Here's my first review, I received one free link by the OP.
Facts:
- Very fast turnaround (less than 48 hours for that one link)
- Solid metrics: the link is on a DA 28 PA 17 blog page, in the first paragraph of a >500 word article that's research-based and unique
- and because it's in the excerpt part, the link also appears on the PA 29 home page, currently as the top blog entry
- The site is based on a common but outdated Wordpress version
- There's a long "About" page, a few more articles (all in one category), a working contact form and a couple of (unclickable) relevant ads on the homepage
- The site is indexed on Google
Opinion:
Pluses:
- OP is great to communicate with, highly appreciate the contact with a pro who obviously knows his stuff yet is humble and a good listener
- The targeting seems to fit, and the link appears so natural in the flow that you have to look twice to recognize that it leads to a money page. Kudos!
- The article itself is very well written, picks up a true story and doesn't overlap with the articles on my site at all. It really brings a fresh new idea into the search game.
- The site looks very much like a real site. You and I know it's probably partly resurected from web.archive.org, but there's no trace of it
- The about page carries a credible, googlable back-story.
Question marks:
- The niche of the site was a big surprise for me, I wouldn't have associated with my niche for a moment, but the article manages to bridge the two worlds perfectly:
it really supports the main story of my niche, yet at the same time covers a story about (real) research that is highly relevant to the site in question.
- The site looks rather thin. There's only one category, a handful of blog posts.
To be checked over time:
- The article is so well adapted to the blog that I wonder how the OP is handling this for a normal order where he has to fulfill not 1 but 10 very different sites
- How long will the front page blog entry last? Currently there's not a lot going on on that site, maybe the lifespan is inded beyond the 3 months offered
- What will be the effect on ranking: I've used a very new money site and will report back with position moves.
Summing up:
great copywriting, very natural embedding of link, a real addition to own SEO activities. Will now check effects, then go for more.