Okay now I can add my review after 3 months of using Genesis. I will not go into detail on the kind of sites the Genesis PBN uses since others have already done so in a better way than I ever could. I will just give my impression of the effect of the links on my site.
I ordered the Standard 20 links a month package for what was then a 2 month old blog. Brand new domain with absolutely no domain authority. After about a month Google search console begun picking up the links. This of course had an impact on my SERP rankings. For low competition keywords the effect was immediate with quick first page rankings. The medium competition keywords took a bit of coaxing. Right now have around 19 live links and I have an important keyword hovering around lower first page and upper second. I have no doubt it will probably make a play for top spot once all other links are live. High competition keywords will probably need a lot more work. I have a high competition keyword languishing in 30s and 40s. This is actually still impressive for me given how new my site is compared to the sites am competing against, but I think it will take more than just Genesis to get me anywhere near the top.
So my final impressions after using solely Genesis as my source for links (no Web 2.0, no outreach, no nothing). Genesis is the real deal. It's a significant investment but it will give you the push you need to start ranking. For lower competition the standard package may all you may need to get you where you want to be. For higher competition you will definitely need a combination of SEO tricks (or some of their more expensive packages, which I can't afford yet unfortunately).
One thing I have noticed though of concern is some links get dropped by Google after a while. I know even Genesis say this is a possibility and it's out of their control, I was just concerned how fast it seemed to happen for some links. One link was dropped after less than a month. The only blot on the great momentum my site had built up over that period. All in all I am pretty happy with what I have gotten so far. I will most likely be back for more business.
I ordered the Standard 20 links a month package for what was then a 2 month old blog. Brand new domain with absolutely no domain authority. After about a month Google search console begun picking up the links. This of course had an impact on my SERP rankings. For low competition keywords the effect was immediate with quick first page rankings. The medium competition keywords took a bit of coaxing. Right now have around 19 live links and I have an important keyword hovering around lower first page and upper second. I have no doubt it will probably make a play for top spot once all other links are live. High competition keywords will probably need a lot more work. I have a high competition keyword languishing in 30s and 40s. This is actually still impressive for me given how new my site is compared to the sites am competing against, but I think it will take more than just Genesis to get me anywhere near the top.
So my final impressions after using solely Genesis as my source for links (no Web 2.0, no outreach, no nothing). Genesis is the real deal. It's a significant investment but it will give you the push you need to start ranking. For lower competition the standard package may all you may need to get you where you want to be. For higher competition you will definitely need a combination of SEO tricks (or some of their more expensive packages, which I can't afford yet unfortunately).
One thing I have noticed though of concern is some links get dropped by Google after a while. I know even Genesis say this is a possibility and it's out of their control, I was just concerned how fast it seemed to happen for some links. One link was dropped after less than a month. The only blot on the great momentum my site had built up over that period. All in all I am pretty happy with what I have gotten so far. I will most likely be back for more business.
