entire Auto blog Blueprint 2.0 course I have to say that it offers every detail you could want about effectively building a successful autoblog. Realize that it entails taking more time to build each site with proper domain/keyword research, backlinks building,etc….and is different from all other autoblog products out there that suck you in with claims of building dozens of sites a day,etc..with no work…….Also, understand that this course isnt geared to just newbies, Mike’s backlinking method is quite sophisticated and makes the your autoblog sites look like a truly real website to the search engines and there constant updates of cutting edge information/techniques. I can see why the autoblog building method/steps that Mike lays out in the course will allow you to have truly powerful autoblogs. ABB doesnt give you false hopes of creating riches with push button websites in 10 minutes, but it does show you to build out powerful autoblogs(build 1 site a day once you get good at the ABB process) without having to worry about leaving site footprints or being sandboxed by google. There is so much detail in the ABB videos that you should expect to go through them many times. Anyways, it is a amazing deal for this much content and after building over 100 autoblogs I thought I knew what I was doing but ABB 2.0 makes me feel like a autoblog newbie all over again as there is so much in the program that I will now start implementing now in my sites. It really is an amazing product.