Hi, I want to create my own submitter software(desktop preferred) like article submitter, directory submitter, social bookmarker for my personal use. I want this to speed up my marketing and SEO campaigns and because I want to customize them to my needs and whenever I want. I started with C# and created very simple windows forms applications that decreased the time of manual submissions about half. Now I want to go further and totally automate the submission process apart from solving captchas. Note that I want this kind of software for my personal use, not for selling to others. Now, I don't know if it is better to continue with C# or any other languages. I need the following features in the submitter software: - Will be linked to a database which is editable through the software interface. The database will contain, URL, username, password, PR, notes and some more columns. - Will have text fields to enter related information. If for example article submitter, article details. - Will have a webbrowser control if necessary. I don't know if submitting can be accomplished without a webbrowser control. If it is possible without a webbrowser control, it is better. - It will allow choosing the sites to submit. - Will do the submission with a "submit" button. And maybe some more minor features. I have been looking for more information on coding a submitter software but there are not enough information about this subject on the net. That's why I want to know the best approach. You can see the current build of my submitter below: With the current build of my article submitter on C#, it is bound to an access database, by a datagridview control, which is linked to an excel file that I update as needed. The webbrowser control opens the URL when I click on the list. I can copy the text in the fields with the copy buttons. But submit button is empty as of now. So, the current build lacks a database that is editable via the interface, submission via the submit button and going to next site after submission is done. Any ideas on how I progress further? Do you think I can find free sources to continue on this or will I have to hire someone? Any tutorials, any articles, any forum posts you can share is much welcome.
Hey there, I agree with you about there being a lack of submitter softwares out there. Even the popular ones aren't anything special. Looks like you have a good start so far. I feel like you can learn and figure out most of the software. What will get difficult is things like solving captcha. I have no idea how to go about that. I'd do some google searching to see if there are any articles or tutorials on doing so. One thing you could do is see how far you can do go on your own and then pickup someone else to help you along the way. Here is a query from freelancer.com on auto captcha solve.. this might give you some insight http://www.freelancer.com/projects/arc-tag/auto-captcha-solve.html Good luck, I'll be checking back to see your progress.
Thanks a lot for your kind words and suggestions. Captcha is not my main concern at the moment, first I want to figure out automation without any captchas and then if I personally need a capctha solver I will consider options. Now I will do more research on the subject and inspect other submitter software to give me some insight.
Take a look at some of the exisitng submission applications - like RoboSoft (for submitting software to download sites) to see how it works. Use the parts that work well.
Hey ademmeda, The problem with article submission is the complexity of each site. There are many websites with different fields for submission. In order for this to work you have to spend a lot of time coding an application to suit 90% of the submission forms. I see your current application and it looks promising, keep working on it. I know an application that you could be interested in. It bypasses 90% of all captchas, posts to almost all forums, blogs, message boards and etc. It costs about $500 for the application itself, then there is a $10/month fee if you want the database with forums, guestbooks and other stuff updated regularly. There is an extra application for about $50-100 (I don't remember) that will gather forums and message boards for you given a certain criteria. I've used it before and it works great, support is online most of the time to help. PM me if you want the name of it.
Thanks for the suggestion, though I clearly stated that I want my own custom applications, either I code them or find someone to help me. And I am not looking for a forum/blog/message board spamming software that costs $500 + $10/mo. Anyway, I know the software you are talking about.
You indicated that your application lacks database that is editable through the interface, since you got this far with your application in C# I would assume you'd know how to apply the database as well. What kind of database do you want to use?