Quality back-links are the key to any site ranking well in the search engine results pages. The search engines (especially Google) look very favorably upon and webpage that has a bunch of other webpages linking to it. There are many good reasons for this, not the least of which is that it is very difficult to gain these quality links back to your site. The search engines have gotten very good at identifying links coming from so-called "bad neighborhoods" like link-farms and the like. Internet marketers have found it very difficult to generate a significant number of quality links without spending months working on article marketing and Squidoo lenses.
Currently, the best options for getting quality links are directory submissions and buying text links from sites with high pagerank. This method has proven to be very expensive and difficult to maintain. That's where the Linkvana service comes in. Linkvana went live in late 2007 and decided to only accept 300 members. The creators had to limit the number of members in order to preserve the integrity of the program and the back-links being generated.
The way that Linkvana works is by allowing members to create blog posts that are posted on high-quality blogs with Pageranks of 2 and up. Each post can contain one link to any page of your choosing, and the member can even control the exact anchor text of the link. This is a very important and valuable feature, as it allows members to focus on optimal keywords in order to maximize traffic from the search engines. Linkvana allows members an unlimited number of posts and domains, but it does limit the number of posts per domain to around 5 per day. This is actually a very useful limit because it allows your links to build gradually and in a more natural manner.
Linkvana is by far the best link-building service that I've used, but there are a few drawbacks. One is that this is more of a do-it-yourself service. Each blog posting must be completely original and needs to be at least 100 words in length. For those of you that hate writing or are unable to create enough original posts, Linkvana will create original posts for you for only $2 each. You just have to tell them where to link to and what anchor text to use...their expert writers handle the rest.
Unfortunately, Linkvana has one other major disadvantage, its cost. The service has a very steep price tag of $147 per month. This makes the service unaffordable for many marketers, but the high price helps to maintain the quality of the service by keeping the number of members lower. I was hesitant to write a review for such an expensive product, but I think the service does provide enough value to warrant the price. If you have the marketing budget to afford the monthly fee and are willing to put in the time to write posts and research keywords, I'm confident that the investment will more than pay for itself within a matter of a couple of months.
Linkvana is not a good choice for those just starting off in online marketing, but it provides a very valuable service to more experienced marketers that are looking for ways to increase traffic. This is truly an excellent service and would have received an even higher rating if it weren't for the high price tag. Linkvana does what it was designed to do, just be sure you are capable of taking advantage of this powerful tool before laying out the money for your membership.
Overall
Rating: 9.2
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