Linkvana Review
Overview
Linkvana is by far our favorite article submission tool to date. Truth be told I would go so far as calling it our secret weapon (not so secret anymore I suppose). LinkVana takes a little different approach. I wouldn’t even call them “articles” but more “blurbs”, because each blurb is just 100 words. Like I said, they do things different. But different can be good. For each 100 word blurb you get one link and it is distributed to only one site. This service is not about getting hoards and hoards of links, but it is about getting good links. Many of the sites are PR2 to PR5 and those are nice links to have. LinkVana also gets you a wide variety of domain dispersion which is also very good for your SEO efforts.
Spin Away
LinkVana does not allow or support content spinning. They have contracts in place with their network of sites that prohibit any duplicate content whatsoever, so you need to put in that little extra effort here. Fortunately these blurbs are only 100 words, so it’s really not that big of a deal.
The Structure
One of the real benefits of LinkVana is its simplicity. There really is not that much to it and that’s what makes it so ideal. You simply create a project (just one per domain) and in that project you create your posts and submit them. Pretty straightforward. There are, however, some nice enhancements as well.
For example, LinkVana allows you to setup your links and anchor text so that you can just select them from a drop down to insert into your posts. While this doesn’t sound like a big deal, it can be a real time saver and help eliminate errors as well. One letter out of place and your URL is broken or your anchor text corrupt, so this feature can be very useful. Another benefit of it is that it makes it much easier for you to outsource your posting work. You can set it up once and have a VA just follow the steps.
Lastly, LinkVana also allows you to purchase the posts from an outsourcer for $2 a post and make your life even easier. (NOTE: We have found better prices that $2 a post such as article writing services companies.) Either way you go, you can avoid the tedious writing process if you want. If you decide to purchase through our linke, not only will you get 50 free credits (good for 25 free outsourced blurbs) but we will continue to give you 15 free blurbs each and every month as long as you have an active subscription! How’s that for a killer bonus!
Other Features
Another nice feature is that as you hover over the list of the posts, it has a hovering popup that shows you the text of the post for quick spot checking. The link is also shown so that you can easily make sure the right anchor text is being used.
Scheduling of the posts is also critical to consistent and controlled link building campaigns and LinkVana doesn’t disappoint in this arena either. They have several different options to choose from – one a day, one to three a day, two to five a day, every other day, once a week, etc… You have very good control over the frequency of publication.
The Results
We like the results we have seen with LinkVana. Many of its sites get picked up by Google very quickly and that is a big plus. We have seen many of our links end up on PR3 and PR4 sites – a big plus. One irritation, but understandable, is that LinkVana does not produce a report of where your blurbs have been published to. You have to take their word for it, or do some sneaking searching around yourself. While we find this a bit irritating, we understand their hesitancy to expose their network of sites. Furthermore, we’ve generally been able to find our posts pretty quickly and easily – so we know we can trust them now.
What We Didn’t Like About LinkVana
Well to start with, it’s expensive. But in some regards I think that is a good thing as it probably has a more loyal and limited following. I must say the support was excellent and fast. The product is very simple so there is not much to not like, however, the fact that you only get one link on one site for each blurb is a bit limiting. I understand their model, but you do have to do a bit of work for that ONE link, whereas many of the other tools will get you several links for one article (though a much bigger article – 5x to 8x as big). So, if you factor in the time it takes to write 100 words for one link and compare it to 800 words or more for a spun article for a handful of links – it may be about even.
Pricing
LinkVana is not for the faint of heart. It is the most expensive of our publicly available Article Submission sites and tools at $149 per month. However, you get what you pay for and LinkVana definitely delivers. Like any link building effort, you need to be patient and not expect dramatic results in 30 days. Unfortunately, SEO just doesn’t work like that. Stay true and consistent for 90 days and judge your results – you’ll be happy you did!
Linkvana Bonus Offer
Linkvana is a secret weapon alright, but writing a bunch of 100 word posts day in and day out can be tedious, so we are going to help you out with that. If you purchase Linkvana through our link we will send you twenty five (25) FREE Linkvana posts EVERY MONTH you stay subscribed to Linkvana PLUS By using our link below you will also receive credit for an ADDITIONAL twenty five (25) posts provided by Linkvana. That’s 50 POSTS written for you for FREE for your first month of Linkvana, plus you will get twenty five (25) every month you stay subscribed from us. The posts are provided by ArticlesOnTap.com, so you can be assured they are top quality, 100% unique posts of at least 100 words each, which is what is required for a Linkvana post. You will also receive a 10% off coupon code for any future orders of Linkvana posts from ArticlesOnTap.com. To redeem these bonuses simply click one of the orange buttons to visit Linkvana, make your purchase and forward your confirmation email from Linkvana on to support@articlesontap.com with the subject of give me my bonus. Once we confirm your purchase was made through our link, you will receive your bonus.
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On October 9, 2009 Mike wrote:
Freakin awesome is all I can say. If you are a spammer looking to just drop a crap load of articles on the web then dont look this way. Linkvana is all about quality, you give them quality and you get quality backlinks right back. I think the price is just right, cheap enough to be affordable and expensive enough to keep away the riff raffing spammers.
On October 23, 2009 Golam wrote:
I used it for a few months, was fairly straight forward to use but really it was a one time gratification for each post. I would write a post, and it was good for one blog. To me it seemed like a lot of work for $147 a month. It was easy enough to write a 100 word post, but I forgot most of the time. Maybe I should have just bought posts from you guys, but then that just adds to my cost. I switched to using Callens my article network because I can at least write one article, spin it and just let it post to a multitude of blogs. I cant speak for its effect, I didn’t give it long enough to really see results, but for me my article network makes more sense. I would think if you can afford it a combination of linkvana and my article network would be very good. That’s my two cents anyway, cool site.
On December 10, 2009 Scott wrote:
I used Linkvana for many many months, and I believe it did help my SEO efforts, many of the blogs were in fact Page rank 2 or higher, although I saw some that were PR1. But for $150 a month I wasn’t sure the ROI was there for me. I do know if you buy Linkvana they give you 50 credits, which you can use to get 25 blog blurbs written for you by them, and if you buy from the link above the guys that own this site are giving you 15 blurbs a month as a Linkvana bonus, so you could actually try the service out and get yourself 40 blurbs on decent blogs for it. But don’t expect to know if you like the service or not in 30 days. You need to give any SEO campaign a solid 3-6 months to see the fruits of labor come true, depending on your keyword difficulty that is, along with many other factors. I am considering joining again, but for $150 a month I am going to make sure I post a lot more than I did to truly get my money’s worth.
On February 2, 2010 loss weight naturally wrote:
Linkvana is awesome, you want to elevate your pagerank, and crush your competition? Use Linkvana for 3 months straight and watch what happens.
On February 4, 2010 situation wrote:
I have definitely noticed my traffic and rankings going up by using Linkvana and UAW combined. The only problem for me is writing. Each post you write is 1 blog post, not many like in UAW or MAN, but the quality of links is much better. So I try to write 2 to 3 100 word blog posts a day for Linkvana and it seems to be working also could always outsource your writing.
On February 4, 2010 edurbfreefjer wrote:
Hey Folks
I am planning on a Romantic Getaway and have set up my Linkvana campaigns for months in advance, so what I like is I set it up once for a long time and watch my rankings grow, even while on vacation in Florida.
See you in the spring!.