[CASE STUDY] Deady SEO's Operation CHAOS for Hard Keywords

[TheMatrix]

UPDATE: Rankings seem stable now.

As for reports, still not received.

 

[TheMatrix]

Gone!

 

[TheMatrix]

Just received the reports! FINALLY!

Here's what the zip I got had about rankings:

And the rankings according to TT:

Will go through the links in a couple of days, and update with their current status (live/down) and quality.

 

[Corrupt]

The first date shows as DDMMYY and the rest show as MM-DD-YY. Weird. :|

EDIT:
Anyone know why MM-D is banned on BHW?

 

[The Dark One]

Interesting case study but as someone points out, had the report been supplied immediately when the service was finished, it would have proven to be a credible testiment to the suppliers services. However as he has NOT supplied a report until after 40 days it seems he may have been continuing to build links well after the timeframe of the job to heighten peoples expectations of his BST.

 

[TheMatrix]

Alright so here we go with the links report.

In the folder that I got, there were 8 .docx files, each for each of the platforms.

There are no reports for SB and Xrumer blasts.

General note: Obviously I didn't go through every link manually to check the quality. I just opened a few, and they looked good. I haven't run the PR filter, it will take so much time.

FoxyLinks

Links promised: 200+
Links received: 100
Links Live: 52

Jcow

Links promised: 100+
Links received: 162
Links Live: 142

MediaWiki

Links promised: 100+
Links received: 115
Links Live: 61

MoinMoin

Links promised: 100+
Links received: 101
Links Live: 68

MyBB

Links promised: 200+
Links received: 167
Links Live: 117

PHPfox

Links promised: 150+
Links received: 100
Links Live: 49

PHPnuke

Links promised: Not in the package!!!
Links received: 201
Links Live: 182 <-- All links pointing to same URL! Could be the reason why KW2 dropped!

WikaWiki

Links promised: ??
Links received: 131
Links Live: 94

WP Article Site Links

Links promised: 100+
Links received: 0
Links Live: 0

Totals:
Total Links: 1077
Unique Domains: 1017 (Advertised: 1100 + Different Domains (Tier 1))

Conclusion:
- The quality of links is good. Some are contextual, and many are spammy "sig" links.
- There are not enough links, as many as were advertised.
- 1 complete platform type is missing!!!
- Many pages have the keyword, but not the link. So the actual number of links is pretty less.
- I haven't checked the PR of the domains, neither I want to after seeing the links.
- I'm not satisfied with the work, frankly!

 

[sukataetumba]

just curious... did you check the dates when the links were posted to make sure they weren't rushed?

 

[TheMatrix]

just curious... did you check the dates when the links were posted to make sure they weren't rushed?

Oh. No. I didn't check that. Will do for sure.

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entri3 has promised to replace the links since they weren't as per the claims.

 

[TheMatrix]

just curious... did you check the dates when the links were posted to make sure they weren't rushed?

So here's what I'll be doing. I'll pick 3 random live links of each type, and post the date of creation (wherever available).

FoxyLinks
January 23, 2012
January 24, 2012
January 24, 2012

Jcow
Today, 9:54 pm
Today, 9:54 pm
Today, 9:53 pm

WTF!!!

Checked more
Jan 23rd 2012, 12:56 am
Jan 23rd 2012, 1:16 am
Jan 23rd 2012, 1:14 am

MediaWiki
17:29, 26 January 2012
08:02, 25 January 2012
12:23, January 25, 2012
06:46, 25 January 2012
25 January 2012

MoinMoin
2012-01-27 07:03:29
2012-01-27 07:02:45
2012-01-27 07:02:49
2012-01-27 09:01:17

MyBB
01-19-2012
01-19-2012
19-01-2012
19/01/2012

Phpfox
01/13/2012 23:28:50
January 14, 2012
January 14, 2012

PHPnuke
Date not available

WikaWiki
2012-01-21 06:41:01
2012-01-21 06:41:05
2012-01-21 07:06:05
2012-01-21 07:09:21

Apparently, the campaign lasted about 14 days! A platform was targeted every 2 days or so. I'll leave it to users to extract a conclusion now..

 

[directaxcess]

Nice case study, but like many others have stated, it is definitely biased since the service provider is watching the thread. Again, not every website can be ranked in the same way -- you have to analyze your competition and rank based on that. At the end of the day, no one knows Google's algorithm (which is beyond complex) so SEO becomes a lot of guess work based on experience and whatever little knowledge Google provides about ranking factors.

 

[mikkosoporno]

Thanks TheMatrix, this definetely helps on choosing between different services!

 

[TheMatrix]

Another update. I checked the PR of the domains of Jcow links. In the diagram, it states PR3+. Here are the results of the first few links I picked.

Hmm... Could be the recent PR update! But well, well!

 

[Corrupt]

Not disregarding the fact that you got less links than promised and of lesser PR, the results weren't bad.

 

[HarrisonHill]

TheMatrix, with all respect to you, your reputation here and your knowledge... please, stop complaining. You ordered your package, and you got the results. Why you are complaining that some platforms weren't submitted at all or you received 100 backlinks less than it was advertised? YOU GOT THE RESULTS, your keyword is ranking #3 when your starting position was #97. I don't know deadly seo service, I never used it, nor do I know seller of that service, but man, that service is awesome. I just love service providers who give you RESULTS and not just overdeliver you 100 backlink more than advertised but giving only 1-2 position jump. They might built less backlinks than advertised, but they gave you the results, I think when someone orders the service, they need results, not fancy numbers.

In the provided screenshots of TT analysis I can see that competition is high, plus you confirmed that in one of your posts.

About second keyword, I think it will be back in serps soon.

 

[nik-0]

Not disregarding the fact that you got less links than promised and of lesser PR, the results weren't bad.

His kw1 has only 320 exact searches

To the people who say he complains, when you get money from the ATM you also expect that you get $100 when you type that in, not $90,- besides that there are more components of the service that are under delivered.

 

[davids355]

Matrix, I have to agree a bit with Harrison.
Give deadlySEO a bit of credit, it did move your keyword a lot

 

[HarrisonHill]

His kw1 has only 320 exact searches

To the people who say he complains, when you get money from the ATM you also expect that you get $100 when you type that in, not $90,- besides that there are more components of the service that are under delivered.

Maybe it has 320 exact, but from what I can see, there are authority sites on first spots with lots of backlinks.

I order backlink services not because it's advertised that I'm going to get x number of backlinks. I'm ordering because I want serp movement. Which as you can see happened and movement was great. About dropped keyword... Second keyword was ranking at #20 after service, yeah, it dropped... But IMO it will appear again soon.

 

[nik-0]

Maybe it has 320 exact, but from what I can see, there are authority sites on first spots with lots of backlinks.

I order backlink services not because it's advertised that I'm going to get x number of backlinks. I'm ordering because I want serp movement. Which as you can see happened and movement was great. About dropped keyword... Second keyword was ranking at #20 after service, yeah, it dropped... But IMO it will appear again soon.

Yeah you got a point there, #3 is certaintly not bad and there is only one to blame for the low amount of searches ofcourse. Still when you buy a service it should have all components in it, I sell seo services at another forum with many different gigs and always make sure that all is complete.

 

[Corrupt]

I agree with nik-0 here. Suppose, you order a burger, and you get only half of it which is enough to fill your stomach, but that's not what you paid for.

Results without getting the full package IS a problem.
Also, the searches don't mean the competition wasn't tough(though I don't remember what it was)
Matrix, you should consult with the seller on why you got extra platforms and didn't get some of the platforms promised in the package

 

[Patel]

Like I told you Matrix..

On another note,

Case Studies for services should not be allowed. They serve as advertisements more than "case studies"