Okay, I've used this system since it was in a much earlier beta form.
Have I had issues? Yes. I sort of expect issues. I'm a software developer and I know bugs occur. Sometimes you develop systems and they are the "best" way possible and sadly there is no "perfect" way to do it. It's life.
The plus side? Since I've been a user I have seen more improvements and updates that I can count. Development wise it has been the best tool I have seen. Most "SEO tool" developers get to a "good enough" area and just stop adding features. Right now I can use the system pretty well and it gets the job done. Best part - He's STILL working quite hard on new features. And he actually responds via the ticket submission system. I know because I've submitted numerous tickets.
The stuff I've seen in this thread seems to be from a simple lack of understanding of how the system works. It's actually explained if you read the documentation. I know because I had a lot of issues until I read the documentation and features listings. Have people complained about legit bugs? Yes. I know because as noted above, I've run in to them. I work around them. I'm an adaptable monkey.
From a user stand point the only downfall is that there are more new features added than he has time to document/video/whatever. They are generally just patch notes that you need to read/pay attention to. The poster may change because it needs to be more flexible and if you didn't read the notes on that, you might end up lost. The fast development of the system has caused a lag in the documentation.
You end up with a choice -
Would you rather have a platform that is SUPER well documented with 100's of hand-holding videos and no development?
Or a platform that is being constantly worked on and developed but requires you actually know what you're doing?
I personally prefer that latter. I'll read the patch notes and take advantage of the features. I started using the system because managing 30 or 40 web2 blogs within Magic Submitter started to become a nightmare. No software is really made to handle the scale/scope of what this software does. If you wanna compete with the big boys though, you're going to need to put on your big boy pants and do work. Sorry, life isn't easy.
That's my most honest and fair assessment of the system from months of experience.
Ophidian
Have I had issues? Yes. I sort of expect issues. I'm a software developer and I know bugs occur. Sometimes you develop systems and they are the "best" way possible and sadly there is no "perfect" way to do it. It's life.
The plus side? Since I've been a user I have seen more improvements and updates that I can count. Development wise it has been the best tool I have seen. Most "SEO tool" developers get to a "good enough" area and just stop adding features. Right now I can use the system pretty well and it gets the job done. Best part - He's STILL working quite hard on new features. And he actually responds via the ticket submission system. I know because I've submitted numerous tickets.
The stuff I've seen in this thread seems to be from a simple lack of understanding of how the system works. It's actually explained if you read the documentation. I know because I had a lot of issues until I read the documentation and features listings. Have people complained about legit bugs? Yes. I know because as noted above, I've run in to them. I work around them. I'm an adaptable monkey.
From a user stand point the only downfall is that there are more new features added than he has time to document/video/whatever. They are generally just patch notes that you need to read/pay attention to. The poster may change because it needs to be more flexible and if you didn't read the notes on that, you might end up lost. The fast development of the system has caused a lag in the documentation.
You end up with a choice -
Would you rather have a platform that is SUPER well documented with 100's of hand-holding videos and no development?
Or a platform that is being constantly worked on and developed but requires you actually know what you're doing?
I personally prefer that latter. I'll read the patch notes and take advantage of the features. I started using the system because managing 30 or 40 web2 blogs within Magic Submitter started to become a nightmare. No software is really made to handle the scale/scope of what this software does. If you wanna compete with the big boys though, you're going to need to put on your big boy pants and do work. Sorry, life isn't easy.
That's my most honest and fair assessment of the system from months of experience.
Ophidian


