
If like me, you have been spending time ranking sites using tools like GSA Search Engine Ranker and RankWYZ, then you will know they require an insatiable amount of unique content for them to work properly.
Up until recently I have been using Kontent Machine for most of my content generation. While it is very simple to use, plus effective at scraping and spinning content and putting them in useful formats, it does mean most of the content I generate is coming from the same place.
Plus with so many people now using KM, and given that even with spam, we need to be using the most unique content available, I was beginning to wonder about the wisdom in its constant use.
This is where the latest tool in my arsenal comes in to play, Content Foundry.
(I am not going to rehash the sales pitch, you can read this for yourself on the Content Foundry website.)
All I need say here is that Content Foundry is an extremely powerful content scraper/generator that gives you the power to build huge local database of content with the flexibility to output unique content anyway you wish. It has been around over a year now, but is not often talked about. Sadly, this is probably as its fairly cheap and doesn’t offer affiliates large commissions (like Kontent Machine).
Content Foundry uses Google and Yahoo, alongside 67 different sources including article directories, medical journals, news sites and YouTube transcripts to generate text, image and video content based on given keywords.
It is unique to Kontent Machine and other generators because as it scrapes, it actually builds a reusable local database of content, allowing it to be combined and accessed by multiple projects.This provides huge content sources to be drawn on at anytime.
Because of this power, there is is also a learning curve, but it is well worth the investment of time, as once you are up and running, it is a breeze to use. Especially with GSA Search Engine output templates and article generation.
I strongly recommended checking it out. It will work on a desktop or VPS. Proxies are recommended but not compulsory.
The two main things I use it for on an almost daily basis are:
GSA Search Engine Ranker Content Generation
This is where this piece of kit comes into it’s own.
Once you have scraped content stored and have set up a project, giving it your money site links, authority links, anchor text and keywords, you can generate a ridiculous amount of unique content for GSA Search Engine Ranker in the press of a button. It automatically creates a new project or updates an existing one.
In seconds, it will literally generate, spin and refresh you GSA tier projects with:
- 5000 – Article titles
- 5000 – Sentences
- 5000 – Comments
- 5000 – 250 Word Blurb
- 5000 – 450 Word blurb
It will also create brand new GSA SER projects with the same ease, using any existing project as basis for the new one. You can literally build out a 3 tier, multiple target site structure with unique, contextually relevant content in a few minutes. Plus keep it refreshed as needed.
The quality of content is very good even at the level of about, blurb and comments, where I find Kontent Machine seriously lacking. Although it is not perfect, it is all extremely unique and contextually relevant.
Here is a guide showing how easy using Content Foundry is to generate content for GSA Search Engine Ranker:
RankWyz and Article Generation
The other main way I use Content Foundry is for article generation for Rankwyz. Rankwyz is a blogging network tool that allows you to easily create and auto manage web2.0 blog networks. The only thing missing is the content…
Luckily Content Foundry has an extremely flexible article generator that allows you to easily generate 1000’s of unique articles. As Content Foundry builds up a local database, every scraped article is saved and available, after just a short time, you will have your own huge resource of content to draw upon.
I have 3 main article templates set up that I simply apply to the project in order to create RankWYZ articles:
- 300/1000 Word Article + no links
- 300/1000 Word Article – 1-3 authority links
- 300/1000 Word Article – 1-3 authority links + Money site link
These 3 options cover me for all article types. I tend not to include links on my new Rankwyz blogs for the first few posts to try and avoid spam filters, so therefore use option one.
Once the blog is up and running, I then mostly use Option Two. This creates natural looking link structures, linking out to authority sites in the niche of the article or blog network.
I use Scrapebox to generate these authority links. I scrape URLS based on core keywords, then filter out low PR and low Alexa ranking so I am left with random, high PR quality links in that niche. I then keep them organised for reuse later on.
Then, when I am ready to drip feed my blog network with articles linking to money sites, I use option three.
There are many settings in Content Foundry to play with that adjusts output so you can create unlimited unique articles that leave no footprint and are highly readable.
Some of these are:
- Allow first paragraph to be readable “Decoy Intro” – helps avoid manual detection. Great for the first few posts of a blog.
- 10 Million article title templates
- Different types of Algorithm to build content
- Include citations, lists, quotes and sub-headings
- Article length
- Images + Videos
- I don’t use spin files for Rankwyz, but there is a built in spinner or your can use your WordAI API for both standard and Spinning.
Here is a walk through I put together showing how easy it is to generate bucket loads of great articles for your Rankwyz blogs in minutes:
Wrapping It Up
OK, so that shows you how I have been using Content Foundry to rank sites. It has now pretty much replaced all my other content generators, as it is just so much more powerful and adaptable than anything else on the market.
There is a learning curve, as with most software. However after a day or so scraping content and playing with different output settings, I was up and running.
If you do check out the software, let me know what you think and if you have any questions.
Pricing And Latest Coupon Codes for 2014
Content Foundry is very cheap, although it is only available on a monthly/yearly subscription and costs $25/$20 a month. Like all good subscription software, it gets updated very often with more features and content sources being added all the time.
If you use my affiliate link you can sign up to the Content Foundry and pay just $5 for a one month trial. Nice.
Otherwise, you can use this Content Foundry Coupon Code to get an ongoing 15% discount:
New Code for September 2014 : 15OFF
This entitles you to 15% off either monthly or yearly plans. Tested 1st September 2014.
Hi there Nick.
Great to see an alternative to Kontent Machine! I find KM easy to use, especially the way you can synch with Rankwyz and auto-fill into GSA.
Saying that KM does generate some utter crap at times as is no way suitable for Tier 1 Web 2.0 properties. I also find its anchor text/link placement questionable. I did a quick test (http://www.rankwyz.com/forum/discussion/781/anchor-text-test-rankwyz-vs-kontent-machine) and found that KM did not follow the settings I had specified. Even Rankwyz did a better job!
The other thing is when I have tested KM for article uniqueness, the best I can get is c.70% but more like 40-50% on average.
Looking forward to trying Content Foundry! I think you “hit the nail on the head”…KM pays out 20% commission so many reviewers are far from objective 🙂
Stew
Hi Stew,
Thanks for your input.
Yes, I find any output that is not article based in KM, to be utter rubbish.
Your findings on uniqueness from KM are very interesting.
I should run test on Content Foundry to check out the uniqueness from there and do a side by side comparison.
Best
Nick
Ok, quick update. I ran a test on Content Foundry in copyscape for uniqueness.
Results:
88% unique with Decoy intro
100% without decoy intro
As I guessed, the decoy is lifted straight from another article, which flags up a duplicate.
With decoy turned off, its 100%. Nice.
That smashes Kontent Machines 40-50%
We all know that its all about uniqueness when it comes to spun content, making Content Foundry a superior tool.
Nick
Great to see the uniqueness results with Content Foundry.
Quick question – with KM3 I can auto fill all the GSA fields. Can this be done with Content Foundry?
Yeah, of course. Only much better. It plugs right into the macros of GSA so its literally a one click process. It even refreshes content and will build out new project tiers based on existing ones.
Once you use it, you won’t go back to KM.
Wow Nick. I was almost breaking my head on deciding whether to buy KM or Wicked Article Creator, and I was really worried about the steep prices of both. But after reading this, it seems Content Foundry is a no-brainer to buy. This post came along at the right time for me. 🙂
Hey Nick,
I enjoyed your article over at Matthew Woodward’s website. Just one question about buying a VPS.
What is your opinion on VPS with preloaded seo tools?
I have never used them. I have heard mixed things on the forums but can’t comment directly. I just rent a VPS from a provider that is happy for SEO’s to use and buy the software as needed.
I guess if you have low funds then try them out. I am not sure on the legality of this practise. My concern is whether the company is legit and how safe all my valuable data and site lists are!
Sorry I cannot be of more help.
Nick
its 5 usd 10 days trial using your aff link.
The site still says try any plan for $5 for 30 days. What makes you think it is only 10 days?
open this in the browser http://noobwarrior.joelson.uk/likes/contentfoundry
then click on any buy button (either monthly or yearly), then you will be redirected to:
https://contentfoundry.net/app/signup/index/c/special-trial-offer
seach for:
Content Foundry Monthly with $5 Trial $5.00 for first 10 days, then $25.00 for each one month
or
Content Foundry Yearly with $5 Trial $5.00 for first 10 days, then $239.00 for each one year
Btw 10 days suffice in my case, if it works as expected, will buy a year subscription.
thanks
Yes, you are right. Kyle must have changed it. It’s still long enough to get a feel of the program. Content foundry takes a day or so to learn the basics but after that it makes Konent Machine look like a toy.
My advice is to first spend some time scraping content caches together for each niche. Aim for 2 million words total per niche. Keep scraping related keywords until you get to that number. Keeping it related means the content will make most sense. You will then be able to generate pretty much limitless 90% unique content for your link building activities in that niche.
If you do upgrade the new coupon above gives 15% off. Let me know how you get on.
Nick
Thanks a ton for this review bro, just picked up a sub to CF. I bought the G propoganda for a while so I’m just starting to get into the tools and automation side of things. A Video tutorial on how to use CF with GSA SER would be SICK.
Thanks again!
Hi Nick,
How do you think about to use content from Content Foundary on Tie 1?
Is the content readable enough?
It’s fine if you are spamming. I use it all the time. For a long term project I would steer clear.
Nick