I started using LinxBoss(aff.) around 3 months ago on 5 sites(slots). This gave me  time to give you my honest review of LinxBoss,  opinion of the service, the results, tips  and also about the support.

And those that read me knows that I will be upfront and I won't shy away to call it a scam or not. Heck, just read my last few posts about scams!

What is LinxBoss?

In short, LinxBoss is a way to get one way backlinks in a hands off manner to my money sites and ...backlinks. Yes, a new feature was added after I started called L4L for Links 4 Links that build backlinks to you current/indexed backlinks. Btw, that's a great feature they added and did not cost me more!

How it works?

The base price include 5 slots of 1000 contextual backlinks/month thus 200 backlinks per slots. A slot can have more than 1 URL(deep links) thus will be part of the 200 backlinks from that slots.

Here is the thing: you don't have to write texts for them. Of course, you do have to add the URLs, keywords(main, secondaries) and category but not a blurb or article to write. That's another great thing for me.  In the case of L4L, you just enter related keywords that you don't mind ranking for but far for the keywords you want to really rank for.

Anyway, they have some training videos to help you better understand how it works once you are a member of LinxBoss.

L4L tips

When I looked at my stats, I noticed that the one of the 5 sites that is my current money maker  had more L4L backlinks already found versus the 4 other slots. This is what I believe made it stronger than the others and is making money now for me.

With that in mind, I started to add by hand backlinks in L4L that I made using my other softwares but were not indexed yet. In one week, I already saw a rise on most sites.

My suggestion is to continue to promote your sites the conventional way by adding more backlinks like you were doing before. In those cases, I added them by hand in L4L because I knew of some of my backlinks(ezine). Otherwise, I will have to wait for L4L and my other backlinks to find each other later on. I only gave it a little push to make it more faster.

Btw, the L4L is on another whole network and there is not limit in the number of backlinks to them. Also, those backlinks to backlinks will be done to authority sites first. It's logical too since this will give more juice to your money sites by default.

My results... so far

I can say that most of my sites do have better ranking today than when I started. In most cases, it took only a few weeks to increase in ranks. You can expect fluctuation up or down so don't worry about that.

But since I added backlinks manually in L4L  just last week for the other 4 slots, I will mostly comment on the best performer that did had backlinks found by L4L. Remember that L4L only started after I got in.

The site started at #22 and now it's #1. It has 2900 searches a month. It took around 1 month to get to #2 and since then goes from 1 to 2.

Money talks

I did not know if I should mentioned it but sometimes it can help to see real numbers. Plus, I wanted to see what will be the impact on my others sites when they get to that point later on.

Some have more  and some less searches per month. You can say this one is in the middle in the number of searches so a good example for me.

• From May 25 to June 24(before): $3.31
• From June 25 to July 24(First month): $14.36
• From July 25 to August 24(Second month): $255.63
• From August 25 to September 16(Third month): $299.03

Now to be honest, these numbers were beyond my expectation. I expect my other sites to make make less or more when L4L make it's effect noticed later on. But that's if I selected the right paying keywords for those and that's not LinxBoss responsibility but mine alone.

Second bigger round

Seeing that, I added 20 more slots late last month. It is costing less per slot but a good deal of money in addition of the first 5 slots. I'm investing in my IM business. I'm also concentrating more on those 20 sites more than ever and added backlinks manually last week  in L4L like the others(first batch).

When I selected my 20 sites, I took those that were much behind thus page 2-3 and up. A few were on page 60 or more. I believe that if they are there, it's because there is more money to make thus more competition. At least, that's my thinking.

So far, the effect on ranking is pretty excellent. 18 of the 20 sites are now on page 1. Most of them are between position 4 to 10 already after less than month. I suspect that  L4L is now helping more. Of course, the closer to #1, the harder it is but possible like I saw for myself. That's why I will give most of them a second month.

Rotation, Rotation, Rotation...

Once I start seeing constant results from a main keyword in a slot, I will rotate it with it's  secondary keyword for a few days/weeks. That's an option.

The second option that I'm considering  is to use another site instead. Some will reach the top 3 positions if not #1 sooner than other sites thus I can remove it and use another site in that spot quicker.

But for the next batch, I'm also looking at those sites that are already near the top 3 but not in LinxBoss yet. Those might just need just a few weeks or 1 month to reach the top thus rotate faster than other sites that are way out there.

Do you speak Français?

In one of the slot, I'm promoting a site in French that I have.  I can't use a keywords that have a French accent in it. It's a draw back, at least for me and something you should be aware if you have non-English site too.

To get around that, you could use  non-accent keywords since a lot of people won't use them for searches. Of course, some will and it might be the one with the more searches too. For example, I have to use Quebec instead of Québec.

Another solution when using LinxBoss, it's to write  articles that do have the accent and add those backlinks in L4L after it's published.

But if you have many sites using accent for the main keyword, you could also dedicate a slot for promoting  articles URLs like ezinearticles.com for example.

Like I mentioned above,  watch the video on how it handle multiple URLs in a same slot.

The support

I had a few issues/questions/suggestions and they responded in a quickly fashion. To me that is a great example of good support. If you have read my previous posts, you know how bad support can affect the long term relationship with a client.

Open or closed

Soon after I started, it closed the doors. I checked earlier today and it's opened but for how long this time around?

They want to offer a good support and grow their service. So, they have to do that from time to time to help new members, add features like L4L, add new sites into the network  and then reopen later on. I can understand that perfectly.

Conclusion

Some might not get the same effect than me and that's keyword selection for you. Also, if you can't afford the LinxBoss service or willing to invest if you have the money, then you will need more patience or use another service that you can afford and feel comfortable with.

What can I say: I took a chance when I selected my sites and it paid of for me. I believe enough in it(20 more slots) to expect to pay me sooner rather than later. But don't take it for 1 month thus budget at least  2-3 months to see results on your sites. And continue to get backlinks so that L4L find them.

Visit LinxBoss (aff.) to learn more about it.

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While checking the stats on the number of fans, it seems(blog) that they are having a problem with the counter or someone hacked the site. Some are getting above 100 000 when they seemed to have 70 000 a few hours before.

But  the fact is that do have more than 50 000 fans in just  a few weeks. They also going to have 2 events in the coming months.

La marche Bleu, on October 2,  is a march to manifest their support for the return of NHL team in Quebec City and tell politician this is a good time to get the new arena. They have a report that was not made public but looking good for a new arena since Quebec city could be a contender to have the Olympics thus a modern arena will be a must anyway.

The second is an "invasion" of the Nordiques Nation fans(8+ bus)  in Islander Country to see a Trashers(Atlanta) match on December 11 in New-York.  Like Scott emailed, it's not well received by Islander Country fans. Of course, if they seemed threaten by a possible move of either team, it could be their chance to show fans support to their current owners that they want to keep their teams in their cities.

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Yes! Auto Traffic Avalanche scam and a big lie. It is the second product launch where the claims of limited copies make's Auto Traffic Avalanche like a special limited offer. As soon I saw the "limited copies", I did not fall for it. I waited for others to review it(not fake one's).

To make matters worst, it's using an unethical script that would violate the TOS of Plenty Of Fish/Facebook thus causing the page owner to be possible banned from Facebook. That's according to buyer's who did buy the product but demanded a refund after that.

The salespage also mentioned it will take 13 clicks but it's even more work than that. Add the fact that you will pay for FB advertising.  Plus, they also offer too many upsells(5) and are doing a contest for the affiliates. Why? there are only 234 "copies" available.

Btw, it's the same guy in the Tweetomatic Profiteer product video from the IM that I warned you about a few post before.  I was sure I had seen it somewhere.

To be fair, a few rare one's did like a few parts of the Auto Traffic Avalanche and even them found that it was a short term to make money until Facebook banned them. For some, it's okay to take a risk but those of us for the long run, we will stay away.

It's another buyer beware but I hate those misleading tactics(limited copies) by big Internet Marketers. I know,  I only reviewed the salepage myself and let others review it. It's up to you to decide if  Auto Traffic Avalanche is a short term solution for you. Good luck anyway if you. do.

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Yes, AutoBlogSystemX scam and a big lie and most Internet Marketers are promoting this with no minimum of personal ethics. But how can I say that since I did not buy it?

Before I start, I'm not reviewing the product but the ethics behind it. Of course, AutoBlogSystemX will tell big possible monthly numbers to attract buyers with yet another magic bullet formula. That's a given in Internet Marketing since that's what attracts those that don't know better. I'm not saying it's not possible either.

The AutoBlogSystemX Scam

Here is what irritated me the most when I had a chance to promote it. I was myself  about to buy it to review/promote it when on the affiliate blog, Rob Benwell(blogging to the bank) mentioned big names Internet Marketers were about to promote it too. But why would they waste their time when only 250 copies were supposed to be available? They would be lucky to sell 5 each.

Also, Rob Benwell was doing a competition for $24,000 for the affiliates. If you multiply 250 x $37(no commission), you get $9,250. You will say that it make no sense but you forgot the upsells that will bring the real money for them and compensate for the affiliate payout/contest.

So far, it's not my main irritation. By mentioning  only 250 copies, it makes the products sound exclusive and an urgency not to wait to buy it for the potential buyers. That's where it's a scam and big lie!

Yes, on the affiliate blog on August 10, Rob Benwell mentioned that 3,000 units were already sold. On the salespages, they mentioned that 120,000 will be invited but only 0.2% will be able to access it.  On August 11, they even mentioned that they are  "on track to hit 20,000 units." That's the big lie/scam since only 250 copies were supposed to get sold.

Some will say: That's marketing!

I'm not stupid but why just says it's a limited time offer and can be pulled anytime. This would had work and might offer a more ethical way to sell that product.

Poor Service

Also, Rob Benwell has another bigger problem now: Poor service for past products he sold. I did buy Rob Benwell(blogging to the bank product) a few years back and got great service then. But not anymore.

You see, I bought another product(Premium Blog) that he launched in July and I never got it. Since I like to give a chance to the runner, I even did preview for my readers in case some of them wanted to take the risk like me(thankfully no one did). I was upfront too that I did not got it. Here is how it went:

On July 18, I bought the Premium Blog and the salespage mentioned a 48hours delivery.

On July 21, I email sales@bloggingtothebank.com about it but never got a
response.

On July 26, I opened a ticket about it on their site. They answered claiming
technical troubles with the servers and gave me this email
blogsetup@bloggingtothebank.com to inquire about it. I got BTTB 2010 to read for my trouble.

On July 28, I emailed them about my Premium Blog since I wanted to gave them time  to deal with the server.

On August 9, since I never got any response, I email them again giving them
24hours deadline or I would ask for a refund. I gave them 48hours.

On August 11, I asked and got a refund(August 12) from ClickBank.

Seeing this, how can his team be able to handle AutoBlogSystemX upsells when they can't even offer proper support for the Premium Blog offer made just a few weeks earlier?

Conclusion

I decided to not buy any product from Rob Benwell(blogging to the bank) from now on because of the above things. Of course, no one can say never but something has to change in his business service and ethics.

P.S. Links to other products if you don't mind about the bad support or ethics(my aff links) but still want to buy them. Jen Su(thanks) wanted others products to stay clear off so here are the products:
AutoBlogSystemX, Blogging Espionage , Tweetomatic Profiteer, SEO Pressor WordPress Plugin, Blogging to the Bank, Money Making Blog Offer

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Yes, it's true. Most A-List bloggers make their money off your back. Of course, I'm talking about the MMO(Make Money Online) side of the blogosphere.

Here is an example that you will understand.

A company is looking to make their product or service known. They tried Pay Per Click advertising but failed to get a good return because they did not have the right Pay Per Click method.  They then decide to invest more and thus contact A-List bloggers that have the most readers.  The company may or may not pay for a review depending on the conditions below.

The A-List blogger look at the product/service and look for the affiliate program.

If the product/service does not have an affiliate program, then the blogger makes a deal with the company like getting a commission of each sale. The blogger will offer 10% off if you use a special coupon code or a special buying page to track sales from the blogger.

They can also offer to pay for a review and give a coupon.

Up until now, it's okay since you can't make money from the product or service.

Here is how they make their money on your back

If the product has an affiliate program, then the blogger will push that side to readers. You buy the product/service and expect to be able to resell it to others to make your money back and more.

Since you like the product/service,  you write a review for it. If you are lucky, your readers did not see the A-List Blogger review yet and buy from you.  Depending on your number of readers, it could be a few sales.

But since most bloggers get their main traffic from search engines, the A-List Blogger review will come in the first place thus you will lose a lot of sales. Plus, you will have to compete with every other blogger like you that bought from the same A-List Blogger.

Depending on the product/service, it could be too late for you to make any more money from it(saturated). It's even worst if the company gave the A-List Blogger a saving coupon that you don't get. That's how they make their money off your back.

What can you do?

I mentioned that A-List Bloggers will be most of the time first in search engines. A simple BMD run or using FBF(free) might just do the trick for the blogger to get there. You see, the blogger did more that just write a review. The blogger got backlinks to that review.

The A-List blogger invested in tools to get extra sales for the product/service. You often see big numbers of affiliate sales when they published their monthly earnings. You now know the reason.

That's what you can do too! You could use a long tail keyword to compete or get more backlinks than the A-List Blogger.

Also, Google may have given more authority to the A-List blogger thus getting more backlinks will help you to beat him.

Conclusion

I'm not saying not to buy from bloggers(A to Z). In fact, you should to help them out. Like you, I like it when I get a few sales from my blog. But first, check if you can save money.

What I'm saying is that if you expect to sell the product/service, check if you have still a chance and it's not already saturated. A company might opted to go with many minor bloggers first thus giving you a chance to earn money before the A-List bloggers are approached. This would give you more time to get more backlinks before A-Bloggers could.

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I decided this morning the change the way it's done and lessen the requirements. I will however reward the effort of the winner. The more you write, the more you win!

The winner will be rewarded like this for the original portion of the post:
$100CAD = 20-99 words
$125CAD = 100-124 words
$150CAD = 125-149 words
$175CAD = 150-199 words
$200CAD = 200+ words

So, if someone did start writing a longer post, they won't be penalized.

It's now easier to win $100CAD! But I would like to give the $200CAD instead

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Canceled for now(moving to a new blog)

I like contest and I'm sure that Icewolf too(previous winner). So, to make it even different this time, I decided to do another contest but for blogs only. You will see that the theme is 200.

Contest rules:
To enter the contest for a chance to win up to $200CAD plus 5 secondary prizes($10CAD/each), you:

- Must have a blog. Start one today (starting at $3.99USD/month) and make it the first post and get your own personal email at the same time!

- Have or create a Paypal account. I suggest the Premier Account for later uses like donations on your blog ...

- Create a post on your blog with the links below with a small text(20,100 or 200 words excluding the What is the MIS specification and links) on why you want the MIS specification in your electronics devices or software applications and what step you took or will take to make it possible(i.e. email manufacturers, created a video with a .MIS, include a .MIS in your podcast, ask authors to support it...). You may offer specifics(products) or examples(files) if you want.

Note: The real "work" is to write your original text because the rest is just a cut and paste.

Prizes:

1 grand prize winner will be rewarded like this for the original portion of the post:
$ 75CAD = Cut and paste with no original text to write
$100CAD = 20-99 words
$125CAD = 100-124 words
$150CAD = 125-149 words
$175CAD = 150-199 words
$200CAD = 200+ words

5 secondary prizes of $10CAD/each

3 instant winner of $10CAD/each by being the first 3 to participate. They are eligible to the grand prize only to make more winners.

Total in prizes: up to $280CAD

Text file for the cut and paste(html code). By clicking on any link, it will open a new window thus readers will still be on your site.

or

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I would like my next electronic device to support the MIS specification. Plus, it cost almost nothing to add but a few hours.
What is the MIS Specification?

In short: A small text file that has tags(200+) for the plot, credit, goofs and even age(parental control). The same text file can be used for a video, audio or image. See the links below for more information or examples.

Links:

Contest 2: Spread the MIS specification word and you could win $200CAD
http://www.mcgrath.ca/2007/05/25/contest-2-spread-the-mis-specification-word-and-win-200cad/

Competition: Get up to $700CND for a media center or player that can import/read a .MIS:
http://www.mcgrath.ca/2007/03/25/competition-get-up-to-700cnd-for-a-media-center-or-player-that-can-importread-a-mis/

MIS Specification:
http://www.mcgrathinfosolution.com/mis_en.htm

Info2MIS (free, Create .MIS):
http://www.mcgrathinfosolution.com/info2mis_en.htm

MIS Info Video (free, Front End/Player):
http://www.mcgrathinfosolution.com/misinfovideo_en.htm

Example for movies with MIS Info Video:
http://www.i2mfan.com/blue_crush_example.htm

Example for TV series with MIS Info Video:
http://www.i2mfan.com/tvseries_example.htm

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- You can use screens of MIS Info Video or Info2MIS but they must be saved on your blog

- Make the post stand out(place it on the sidebar, top...)

- The contest start May 25, 2007

- Because it's a spread the word contest, I need at least 200 entries(blogs) by Friday(June 1, 2007). I may have 5 or 175 but if I don't have the 200, I will extend the contest until I have them. So, spread the MIS specification word!

- I’ll make a draw from all the entries(backlink to this post) and that blog will win the $200CAD.

- You only need to comment(backlink) once to enter. You can comment more than once but it will still get you only one entry.

- Your readers must be able to click on all the links- If I see a problem with the post on your blog, I must be able to contact you. Your email must be on your blog(see my previous post) or I will take someone else. You don't want that! In any case, I must be able to contact you if you want to be paid via PayPal.

- I encourage others to visit the other blogs. You may like what they did besides this contest.

- I make the rules but don't hesitate if you have questions. Comeback often to see clarifications if any.

It's only 12KB. Save it on your site if want to use it.

Goals:

• Create awareness by spreading the MIS specification word
• Promote the current competition(freeware/open source)
• Publicize other blogs(backlink)
• See how fast it spread via blogs
• Fun!

Good luck to all bloggers!

Edit 1: I lessen the requirement for the post and did a price structure instead rewarding the efforts of the winner. The more you write, the better the prize!

Edit 2: The first 3 to enter and validated will get $10CAD(i.e. no draw). With just 20 words minimum, it's so easy. Plus, I will link to them plus the big winner, of course.

Edit 3: Will draw 5 secondary prizes(must be validated) and each will get $10CAD.

Edit 4: I took an ideal from Kumiko's contest and changed the cut and paste text. The minimal big prize is now $75CAD and you don't need to create an original text. But the more words you write, will also mean more money(up to $200CAD)!

Edit 5: Removed the restriction about blogs being at least 2 months old. Start one today!

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This is the match of the century I tell you! Ok, ok maybe of the next few weeks

In the corner: AdesBlog.com
Google PageRank: 7
Alexa Rang: 112 470
Category: News & Updates about Web Technologies, Web Design and Making Money Online ...
Name: Abdylas Tynyshov
Started linkback: April 2, 2007
Requirement for linkback: Review a small software by Ades

Visits from May 21 to May 27:  16

In the other corner: John Chow dot Com
Google PageRank: 6
Alexa Rank: 2 728
Category: Making Money Online, Reviews Web Technologies...
Name: John Chow
Started linkback: December 22nd, 2006
Requirement for linkback: Review his blog

Goal: Bring the most traffic to me in the first week after the batch post.

Winner: Bragging rights

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Following a conversation in a recent post, I decided to write a generic text for you to email your favorite consumer electronic manufacturers. You can modify it to your own needs(delete the products they don't make ). Plus, I added a little something fun for you.

Subject: Support the MIS specification

Hi,

Can you support the MIS specification(metadata text for media files) in a current or future product. I, my parents, siblings don't want to install a computer in our living room but would prefer something much easier (DVD player, Media player, portable MP3 player or digital photo display). All the technical information are included at the end.

Thank you for your time

Links:

MIS Specification:
http://www.mcgrathinfosolution.com/mis_en.htm

Info2MIS (free, Create .MIS):
http://www.mcgrathinfosolution.com/info2mis_en.htm

MIS Info Video (free, Front End/Player):
http://www.mcgrathinfosolution.com/misinfovideo_en.htm

Example for movies with MIS Info Video:
http://www.i2mfan.com/blue_crush_example.htm

Example for TV series with MIS Info Video:
http://www.i2mfan.com/tvseries_example.htm

What is the MIS specification?

In short: A small text file that has tags(200+) for the plot, credit, goofs and even age(parental control). The same text file can be used for a video, audio or image. See the links above for more information or example.

Contest

To enter the contest for a chance to win $100CAD(create a Paypal account), just reply(no registration needed) to this post. I’ll make a draw from all the commentators this Friday(May 18) and that person will win the money. You only need to comment once to enter. You can comment more than once but it will still get you only one entry. In your comment, you need to say what manufacturers you emailed.

Blog bonus

You get an extra $50CAD if you add me to your technorati favorites OR backlink here from your blog/site. You can add the URL in the comment
No blog or site

I did not forget you and you can get the $50CAD. Just email 3 manufacturers and include the email used.

Nothing extra

If you use a open source or freeware media player because you do have a computer in your living room, email them that I have a competition for them.
Good luck!

Edit 1: I will send the money via Paypal to the email you used in the comments section.

Edit 2: If you don't see your comment, it may be the spam filter. Thank you Jess, I will keep an better eye on it.

Edit 3: Don't put @ in the comment because it will be in the spam filter. Do it like this instead : support at test.com

Edit 4: Contest if over. Please check you email and spam folders.

Edit 5: Icewolf won $100CAD

Comeback for other contests and spread the word

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Blog News

I decided to make another change to the blog. I added the feed to Feedburner and made it more visible. And after seeing some stats with Feedburner, I wanted to see which post were popular by adding plugins. All post views start at 0.

Programmers Competition Update

Only 5 days left to enter the $100CND random draw. Please read the rules.

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