Private blog networks DO work. I'd have to agree with some previous comments though, run your own. A friend of mine runs his own network of about 70 websites, and his rankings have almost tripled in the last few months (post penguin/panda).
please do elaborate because i think you are delusional about this...
I think I have seen this type of thing before. They restrict access to certain sites to certain people. That way no one person can out the network.
I am just speculating though, theres people on here far smarter than me that are probably way ahead of this method.
I could supply you even 100 pr3+ domains daily, pm me if interested.
We have some semi private networks, a lot of people would call them "private" because you have to apply even if you are a member. I call them "semi" private because even with all the background checks etc on members, if Google was clever and determined enough then they could get in.
But we also have private networks, so even as a member you don't even know they exist unless someone invites you to it. It means that people that know eachother on forums can group up and each stick 5 sites in and all of a sudden you have a 50 site niche specific network. It's not going to get taken down unless you're doing something very stupid with your content or OBL profiles.
So, a blog network platform, instead of just a single blog network. That's how you can advertise publically, and still be safe
Price?
I would also be interested in a private blog network that isn't open to public
I had another idea..
How about 10-15 of us start our own private blog network and this network will be used ONLY by us - so we could set the standards.
Would anyone be interested in this?
It would probably require initial investment of $500 + per person...
There is a huge difference to own and to share. This network might be good for several months.This is exactly what the fightback network allows you to do.... but for about $50 instead of $500.
Do you consider all the little signals we do not discuss often? Content length, content quality, domains quality, snitches, manual check etc. And for example what will happen if G decide to publish content in your networks? They just need to wait until it enters the index
Don't get me wrong I hope you service continues to work without any problems. It is probably great for the price but I personally will stay out of public networks.
There is a huge difference to own and to share. This network might be good for several months.
I know, the idea for your service is great .I just say More people = greater risk.
hands down the correct answer
i just find it funny that people think that mini public networks is the answer to a scalable seo campaign.
theres so many fundamentally flawed problems with "mini-networks" that still allow all of the wrong things in which other networks have fallen victim to deindexing.
how many of these little networks need to be deindexed before webmasters quit throwing in their high quality sites into this type of arrangement.
nothing will beat extremely high quality networks that are private, don't provide reports, and control the contnet creation and link distribution process..
but very few people know of these type of services which is nice for the rest of us.
Obvioulsy I am getting in the business of selling 100% private networks so I should be agreeing with you but AGAIN that is NOT what the fightback network is. I don't understand why people have trouble understand how it works. They are not "mini-networks". They are EITHER fully private networks or Semi-Private networks (Your choice as to which you want to get into) that are as big or as small as you wnat (again your choice). Even if Matt Cutts himself joins the network he still couldnt de-index all the sites. and EVEEEN IF HE COULD (which he can't) the network has a link eject option.
If they are fully private, what the hell is the point of using SEO fightback? Why would you even use the service and really keep it 100% private?
You might be interested in creating your own network then
http://www.prooptimization.com/portfolios/build-your-own-blog-network/