Autoposter services?

Question

Does anyone know what, exactly, these services are? From what I gather, you can send out ads or articles en masse to newsgroups, ezines, email addresses, etc.  I really know nothing more than that. Do these services have the newsgroups and ezines already in a database or is it that you have to build your own database and the system helps you manage it?  I would like any info or feedback on this as I have heard that there are some people using autoposter services to market properties.

Joe Cline · Answer

Hi Gold, 
                        I don't use a service. My marketing assistant enters them by hand. No Name is right that automated posting is generally against the TOS. If you want to learn about article marketing you can search on google for that. Basically, you write small, but useful content such as "How to replace a cracked tile" or something that would be of interest to a home owner/buyer. Then at the bottom you include a link to your website. If they like the article they will often click through to look around your site/listings.

Joe

No Name · Answer

There are various sites that auto post, but this is considered spam. Stick to posting consistently and chime in on topics that interest you.

Kathryn K. · Answer

Joe,

Would you mind telling me which service you use? Also, are the newsgroups already in the software application or did you have to accumulate them yourself and enter the website info? I am curious about using this to drive traffic to a site as well, with articles. How many people can you contact with an article using an autoposter service? I am planning to build a website and am researching various ways to get traffic.

Joe Cline · Answer

I publish articles and in my bio include links to my site. It does drive several visitors a day to my site. I wouldn't write it off completely.

Joe

Dave P. · Answer

There are various types that will publish content in different places on the web.
            
            It is completely ineffective unless you are selling useless digital products (like e-books).

(In my opinion!)