The plugins have footprints? I didn't think about that. Can anyone mention some of these footprints as they relate to a specific plugin? How would we fix these footprints, I don't think the plugins are open source so certain footprints would not be that easy to fix, just my opinion since I have not used any of these plugins.
I'm curious about this same thing... Generally when you're using a mass install script (ie. Blog Slammer, Blog Solution, etc.), there are footprints that are left in the templates. Hence the reason why it is very important to modify your template when using these (and just scripts in general). A few things that you should look out for are:
1. "Powered by.." or "Copyright" text that is often added somewhere on the page(s) - as obvious as this one is, many people don't remove it because it's too much of a hassle to sift through every page and do it. HINT: make a script
2. Default directory (or file) names or structures as well as default installation paths. It is a dead giveaway to the search engines if they see certain file and directory names that are used in a certain script, so sometimes it's wise to change that.
As far as plugins, all I can say is try to modify them as much as possible (ie. the way the text/articles are outputted). Also one key piece of advice I would say is try to stay under the radar when doing these autoblogs and seem as natural as possible by doing things like:
- keeping your posts/per day fairly low (<5) and make them inconsistent
ie. day1: 3posts, day2: 5 posts, day3:1 post, etc..
- same as above with pinging, don't overdo it.
- IMO, I would be wary when using adsense because it gives google a heads up, but as I said earlier in the thread I'm not as familiar with it as some others, and people seem to have conflicting ideas on the topic of using it or not with autoblogs.
- Vary the templates on your blogs (especially if adsense is on them)
This is about all I can say in terms of staying under the radar, and keeping your rankings. Just think of it like the original poster said, try to make your blogs look as natural as possible. You can still use BH methods to do so, just make sure to have the correct setup from the get go. Hope I helped at least a little
