Has anyone used seolinkvine

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Has anyone used seolinkvine? They talk about it being very good but sometimes too good to be true with these prices. It seems legit and simple but obviously results will vary for everyone.

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Also what about unique article wizard? They talk about being a step above link vine and comply more with the latest google rules.

[KeriMorgret]

Those two haven't been discussed much specifically on SEOmoz, but in general this crowd isn't in favor of submitting the same piece of content to tons of blogs you've never seen before, having link/blog networks, or having a bunch of spun content. It's funny to talk about "Think before you beverage" being in an article about alcoholism, but less so when that's what has been done to your content to make it unique.

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Well i see your point but then why do so many people do it?

I guess what i am really looking for is other ways to get links. Is manual emailing and hoping for links the way all the pros do this?

[KeriMorgret]

My guess is the reason people do it is because it's easy and they think it will do them some good.

I understand wanting to get links. But you also don't want to wish you could remove those links two months down the road. For example, you'll see sites and gigs that advertise getting a bunch of .edu links, which may initially sound wonderful, but may actually end up looking like https://drupalsites.purchase.edu/journalism/index.php?q=node/52\. No human is going to read that and buy from you, and a search engine isn't going to give your site any positive value form that type of link.

Here are a bunch of posts in the Link Building section of the SEOmoz blog about how some of the experts go about getting links. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/category/link-building

You can also check out the Beginner's Guide to SEO section on links at http://www.seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-seo/growing-popularity-and-links

[Boodreaux]

Thanks for the references Keri!

Boo

[StalkerB]

Not quite up to date with their latest offering, but I've used it in the past along with many other content networks.

Unlike many people here I don't think something should be ignored just because it's against search engine guidelines. If nothing else it's worth testing what's working, then figuring out why it's working.

To answer your question; of the many large and small content networks I tested, SEOLinkVine produced the worst results by far. ALN and 10LAD both produced results, either in combination with other linking or on their own (before being decimated). SEOLinkVine did not.

I see they claim to have updated but are selling the same results as before. If it didn't work then, I'm not convinced it will work now.

Thoughts on proceeding.

Personally curated content networks, or even joining some smaller editor driven content networks will still probably get you results, if done well. However when they get found out and discounted you'll be in trouble. Sites that I had propped up by these networks ended up with a penalty from which they've still not recovered.

If you're after some shorter term success, might be worth doing, but in the long run you'll be better putting efforts into improving the site and relationships.

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