Review:
Ordered Platinum Package
TAT was great and as promised.
Communication has been great, both before and after service ordered. Had a couple of minor problems and stoneseo was quick to respond and offer a fast resolution.
The Good:
- the report is very neat and well presented with a summary of work, along with detailed breakdown of tier1 and tier2 links as well as login details for the tier1 web2.0s.
- 16 tier1 web2.0s provided as promised, with an extra 3 overdelivered properties, so total 19.
- each of the tier1 properties includes 3 articles with spun, but mostly readable content.
- each of the total 48 articles (16 web2.0s x 3 articles) contains a link to the url provided.
- a good mix of provided keyword and generic anchors were used.
- some basic details filled out on some of the tier1 property profiles.
- tier2 article links were overdelivered by more than 30%, which has more than covered any dropped links so far.
- tier2 wiki links proof is provided as a screenshot in the report with approximately 30 examples of the work completed.
The Could Be Better:
- most tier1 web2.0s are still using generic theme options with no title, subtitle, about, etc. and still have the sample post/pages.
- i was not expecting each of the 3 articles to contain a backlink to my url. a better option, in my opinion, would have been to interlink the articles on their respective property and then link out with just one article to my url. login details are provided, so can manually fix, but would be a great service all around if this option was available.
- the backlinks are not really contextual, rather just dropped in between sentences or after paragraphs, which seems like could be done a little better to get more power from these links and less footprint. again, login details are provided, so can fix this up manually, but having it done more naturally as part of the service would make it greater.
- 3 tier1 web2.0s had been dropped or not working and the extras did not have any tier2/3 links to them, however stoneseo offered to replace those quickly and with no fuss, which is a good sign of a great service.
A few suggestions, just as feedback would be:
- interlink the articles within each property and only link to provided url once from each web2.0 to funnel link juice and look more natural.
- add a drip feeding option (7 or 14 days?) for the additional articles on each property to make the properties look more active and less likely to get dropped.
- only add the backlink url to the properties (in a more contextual way) after the drip feeding is completed, again to look more legit and help with retention rate.
- change/remove the default theme options and links.
Indexing/Ranking: Most of the properties are already indexed only a couple of weeks after receiving the report. I havent noticed much movement in the targeted kws yet, however its still early and with the indexing still happening, i do hope and expect some good results will follow, so will keep an eye on it over the coming weeks.
Overall, I am happy with what I received and can confirm this is a genuine service that delivers what is promised for a decent price. I will be ordering from stoneseo again shortly!