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Hello guys,
CRT here. I've promised a step-by-step PBN guide and here it is. I've been making PBN's for a while now, and I own a 25 site network (for personal use). My standards are extremely high, so you may want to leave out some of the things I do if you don't have the time/money.
Step 1: Finding a domain
This is one of the most important aspects of your PBN. The whole point of a PBN is to pass link juice. Stronger domains have more link juice to pass, simple as that. There are many ways to find high metric domains, including:
-Scrapebox (Has a learning curve)
-DomCop Guru Plan
-DomDetailer (Has a learning curve)
If you don't want to deal with the hassle, you can simply buy domains from others. This can be through the BHW marketplace, or a domain auctioning site. However if you plan on creating a large network it will save you money in the long run to scrape domains yourself.
There are a couple things to look for in domains. I personally disregard PA, DA, and CF as those are all very easily manipulated (just spamming with blog comments could drastically increase those metrics). I look at TF, but the most important thing is the number and quality of referring domains. For example, if domain A has 300 backlinks from TF 5 sites, and domain B has 5 backlinks with one from techcrunch, I would go with domain B 99/100 times. And as a rule of thumb, if a domain has more than 5 backlinks from random chinese sites, move on.
If a particular domain reaches your desired metrics, the next step is to check its history for spam. You can do this easily by going http://archive.org. It's very easy to tell what the site was previously used for. If it's an obvious PBN or spammy site, just move on as it is most likely deindexed. Great domains to use are previous businesses, blogs, events, etc.
Step 2: Registering your domain
After you found a domain up to your standards, the next step is to register it. I register nearly all my domains onhttp://namecheap.com or http://namesilo.com. Avoid http://godaddy.com like the plague (they've removed a ton of my domains for no reason). It's fine to have multiple domains on each account, just make sure some have WHOIS and some have fake info. Orginization is key once your network starts growing, so it's a very good idea to have a spreadsheet with the login info, domains, hosting info, etc.
Step 3: Diversified Hosting
As with any website, you need reliable hosting. You MUST diversify your hosts, as failure to do so is a huge footprint (10 sites from the same IP with a backlink to your site will get you flagged). Shared hosting is fine as you aren't expecting a lot of visitors, but don't go for completely unknown names. Here are a couple big ones I personally use:
-http://hostgator.com
-http://poweruphosting.com
-https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared.aspx
-http://bluehost.com
-http://digitalocean.com+ http://serverpilot.io
I generally avoid PBN hosting and lesser known hosts are my belief is it raises flags. However if you are on a tight budget and only need a couple sites then you may want to look into that.
Step 4: Setting up your site
Generally my ratio is for CMS is 70% wordpress, 20% html, and 10% other. I doubt this really matters but I'm paranoid when it comes to network quality. I'm not going to go into how to install each cms on the hosting, as you really should know that before deciding to set up a PBN.
Make sure you use different themes, plugins, etc for each and every site. The goal is to make your PBN look as realistic as possible, and using the same theme/plugins for each site is a huge red flag. I always add an unique logo and favicon for each of my sites as well. It might cost a bit now but will save me a lot of frustration in the long run.
One thing I'm a big fan of is restoring domains. There are many tools to do this, and it makes everything seem that much more legit. In addition it keeps the previous link structure, passing on maximum link juice.
Once the basic framework / design of your site is done, you are ready to add in content.
Again, content is totally up to you. If you have the budget I highly recommend the best content you can get. However if you don't the 0.5/100 would be fine. However I generally recommend at least 5 articles before placing links.
That's basically it! Just repeat this process as many times as you need and you will have your own private blog network.
One tip i'd like to give is to always finish a site before working on the next. It's very easy to get distracted when working on 3 sites at once instead of finishing one and moving on to the next.
Hope this guide helped,
CRT
CRT here. I've promised a step-by-step PBN guide and here it is. I've been making PBN's for a while now, and I own a 25 site network (for personal use). My standards are extremely high, so you may want to leave out some of the things I do if you don't have the time/money.
Step 1: Finding a domain
-Scrapebox (Has a learning curve)
-DomCop Guru Plan
-DomDetailer (Has a learning curve)
If you don't want to deal with the hassle, you can simply buy domains from others. This can be through the BHW marketplace, or a domain auctioning site. However if you plan on creating a large network it will save you money in the long run to scrape domains yourself.
There are a couple things to look for in domains. I personally disregard PA, DA, and CF as those are all very easily manipulated (just spamming with blog comments could drastically increase those metrics). I look at TF, but the most important thing is the number and quality of referring domains. For example, if domain A has 300 backlinks from TF 5 sites, and domain B has 5 backlinks with one from techcrunch, I would go with domain B 99/100 times. And as a rule of thumb, if a domain has more than 5 backlinks from random chinese sites, move on.
If a particular domain reaches your desired metrics, the next step is to check its history for spam. You can do this easily by going http://archive.org. It's very easy to tell what the site was previously used for. If it's an obvious PBN or spammy site, just move on as it is most likely deindexed. Great domains to use are previous businesses, blogs, events, etc.
Step 2: Registering your domain
Step 3: Diversified Hosting
-http://hostgator.com
-http://poweruphosting.com
-https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared.aspx
-http://bluehost.com
-http://digitalocean.com+ http://serverpilot.io
I generally avoid PBN hosting and lesser known hosts are my belief is it raises flags. However if you are on a tight budget and only need a couple sites then you may want to look into that.
Step 4: Setting up your site
Generally my ratio is for CMS is 70% wordpress, 20% html, and 10% other. I doubt this really matters but I'm paranoid when it comes to network quality. I'm not going to go into how to install each cms on the hosting, as you really should know that before deciding to set up a PBN.
Make sure you use different themes, plugins, etc for each and every site. The goal is to make your PBN look as realistic as possible, and using the same theme/plugins for each site is a huge red flag. I always add an unique logo and favicon for each of my sites as well. It might cost a bit now but will save me a lot of frustration in the long run.
One thing I'm a big fan of is restoring domains. There are many tools to do this, and it makes everything seem that much more legit. In addition it keeps the previous link structure, passing on maximum link juice.
Once the basic framework / design of your site is done, you are ready to add in content.
Step 5: Content
They say content is king, and this is true to some regard. Content is probably the most costly part of a PBN, as high quality articles do cost some money. I NEVER use spun content, ever. The google algorithm might not be able to discern spun content from handmade content, but you can be damn sure a manual reviewer can. The same thing applies to the quality of the content. Google might not be able to tell native content from random foreign crap, but a manual reviewer definitely can and you might be punished for it.
Again, content is totally up to you. If you have the budget I highly recommend the best content you can get. However if you don't the 0.5/100 would be fine. However I generally recommend at least 5 articles before placing links.
Step 6: Additional Features
This is what seperates the good PBN's from the great PBNs. Real sites often have social media profiles, videos, etc. All of my sites always have at least a twitter and facebook, and I post on each profile at least 2 times a month. Again, my standards are very high and I have the budget for it; If you don't this step isn't really that necessary. For some sites I even install a SLL (they are free and help diversify my sites).
Step 7: Hiding your PBN
If you value the privacy and security of your PBN, this is very important. You don't want your competitors to be able to discover your network, so you want to block it from all crawlers besides search engines like google, bing, yahoo, etc. You can do this easily by adding this code to your .htaccess file:
Code:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*Twice.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*Yand.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*Yahoo.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*Voil.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*libw.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*Java.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*Sogou.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*psbot.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*Exabot.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*boitho.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*ajSitemap.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*Rankivabot.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*DBLBot.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*MJ1.* [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*ask.*
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} .*AhrefsBot.*
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://anysite.com/ [L,R=301]
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from all
Deny from 110.0.0.0/8
Deny from 111.0.0.0/8
Deny from 112.0.0.0/5
Deny from 120.0.0.0/6
Deny from 124.0.0.0/8
Deny from 125.0.0.0/8
Deny from 147.0.0.0/8
Deny from 169.208.0.0
Deny from 175.0.0.0/8
Deny from 180.0.0.0/8
Deny from 182.0.0.0/8
Deny from 183.0.0.0/8
Deny from 202.0.0.0/8
Deny from 203.0.0.0/8
Deny from 210.0.0.0/8
Deny from 211.0.0.0/8
Deny from 218.0.0.0/8
Deny from 219.0.0.0/8
Deny from 220.0.0.0/8
Deny from 221.0.0.0/8
Deny from 222.0.0.0/8
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPressThat's basically it! Just repeat this process as many times as you need and you will have your own private blog network.
One tip i'd like to give is to always finish a site before working on the next. It's very easy to get distracted when working on 3 sites at once instead of finishing one and moving on to the next.
Hope this guide helped,
CRT
