BadArticle reviewed

Some of you might be aware that besides maintaining this blog, I also earn money online by providing article writing and rewriting services. Therefore I am especially alert when there is important news regarding this trade. Few days ago, I stumbled upon an online tool to help rewrite an article, to make it unique. The tool has a most curious name - BadArticle.

Unfortunately, this tool will only work with Internet Explorer 6+ onwards and requires prior installation of Microsoft Word 2003. I am lucky that I have both.

I wish to test out this article rewrite tool, to see how much of a threat it is to us, freelance writers who make partial income from rewriting jobs. Below is a sample text which I feed into BadArticle and the rewritten text. Note that BadArticle will only start to rewrite an article having a minimum size of 1000 (characters or space, I guess, each line break is worth 2 characters). My sample text is padded with some random sequence of alphabets so that I can use the tool.

This is a sample article written by BobbyT to test out the BadArticle rewriting tool.

Search Engine Optimization experts have mostly agreed that having unique contents will usually rank sites higher than others with duplicate contents. Therefore it is vital for webmasters and
bloggers to type out their own unique posts, or hire an article rewriter to do the job.

Well there is another alternative, there are automated article rewriters which will convert an article into a unique post. Who needs human to do the job when we have an obliging piece of computer laying around? Now you can feed whatever articles you want into BadArticle, it will produce (hopefully) unique articles out of them.

How to test whether BadArticle has done a good job or not? Use copyscape, feed it the article produced by BadArticle, if there is no duplicate found on the Google index, then that particular article is fairly unique.

Here is the rewritten text:

This is a model term written by BobbyT to analyze out the BadArticle rewriting tool.

Search Engine Optimization experts have typically approved that having rare filling will generally rank sites higher than others with duplicate inside. Therefore it is essential for webmasters and bloggers to print out their own single posts, or hire an condition rewriter to do the job.

Well there is another alternative, there are automated clause rewriters which will convert an critique into a rare advertise. Who wishes creature to do the job when we have an obliging example of notebook laying around? Now you can nourish anything articles you want into BadArticle, it will construct (hopefully) exclusive articles out of them.

How to examine whether BadArticle has done a good job or not? Use copyscape, nourish it the thing produced by BadArticle, if there is no duplicate found on the Google symbol, then that particular section is justly sole.

From my analysis, there is a total of 153 words in the text and BadArticle replaces 31 words from the original text with alternative words. 31 words out of 153 total words is a change of about 20%. The rewritten version is not really intelligible but I am partly at fault here. BadArticle provides for users to change the suggested alternative words on the fly before it outputs a final rewrite, which I did not mainly because I want to demonstrate the true capability of this tool without human intervention. Another reason why the rewritten version is not that good is because of my uncalled for preferences for out-of-context verb such as feed and adjective like fairly which could carry many meanings.

If any of you intend to use this tool for unique articles, I would advise that you proofread and revise the rewritten text before publishing it, your readers would probably misunderstand your meanings if you just blindly use the rewritten text without revision. Based on the performance of this tool, I shall conclude that article rewriters would not be out of job for a long time to come, yet. However, BadArticle is a new tool and is probably being improved even at this moment when you are reading this review. Besides, what more could you ask for from a free tool and service?

Test BadArticle yourselves, don't just listen to my unqualified assessments! Get unique now!

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To organize contests, or not?

How long have you been reading blogs? Do you follow blogs that blog about blogging and related topics? If you have been reading blogs that blog about blogging for quite some time, you should have realized one common thing about all those blogs. Most, if not all, organize contests in their bid to attract more visitors and followers and improve their site rankings.

There are many blogs that blog about blogging, so there is no shortage of information available. Besides, if every other blogs are running contests, and one blog doesn't, it will certainly lose out in comparison with the others.

This is in contrast with the situation in the yesteryears, where blogs about every niche are pretty scarce and they are more valued by their own groups of readers. Although the number of blog readers at that time were small, those who follow blogs do so with pure interest and sincerity. They do not follow blogs just because there are weekly lucky draws or monthly contests with great prizes to win.

So, does this mean that a blog with good content won't be followed if it doesn't run contests? No, definitely not! The blog readers still have a tendency to follow the blogs with good content, but between 2 equally great blogs, it is more likely that they will participate in the one with more activities and great prizes to be won.

Am I for or against contests?
This is not a simple question. When everyone is organizing contests, they will be a tendency by some people to concentrate purely on organizing bigger and better contests, to the point of neglecting the original direction of their blogs. As a result, there will be more posts with no useful information (or so called spam posts) online while production of beneficial or resourceful posts are halted or delayed. However, the running of contests is still under control so far, there are no excessive contest posts yet (among millions of pages in the internet!), and there are certain bloggers out there who still refuse to buckle to peer pressure and continue producing useful posts, ignoring fancy gimmicks of the competitors. Considering this, I am in favor of contests at this moment, they attract attentions, convert blog readers to loyal followers and when there are more followings, there will be improvements, among the blogs that blog about blogging as well as in blogosphere in general.


I guess you guys will forgive me for talking too much about contests on this blog after I dedicated this whole post to explain why I am in favor of contests. Anyway, do check out the above contests if you haven't heard about it, I am one of the sponsors ... Try to spot the prizes that I offer :)

What is your opinion about contests? Do you favor contests or are you against them? Why? Share your views with us please, we will like to know.

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Silence is not golden in Blogosphere

Hello people, how have you all been? Wondering when I am going to update this blog? I am glad to announce that the wait is finally over (that is, if there is anyone waiting at all...), and I will try to update more often from today onwards, no promise though...

Today I am going to talk about the value of silence in Blogosphere. No doubt, many of you have heard of idioms about the virtue of silence, for example, "Silence as virtue" and "Silence is golden". However, those idioms don't hold absolute truth in the Blogosphere. True, there are times in the Blogosphere, when things are better left unsaid, but most of the time, it is better to voice out one's opinions or just say something, anything at all.

In the past few days, due to me being busy with real life commitment, I have had the opportunity to test out the effect of keeping silence on this blog: there are fewer visits and comments as time goes by. I can only conclude that silence is not golden in the Blogosphere.

First of all, why run a blog if you are going to be silent most of the time? The reason people read blogs is because they want to read something fresh, they want to know what you have to say, regardless of you boasting, lying, revealing a top secret or just simply blogging about your dull life, there is probably someone out there who wants to read your blog posts.

I am often amazed at how some personal blogs out there could have massive followings eventhough they do not offer much valuable information. I think the reason is because the modern technologies nowadays have estranged people, they have a busy lifestyle and interact mainly with certain few individuals everyday and as a result, they actually crave for some interactions with other people, they are expressing the natural tendency of human to bond with more people and they want to feel attached to something: your blog. So why deny these blog readers the opportunity to read, enjoy and respond to what you have to say?

By being more outspoken and active in the Blogosphere, you not only attract followers and readers of your own but also enable you to actually get somethings that you want. Need help installing WordPress plugins? Want to have sponsors for your upcoming contests? Would like to collaborate with other bloggers for some projects? The secret to attaining all those is to speak up. Ask and you shall be rewarded, remain silent and naturally your needs will be unfulfilled because no one knows what you think or require.

I have heard that the Blogosphere would not be what it is now if initially every bloggers, blog readers and internet users were to keep to themselves only. Seriously the Web works only because websites link to one another and maintain the "sharing" policy. Every element of the Blogosphere is interdependent and no one can succeed without others. If you already know this golden rule of Blogosphere, why don't you break the ice and start networking today?

Lastly if you were to maintain long silence, you will lose much more than regular visitors to your blogs. You might lose touch of blogging, lose contact with online friends and associates and lose credibility as a trustworthy and omnipresent authority of your niche. You certainly don't want that to happen, do you? After all, I am sure your purposes of setting up blog(s) are to expand your social circle, gain more exposure and popularity to yourself, your products and ideas, right? There's a simple way to achieve that - break the silence, speak up and make yourself and your opinions known. Happy networking :)

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Get paid to blog via PayPerPost

With the recent blogging craze, I am sure many people wondered, "What's with a blog, why is blogging such a big deal anyway?"

It seems that I am able to provide at least an appropriate respond to that question now. A blog in itself is nothing, it is the content and potential viewership that matter, a borderless Internet does make that potential seems unlimited. Apparently, good blog posts are so highly valued that big companies are paying bloggers to blog about them and their products or whatever issues they have chosen. Now, that is not really a small matter, where else in the past has anybody been paid to type and publish a few hundred words?

I have recently joined PayPerPost (PPP) and this blog has been approved to participate in the paid post program. Bloggers are not encouraged to reveal how much they are paid for a post, so I will just say that this post which is sponsored by PPP has a good price, a double figure amount.

My participation in paid post program is in line with the direction of this blog. I can evaluate PPP, get paid doing it and also introduce this simple form of money making to you. However I will try to refrain from post paid on this blog as much as possible unless the topic is suitable for the niche of this blog. Advertisers and publishers of payperpost should also observe word of mouth ethics and be moderate and tactful in buying or selling paid posts to maintain the quality of websites and keep scam sites to a minimum possible number.

The money earned from this program will be used in part to promote this blog (not much because hosting on Blogger is free) and in funding my purchase of my own hosting for other projects.

Are you a new blogger aiming to earn some money online? Have you run out of things to blog about? Feeling unmotivated because your blog does not benefit you in any way? If you fall into any of the mentioned categories, perhaps you want to consider signing up with PayPerPost and make blogging more fun and rewarding. Take note though, your blog has to be at least 30 days old with at least ten posts written in the last 30 days prior to registration with PayPerPost marketplace.

Join now with this link below and you will earn a double figure paid post offer from PayPerPost itself. Alternatively, you can look around the PPP site and read its FAQ and TOS if you are unsure about paid post program.

I get paid to blog, so can you! Join now, what are you waiting for?

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$100 Dollar Mini Contest

Juggler at The WWW Observer is running a mini contest and giving away $100 dollars to 1 lucky winner (payable via PayPal). It is very easy to participate in this contest, you can either blog about this contest and link to the contest page, or subscribe to The WWW Observer feeds via e-mail (don't forget to confirm your subscription!). If you do both, you get one contest entry for each task and also 1 bonus entry, which adds up to total 3 entries for higher chance to win the 100USD!

This mini contest will run from 5th April to 20th April, 2008. The draw for the winner will be done after the contest has ended and result shall be announced on the 21st April, 2008.

Oh yeah, the main purpose of this contest is to gain more email subscribers, because Juggler is planning to have a bigger contest in May, so with the exposure gained from this mini contest, his contest in May will get the attention it deserved. By the way, browse around The WWW Observer, it has pretty good content with a personal touch from Juggler himself and don't forget to subscribe to his feeds by email if you like the site.

I am feeling lucky after winning 3 contests, and since this contest is easy to participate, I figure why not join in the fun and let my readers know about this contest as well? You have a chance to win this prize too, why not give it a try? Good luck everyone!

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Bloggeries Reviewed

Bloggeries is a blogging forum, where it is attended by bloggers, webmasters as well as internet marketeers. There are many benefits of joining Bloggeries, such as:

1. You can make friends with many bloggers
   
2. You can get good advice and latest news about the blogosphere
3. You can share revenue with Bloggeries if you have AdSense account
4. You get paid if you signup for webhosting and domain from HostGator and GoDaddy through the forum under Rob's affiliate ID (he is the forum owner)
5. You can sell or buy services and products on this forum

My experience on this forum has been a very pleasant one. It is not as crowded as the Digital Point Forums and consequently the discussions there are of high quality and there are also less scams and spammy members to be found. I have managed to make some friends on this forum, they are really helpful bloggers. By networking on this forum, I managed to get some linkbacks and also small reviews from the generous bloggers there on their pageranked sites!

There are a few really important subforums in Bloggeries that I will mention here and at the end of this review, I am also going to highlight certain shortcomings of this forum.

Show Off Your Blog subforum
This is the subforum where you can post your blog's URL and let other forum members visit it and give you comment and feedback about your blog. This is a good place for you to attract new readers and expose your blog to a larger audience. Obviously if people like your blog, they might share it with other friends or return for more content.

Buy, Sell and Trade Classifieds subforum
This subforum is the business center of Bloggeries. You can buy, sell and trade stuffs here. I have personally sold my articles here to a few bloggers.

Blogging Basics, Blog Marketing and Make Money Blogging subforums
Each subforum's functions is clearly indicated in their names. Blogging beginners can learn from the Blogging Basics subforum while anyone who wishes to market their blogs better can visit the Blog Marketing subforum. Make Money Blogging subforum mainly discusses anything about monetizing your blogs, but I don't think we are allowed to promote affiliate links here or anywhere else on Bloggeries.

Bloggeries Lounge and Bloggeries News and Site Updates subforums
The Bloggeries Lounge subforum can be used to post miscellaneous thoughts and also your introduction when you first joined Bloggeries. In the Bloggeries News and Site Updates subforum, you can find out about the future direction of Bloggeries, its current development and also any special promotion such as membership drive cum referral contest.

The main thing that I like about this forum is the personal touch and interaction with Rob, the owner of the forum and generally all the members here are very friendly and helpful.

However, this forum can certainly be better if it has more active members, opportunities and also traders. The opportunities that I feel are missing are in the forms of freebies and also free directories submission which are available almost everyday in the Digital Point Forums. More attention should be given here to attract these kinds of free offers to Bloggeries, probably by offering these freebies peddlers some sort of benefits in return (mutual benefits attraction works most of the time!). However, this situation can change for the better, if only Bloggeries could increase its number of active members, certainly some people would take it more seriously and become more interested to promote their products or services there. You can make a difference, join a friendly, resourceful and helpful forum now and make it better!

Join Bloggeries Now!

P.S. While you are at the forum, don't forget to check out Bloggeries Blog Directory and Blog Review too...

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