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Robby Robot to the Rescue!
by Mike Banks Valentine
Imagine having a robot around the house to do all of the stuff
you just don't have time for AND all of the things you just
plain don't want to do! I fantasize about a robot I've named
"Robby" (really!) that takes out the trash without being asked,
washes the dishes every time I dirty one and mows the lawn for
me every weekend. It's not your typical fantasy, I'll admit
that. My wife thinks it's silly for me to spend 12 hours a day
in front of the computer and say I don't have time to do some
chores around the house!
O.K. I'll admit that it's not necessary to promote my website
online to obscure-directories-for-freebies every night until
three a.m., but I've learned that maintaining a popular web
site can be a huge task! There certainly are some things I'd
like "Robby" to do for me online too! He could answer those
e-mails that all ask the same question even though it's been
answered in my "Frequently Asked Questions" section since
day one.
Well guess what?! There are "Bots" out there doing just that
and much more on the web! I've got over a dozen of these
"Robby's" working for me non-stop on my web site right now!
They don't complain about long working hours or cost me a
fortune either! They simply respond to requests for information
or subscribe interested visitors to my newsletter or record
traffic to my site and pass statistics and detailed reports
to me whenever I ask for them!
The wonder of the internet is the automation that is possible
for repetitive tasks that can be impossible and overwhelming
for a human to handle. These "bots" also record and compile
complex statistics and amass detailed information that would
stifle even a mathematical genius! And they do it all without
a squeak of complaint! They can make you look good to relatives
too!
I belong to a gift service that notifies me of things like
approaching birthdays, anniversaries and holidays before it's
too late to send gifts. I used the service yesterday to send
an anniversary gift to in-laws. I had forgotten the occassion
entirely, but got that little reminder e-mail, which sent me
the address of the gift service and made another sale for that
online company. There are dozens of ways to use automation
online. I just wish Robby would paint the living room for me
today so that I could catch up with my online chores.
It's possible to find these online services everywhere you
look
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