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Hi,

 

Is there a way to specify how to create link wheels? I suppose its just a question of breaking it down into multiple steps and programming them...

 

* create accounts on web 2.0 sites

* specify path of spin article

etc...

 

Just wondering if anyone has given any thought to how it can be done...

 

Ron

I'm pretty new with this software, so I can't provide specifics...as I'm just learning how to do a simple login...lol

 

But I know that it is possible.

 

When it comes to scripting any program, you need to break down the steps of the process into the smallest bit sized chunks possible.

 

So for a link wheel, you would first need a set of 30 or 40 sites that you want to build the wheel's with.

 

Then the content you would want to input.

 

Finally, the link's to your money site.

 

Having these things, we then would need to do the following:

 

1. The program needs to first create a new email address for the project.

 

2. Then it would need to randomly (i'm not sure if this is possible) pick 8 to 10 resources out of your excel file.

 

3. Then it would create - and activate - the 8 or so of the sites.

 

4. Input the content into each site. Then, starting on the second site, putting the links back into the previous created site.

 

You are going to need a lot of variables. Also, I recommend puting each part into a module. For example, each "step" is it's own exe, and then you have a master exe that runs them all in order.

 

This is so you can easily swap out sections that break. The more simple the single exe, the better, because that provides you with extreme flexibility.

 

What you ask isn't easy, (at least I don't think so), but it is doable and once you finish programming the thing, oh man...lol, you will DOMINATE!

 

I'll be watching this topic to find out how to do it myself!

 

Rob

Rob,

you have given me some ideas now!!! This is something that can be turned around and offered as a service for others as well....

Am gonna get my outsourcing team to look into it asap :-)

I'm not familiar with the term "link wheel". Plz gief example!

[quote=ccmusicman]2. Then it would need to randomly (i'm not sure if this is possible) pick 8 to 10 resources out of your excel file.[/quote]
"Randomness" in WinAutomation can be achieved with the "Create Random Text" action which limits you to lists of 10, 100, 1000 etc items. 
I needed this functionality (without the 10,100,1000 limitation) in the past for a project so I created a work-around. If you need me to, I can post the simplified version of this workaround (e.g. select 15 random filled rows from an Excel file that contains x number of rows, where ofc x>=15)

A linkwheel is a set of Web 2.0 properties that all link to each other laid out like a wheel. Also, each property then links to a website, the "money site" or site you want to drive traffic too via the search engines.

 

So if you where to draw it out, it would look like a wheel.

 

This process is time consuming though and takes a lot of effort to set up. If it can be automated, then that's ten times better!

 

Also, that random workaround would be great.

 

Rob

I attached the workaround that does the "randomize thingy". In order to set how many random excel rows you want to pick, you will have to change the %Quantity% variable's value. At the moment it is set to 12, which means that 12 random rows will be picked from the Excel file that you choose and printed in the new Excel file.

According to the support department of WinAutomation that I have contacted for this feature, a "Random Number" action will be added soon so there will be no need for such a workaround in the future.

I've basically done a link wheel.

When you publish your post at all these web 2.0 properties, theres always a link to preview your post, so you make an image, click the link, view the post as others would, make another image and click/select all in the URL field of your browser, copy and paste the URL into a database and then use that URL to post at the bottom of yur next article, and the last articles URL gets posted backl at the first article.

Its doable, but time consuming. To do this with blogger was 120 lines....but should be faster with all the others.

All the best

Barry

 

Just another way to generate random number.

Hopefully, we will soon get rid of the work arounds for random number generation. According to the support department of WinAutomation, there will be a "Generate Random Number" action really soon. From what I've heard the next release (3.1.0) will include this new action.

I get an error in  line 17 when I run this script ... any ideas?

 

It says:

Runtime Error: There is no row at position 90524

Which script are you referring to? As far as I know the solution that works with stattrek.com is not working anymore since the specific website is no longer available.