If you would like to read the original blog post, by this somewhat thoughtful, but ultimately incorrect blogger, you can see it here.

Anyhow, as a result of reading what this blogger had to say, I checked a few of my old linkvana posts, to see if they were in fact showing up in google. I did this by checking the title of my linkvana blog posts in google, with the search queery like so : “blog post title”

To my dissmay, it seemed that 80% of the blog posts where indeed not showing up in google. So after checking this, I decided I would voice my concerns to the Linkvana staff, and ask them what was going on, and indeed what could be done about this serious issue with the Linkvana system.

Here is what I wrote :

I don’t know if you guys are aware of it, but after checking a good deal of my links, posted at different stages over the last year or so, it seems that most of them are not staying indexed by Google.

I don’t know if there is an insider from Google in the system, trying to expose as many blogs as possible, but there is definitely a major problem with the service, as obviously deindexed links are of no use.

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, if you were not already aware, but this only just came to my attention.

-Nick

I was happy to get a reply, this morning, just 12 hours after I submitted my concern via the ticket system.

Here is what they said :

Hi Nick,

Thanks for your email.

I would be completely and utterly surprised if your links did appear in Google if i’m being honest. Let me explain.

You must understand that there is not a search engine on the planet that will show you all of (or anywhere close to) your actual, real number of links using the link:domain.com command. Google will only ever show you a *very* small percentage of links they have found for your site. Yahoo will show a lot more but again nowhere close to the real numbers of backlinks that your site has. The reason is because search engines just don’t allocate their resources that way. Why? Because it would require resources beyond belief to display (and update very regularly) the backlinks of all the billions of sites out there. The benefit of doing this to the search engines is very minimal – why would they want to do this? It would also reveal more about their algorithm to the public which obviously is not what they want to do.

If you want to see how few links Google actually shows compared to everyone else enter this command: link:cnn.com into both Google and Yahoo, and see the difference in numbers.

However, your backlinks showing up is very different than whether a page has actually been indexed and even trying to find pages that are indexed within say a few weeks of them being posted onto our network is very hit and miss. If you try and find them using a snippet of text it is going to be 100% miss all the time as again, SE’s don’t allocate resources this way.

Try not to get too bogged down with the number of backlinks that are shown in Yahoo/Google etc – it would be much wiser for you to check your rankings for the phrases that you are targeting as this is a far better way to measure the success of Linkvana (as long as you’ve given the links enough time to ‘kick in’ – usually you can see benefits after a month or two of posting (maybe before!) as long as you’ve got a well optimized and white-hat site etc.

I can assure you that our networks of blogs are still performing very well meaning that our customers’ sites are ranking very well for the phrase that they are targeting. Not only our customers, but also us who use the system all the time – personally my sites have not been affected whatsoever.

Just thought I would reassure you. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Many thanks, Alex

As Alex mentions here, using any of the supposed “tricks” via google search queeries to find out any SEO information about how your sites are doing really is not accurate at all. Google really doesn’t want ANYONE knowing how well they are doing, in what the big G sees as “gaming the system”.

When it comes down to it, all the sites that I promote with Linkvana are STILL on the up and up, and gaining rankings for competitive terms.

So, hate to finish with a cheesy old adage, but well….

The proof is in the pudding

: )

P.S My 7 day free trial, $1000 killer bonus and $30 rebate, and my $50 of free linkvana posts credit, $1000 killer bonus and $30 rebate packages are still available for all of you who are interested to see for themselves just how powerful an SEO solution Linkvana can be.

Simply scroll down the page, and you will see both offers as seperate blog posts. The 7 day free trial being on the top.

Thanks guys,

Nick

Why do you limit the number of posts that go live per project to 4-6 per day?
If you have any experience in link building you already know that natural link building is much more effective than adding many links in a very short period of time. And LinkVana does this for you automatically.

Can I post to any type of site?
No, we only allow posting to legitimate sites, commonly called ‘white hat’ sites that contain original content. If your sites contain spun content, gibberish, or cloaked content, then Linkvana is not for you. We have a team of support personnel who will be reviewing all posts on a daily basis. If you violate our Terms of Service you will be given a warning, and the offending posts will be removed. If you violate our terms of service a second time your membership will be terminated.

How often are new blogs added to the network?
Blogs are added weekly on an ongoing basis.

Are these blogs all on the same IP?
No, they are spread over hundreds of class C IP blocks.

Can I use PLR articles for the blogs posts? Can I use spun content?
No, your blogs posts must be 100% unique and hand written.

Do you have any options for people that don’t have the time to write all these blog posts?
Yes, we actually have an outsourcing feature built into Linkvana that with a couple of mouse clicks, will allow you to outsource as many blog posts as you want to our team of writers who will create blog posts based on the details you provide. The pricing for outsourcing will be far less than you will pay elsewhere.

Do I have to use your outsourcing service?
Absolutely NOT. You are free to write your own blog posts, or have your own writers or employees do it for you you. Our outsourcing service is offered as a bonus for those who need it.

You can see the LinkVana Bonus by clicking the link up above, intitled “LinkVana Killer bonus + Discount”.

“Hi Linkvana users..

I’d like to announce a major upgrade to LinkVana.

We have added an additional segment of blogs to our network.

All users are segmented by default into different portions of our network, however, this new segment will be automatically available to all members who have been with us for 3 consecutive months.

There is nothing you have to do. The new segment of blogs will be in addition to the current blogs you have at your disposal.

This new blog segment features new servers and even more additional class C IP’s.

We will be adding even more new blog segments for our senior members that will kick in at various time frames. Stay tuned for more announcements on even more new blog segments.

The longer you are a Linkvana member, the more valuable your membership will become!

Dave Kelly”

Here is what they are saying over at federalreviews.com about the Linkvana service:

“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 page rank. 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 Page ranks 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 not affordable for many marketers, but the high price helps to maintain the quality of the service by keeping the number of members lower.

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 a 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.”

You can see the LinkVana Bonus by clicking the link up above, intitled “LinkVana Killer bonus + Discount”.

Some more experienced SEOers might balk at the idea of yet another “blog network,” and yes you should definitely take the time to investigate any new linking service to make sure it’s solid. LinkVana is different however. The owners of the service seem to be putting quality first.

First of all, the blog posts are reviewed so no “link spam” gets through. Also, you cannot just post 100 posts and expect them to be instantly listed. Instead, the human editors behind the scenes first make sure your posts aren’t spam, and then they release the posts slowly so that your new backlinks appear to grow naturally. This is extremely important, since Google does not look favorably on a site that suddenly has 100′s of new backlinks. This looks like spam and can hurt your rankings.

Also, LinkVana Killer Bonus is very serious about only allowing white-hat sites into the network. This ensures that the blogs are NOT associated with junk, spam pages. It also ensures that YOUR site won’t be linked to any junky pages.

You can see the LinkVana Bonus by clicking the link up above, intitled “LinkVana Killer bonus + Discount”.