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Also randomly checked some of the links listed as dead to confirm.

I'd be happy to send you a report to look at.

Thanks.

There was a discussion earlier in this thread about how SB is not good at checking links... several different people said the same thing about it.

It's a great tool for some things and I own several copies because it is so good but it is weak there.
 
There was a discussion earlier in this thread about how SB is not good at checking links... several different people said the same thing about it.

It's a great tool for some things and I own several copies because it is so good but it is weak there.

Yes, on a first pass it's terrible, but I rechecked the dead links until no more were added, (this meant running SB 5-6 times).

I also did a random check of the links SB said were dead and found them to be so, such as these domains which account for many of my links:
http://arabgaza.com
http://arkhamcity.org/
http://cubaseguide.com/
http://post-your.com/
http://watchmygear.com/
http://stuff-ari.com/
http://blatoday.com

What tool do you suggest we use to check for dead links?

What is an acceptable % of dead links for your program?

Thanks.
 
I also did a random check of the links SB said were dead and found them to be so, such as these domains which account for many of my links:
http://arabgaza.com
http://arkhamcity.org/
http://cubaseguide.com/
http://post-your.com/
http://watchmygear.com/
http://stuff-ari.com/
http://blatoday.com

Those are all private network sites and I've stated that we are moving them to different servers because they are down too often..

I've said that a bunch of times in this thread.
 
Those are all private network sites and I've stated that we are moving them to different servers because they are down too often..

I've said that a bunch of times in this thread.

I'm sorry if I missed you saying this 'a bunch of times' but I only come to this thread when I have a problem and don't have time to read through 78 pages of comments.

It would be great if you had a separate thread or your own forum/blog for subscriber issues since scrolling through pages of folks asking you to send off their pushes or asking pre-sale questions really bogs this thread down.

So these links will be coming back up? Any idea when?

If you don't trust SB, can you please tell me what is an acceptable tool to check for dead links? It just doesn't make good business sense not to check and make sure you're getting what you pay for, right?

I don't expect the stick rate to be 100%, but what should be our expected rate of dead links?

As far as getting important info to your long-time subscribers, maybe you can email us important information as opposed to posting it in this thread?

Thanks.
 
Is there a way to see all of the links that are being created? I think you mentioned that its a reporting problem and thats why I only see about 7-10 web 2.0 sites now?
 
Hi Surfer Dude,
You make some valid points, you're right to be concerned.

I have noticed the same but in the time that I've used linkpushing the number of links per push has increased (poss by 15+% but don't quote me lol). And with the addition of the free sb blasts at the end of every month this makes these extra links even more solid/effective.

Why I'm saying this is not to be patronizing to you but to point out that I think it must be easier for Greg & Kevin to keep adding to the type of links & sites they post content to rather than worrying too much about the ones that die (which must be v small in number).

They seem to make sure to add a much bigger %age of new link destinations than ones that fail. So customers are always getting more as time goes on (this works great for the whole chaos thing too :))

I hope that helps

I'm sorry if I missed you saying this 'a bunch of times' but I only come to this thread when I have a problem and don't have time to read through 78 pages of comments.

It would be great if you had a separate thread or your own forum/blog for subscriber issues since scrolling through pages of folks asking you to send off their pushes or asking pre-sale questions really bogs this thread down.

So these links will be coming back up? Any idea when?

If you don't trust SB, can you please tell me what is an acceptable tool to check for dead links? It just doesn't make good business sense not to check and make sure you're getting what you pay for, right?

I don't expect the stick rate to be 100%, but what should be our expected rate of dead links?

As far as getting important info to your long-time subscribers, maybe you can email us important information as opposed to posting it in this thread?

Thanks.
 
Those are all private network sites and I've stated that we are moving them to different servers because they are down too often..

I've said that a bunch of times in this thread.

The problem is you have been saying these 'a bunch of times' for ages and yet they still have not been moved and keep being down and why some get slightly frustrated as the response week after week is that 'we are moving the servers'.....
 
Hi Surfer Dude,
You make some valid points, you're right to be concerned.

I have noticed the same but in the time that I've used linkpushing the number of links per push has increased (poss by 15+% but don't quote me lol). And with the addition of the free sb blasts at the end of every month this makes these extra links even more solid/effective.

Why I'm saying this is not to be patronizing to you but to point out that I think it must be easier for Greg & Kevin to keep adding to the type of links & sites they post content to rather than worrying too much about the ones that die (which must be v small in number).

They seem to make sure to add a much bigger %age of new link destinations than ones that fail. So customers are always getting more as time goes on (this works great for the whole chaos thing too :))

I hope that helps

the ones that die might be a small number but when those links are linking from or linking to a larger network then the actual loss in link juice can be considerable. Its not one or the other but doing both. Fix/remove failing sites and add new ones.
 
The problem is you have been saying these 'a bunch of times' for ages and yet they still have not been moved and keep being down and why some get slightly frustrated as the response week after week is that 'we are moving the servers'.....

There are literally hundreds of those private network sites and the process to move them is fairly time consuming which is why it is taking so long.

I'm not personally involved in the process so I don't actually know the process but I do know if all we did was just move the domains from one IP to another it would be a day or so of work but because the files all need to be backed up.
 
I just had an urgent request come in through a client and needed a few pushes setup and active immediately, which was completed swiftly.

Again, major points for customer service here, and I know the turnaround time will flow smoothly compared to some other services out there. Thanks again!
 
You all are too funny, did you come over here from wickedfire just to find someone else to flame? You are attempting to flame one of the most honest people on this site.

Who gives a rats ass about a piddly report. If all these links were broken or down all the time then my site would not move in the serps. Every time the push goes out the rankings go up. You all are obviously getting results or you would not still be using the service. Time and again Greg has shown the same ones that complain that they are getting their links and next month it is the same thing all over again.

Hell they should take away all the reporting so that the new guys can not fuck up the site by sending 100k xrumer or sb at the site and turn the domains into spam sites.

I have witnessed this service grow over the last few months and they have bought 300+ domains that are still probably not all set up yet. I know I could not do it in that time frame as well as maintain what is existing.

This service is amazing still and yet you have the same individuals attempting to drag it down. Have your momma come wipe your nose, quit your sniveling and get a life. I would rather Kevin work on the expansion of the service than the reports and I would prefer that Greg did not work on it... LOL

All in all, if you don't like it, end your working subscription (because you are still here) and go somewhere else.
 
I actually did not want to post here. I intended to just end my subscription and move on, which i did more than a week ago. I am still subscribed to this thread due to my previous posts. Greg has been a great guy. He has even vouched for me on a thread, despite myself being new on BHW.

I feel for bestmate, I really do. I was also given the same response by Greg. I signed up early this month. Scheduled pushes and came to Greg with the same questions. Posts not having anchor texts and dead links. I was told that this is due to some issues with the system and requires Kevin to be back in order to fix them. I only read about reporting error on this thread. So I have always assumed that it is a glitch and not a reporting error. Anyways, even if it is a reporting error, a paying customer is still entitled to accurate reports of his links/ posts. Also, posts not having anchor texts/links is not likely a reporting error.

I was told that it would be fixed in a week. I even posted here to ask everyone to get off Greg's back. I Skyped Greg 10 days later and have not received a reply since then.

I closely monitored my pushes and also my SERP. The pushes continued to exhibit the same issues. My SERP was not showing any improvements. Thats when I decided to cancel my subscription.

I must note that I have no bad feelings towards this at all. With the discount, I really did not spend that much. I probably got my backlinks worth, even if it did not help with SERP much.

Greg is a good guy. I can only imagine how busy this man is with such a huge base of customers using the many services he provides. His reputation speaks for itself.

My advice to bestmate is to see what this has done for his SERP. If it is good, then why bother with the glitches? If you do not see any SERP boost, then this is likely not for you, as in the case with me. I understand that not every service is for every one. A service may work well for some but not necessarily for others. It did not work out for me in my case. I'll just move on.

Who knows, when this service gets better, I may come back for another run. This is actually the dream service for me. Everything automated and zero technical expertise of any sort is needed!

Just too bad it did not work out for me.
 
You all are too funny, did you come over here from wickedfire just to find someone else to flame? You are attempting to flame one of the most honest people on this site.

Who gives a rats ass about a piddly report. If all these links were broken or down all the time then my site would not move in the serps. Every time the push goes out the rankings go up. You all are obviously getting results or you would not still be using the service. Time and again Greg has shown the same ones that complain that they are getting their links and next month it is the same thing all over again.

Hell they should take away all the reporting so that the new guys can not fuck up the site by sending 100k xrumer or sb at the site and turn the domains into spam sites.

I have witnessed this service grow over the last few months and they have bought 300+ domains that are still probably not all set up yet. I know I could not do it in that time frame as well as maintain what is existing.

This service is amazing still and yet you have the same individuals attempting to drag it down. Have your momma come wipe your nose, quit your sniveling and get a life. I would rather Kevin work on the expansion of the service than the reports and I would prefer that Greg did not work on it... LOL

All in all, if you don't like it, end your working subscription (because you are still here) and go somewhere else.

Cool your jets there cowboy!

I don't know these guys from a hole in the wall and while you telling me they're honest sounds nice... I don't know you either.

This is just business, plain and simple. I'm paying for a service, yet there is no way to quantify that service. Wanting to be sure I'm getting what I paid for is not me trying to 'flame' somebody or 'crying to my momma', it's just good business sense.

First, we get a report that doesn't show us all the links we're getting and am told not to pay attention to that. Normally that would be cause for concern, but Greg provided us with a full report from one of our pushes that showed there actually were more links than reported in our account. Again, assuming he's trustworthy and this is true for all our pushes, I guess I can live with that.

Second, when I use the standard and common practice of checking for dead links, I'm told again, not to pay attention to that and to trust that the 60% dead links I'm finding is not really accurate.

Last I checked, this was a service to provide links so that's what I'm checking and a 50%-65% dead links rate is pretty bad.

And as far as everyone's serp claims, while I'd also like to trust y'all, I can only take information from folks I don't know with a grain of salt... especially when it comes to serp and Google! Maybe getting 50% of the promised links is enough to move your site up.

Wanting to see and get what I pay for is NOT unreasonable... if you really think so then I've got a very cool bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you. :D
 
Right let's put this "reporting issue" to the test!

I have a list of 272 URLs that I have downloaded from the LP site; I get this text file and dump it into Scrapebox to check the links.

Scrapebox is piss poor at checking links unless you turn down the threads, I prefer 10 threads and turn off the proxy's.

My results are this;

213 Live links
36 links returned a 404 server code, I then checked about 20 of them and noticed most of them have been cached by Google but the site was slow at time of checking so this would show as dead links to Scrapebox!!

12 of the links are showing as server 500 which could mean anything from 404 to a stoned engineer cocking things up which could back later.

11 of the links are removed or do not existed

Right lets talk SERPS -

On page is pretty good

Most keywords were on the 2nd or 3rd page but have all jumped to the first page after 3/4 weeks, the site had some dancing but nothing major and now sticks on the first page
 
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i found all soulcast post made are now not working. Please verify in all your customers.
 
Just checked on my property URLs and am curious if anyone else is getting these disappointing numbers:

Feb - 66% dead links
Mar - 65% dead links
April - 49% dead links
May - 58% dead links
June - 56% dead links
July - 49% dead links

While I would expect to lose some links over time these numbers seem pretty high. To have 1/2 the links I just got a month ago be dead already just doesn't seem right.

I know the CP doesn't report all of the links we're getting but I'm sure the percentage would carry through the rest of the list.

:(

Usually those links are dead after some time, which are spammed heavily and website owners removes those links or update their website. It is a natural thing.
 
I actually did not want to post here. I intended to just end my subscription and move on, which i did more than a week ago. I am still subscribed to this thread due to my previous posts. Greg has been a great guy. He has even vouched for me on a thread, despite myself being new on BHW.

I feel for bestmate, I really do. I was also given the same response by Greg. I signed up early this month. Scheduled pushes and came to Greg with the same questions. Posts not having anchor texts and dead links. I was told that this is due to some issues with the system and requires Kevin to be back in order to fix them. I only read about reporting error on this thread. So I have always assumed that it is a glitch and not a reporting error. Anyways, even if it is a reporting error, a paying customer is still entitled to accurate reports of his links/ posts. Also, posts not having anchor texts/links is not likely a reporting error.

I was told that it would be fixed in a week. I even posted here to ask everyone to get off Greg's back. I Skyped Greg 10 days later and have not received a reply since then.

I closely monitored my pushes and also my SERP. The pushes continued to exhibit the same issues. My SERP was not showing any improvements. Thats when I decided to cancel my subscription.

I must note that I have no bad feelings towards this at all. With the discount, I really did not spend that much. I probably got my backlinks worth, even if it did not help with SERP much.

Greg is a good guy. I can only imagine how busy this man is with such a huge base of customers using the many services he provides. His reputation speaks for itself.

My advice to bestmate is to see what this has done for his SERP. If it is good, then why bother with the glitches? If you do not see any SERP boost, then this is likely not for you, as in the case with me. I understand that not every service is for every one. A service may work well for some but not necessarily for others. It did not work out for me in my case. I'll just move on.

Who knows, when this service gets better, I may come back for another run. This is actually the dream service for me. Everything automated and zero technical expertise of any sort is needed!

Just too bad it did not work out for me.

just wanted to say, if you have something to say about this service just say it, dont use the 'i feel for bestmate' as a reason to post your review

link pushing is a very small part of my seo strategy and really i use just for link diversity and to launch new sites and thats it. i have gotten some positive results from the service so over all i am a happy customer, just asked a question thats all so no need to feel sorry for me!!
 
Lets bullet point what I think is happening here!!

Anyone who knows me will know that I test everything I talk about so hopefully it will relate to some of you;

This is the big one, some of you automate so much you forget to use your eyes!!!

1: Turn down the threads on Scrapebox, it will be 90% better at checking links, I prefer 10-20 threads
2: Don't use proxies when checking for links unless they are private GOOD proxys
3: If a link shows as a 404 then check the site MANUALLY, if its down then check Google cache - Sites go up and down all the time!!


Other tips;

1: Wait about 3/4 weeks then hit the LP linnks with AMR, Sb whatever - You will kill off those links if you spam them as soon as they finish, its not natural to hit hard right away
2: Don't spam the links - This is my personal preference, I find I get better results after 4 weeks
3: Stop thinking of LP as a magic wand
4: Sort out your onpage SEO, if Google thinks your site is shit then it normally is shit and no magic wand will help you to stay up for long
5: Carry and building other links, LP is great but its not a magic wand but its one powerful stick if used right
6: Remember other people are using Google, watch that competition, its OK getting obsessed with your own site but remember to watch others
 
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