Are High PR Private Blog Networks the Secret?

A good PR5 link from a related page with low OBL is worth more than any link blast out there (doesn't matter if it's 1k or 20k links).

That said, web 2.0's work ****ing great right now! You have to know what you're doing and it can take a while to see results... but I'm seeing crazy improvement from web 2.0 links I built about 2 months ago.

Most of the stuff you read on these forums doesn't work, because people have no idea what they're doing. High PR private blogs aren't "the secret". They're just one of many worthwhile link building strategies.

My issue with web2.0 site sespecially if they are on a subdomain is how little history it has. I just don't think there much juice from a "brand new site. I prefer approaching sites that already have history and work with them instead. My client sites move much faster and I save alot of time. Each to their own I guess. Lots of techniques work in terms of linking but to me, it all comes down to cost and time.

'Well done' high PR Private Blog Networks are very good links for any site, especially if it stays on the front page and niche related!

Rule #1 you're not supposed to talk about it.

But you should also update these networks often, not just create them and let them stay somewhere in the net. It could be hard, if you don't have a proper strategy. For example link each web2.0 website to the other one and also to your main website. Then add some content, ping it, then build some high quality backlinks to each of them, etc.

You better believe they are. Its the exact reason Google has been cracking down on them over the past several months.

If they weren't effective, do you think Google would target them? Obviously not. But the truth is they are one of the most effective link building strategies to date.

After I build a good initial link profile of social, some lower quality "foundation" links I turn to one network that I've used for about a year. They kill it for me every time and make my life a whole lot easier while making me gobs of cash. The one thing though is that a good HPR network costs $$$, you gotta pay to play.

Yep, although I'm "biased".

Homepage private networks are the cream of the crop if you can find a quality provider. Don't use networks that use rehashed, spun content and randomly inject links into the content.

Look for a provider that is long lasting as well, one that's been around for a while. Also, try and find one that isn't heavily advertised or discussed on the forums. Sure you may be a little more "reassured" by buying from the big guys but guess what? They are the biggest target out there. Just waiting to get crushed, deindexed and slapped by Google.

Lower key, smaller networks that aren't heavily advertised are the best long term strategy.

In my opinion, private networks are the ONLY way to go these days. The tricky part though is finding one that you know is going to be legit and not approve google spies. You need to make sure that they somehow do a background check on the site so that you don't get wiped out like everyone did with the build my rank bust.

In terms of high PR backlinks, you can easily source for blog pages with high PR and comment on them. Also, there are some forum threads with high PR.

Quality links at high PR sites are definitely the creme de la creme but yeah you can also build out web2.0's and build links to them and make real assets out of them, works like a charm as well!

I still argue that .edu links are as powerful as they were two years ago, if not more-so. Even then, it's not like Google can't see your link profile at any time that it wants to. As for private blog networks, it's only a matter of time before the next one get's shut down.

And there goes all of your links. Build My Rank, is probably one of the more notable ones because they went to great lengths to hide their network. They were eventually de-indexed.

Eventually, the algo will root out most of these methods and legitimize old-fashioned link bait again. But that's still a few algo-changes off.

Bnetwork is spot on, BMR didn't cover their tracks by any means. They were the biggest network around, and therefore had the biggest target on their back.

Match that with all of the mistakes they made, and it was only a matter of time. Private networks, or very intimate networks are what you need. Not heavily promoted services.

They definitely are working and are much safer than public blog networks. I do suggest the following though to avoid obvious footprints:

1. Don't only link to your websites, this is unnatural and a huge footprint. Build links to other websites, such as authority sites in your niche.

2. Don't link to your money site in a navi/sidebar, this is incredibly natural and there is correlation between this and Penguin penalties. Link to your money site from a few solid pages on each blog in your network.

Good discussion here keep it going!

Is there ever a time when you link from site to site within your network, not including your money site of course or is it best to keep them as separate as possible?

High PR blog networks are part of the recipe but they are not the ultimate secret

Nice! Was interested to know what everyone thought about this topic.

Good stuff!

Thanks for sharing everyone!

-Omar

I don't think people that do that are suckers. Remember, a high quality web 2.0 can be a valuable backlink as well. It might never stack up to a blog on its own domain, but that doesn't mean its worthless. And, to be honest, it looks unnatural to have links all from the same platforms, or only from non-public sites. A good mix of all "link types" should be your main goal. Then you cover all bases.

It should be part of your link building campaign. Your best bet is to build your own high pr network with pr3-5 domains.

Homepage networks still definitely produce results provided the content is not garbage. Just do not go crazy with exact match anchor text and you will be fine. A big problem with the small private networks is that you have little in the way of IP diversity.

What is the best seo hosting to get for your private networks and does it matter if all your domains are registered from the same registrar?

Back to the web 2.0's for a sec.
I've got a bunch of them showing pr0s on the toolbar, but MozRank shows them ranging between 2.5 and 3.2. Should I begin placing links to my money sites on some of these properties or will the pr flow only benefit my money sites once Google updates their toolbar pr?

Some great info and learning material here guys. Thanks for the great questions and even more helpful answers.

hah ha .... I was wondering the same thing for awhile? probably building (depending on budget+time etc.) high pr blog network is the best option to have good number of backlinks instead of draining blood on all those things! Personally I wouldn't pay a blog network for backlinks because - 1. they are expensive if you continue for long time; 2. once you stop the subscription all links will be removed, unless you want to raise the domain's pr for a short period of time to sell in good price for profit!!!!!!!

I can confirm that high PR blog networks are the true secret to SEO success.

Yes

You can build all sorts of links all day long, but at the end of the day theres nothing that competes with a armada of PR 5 home page links

This news is hardly a 'secret.'

People create web 2.0s and link back to their money site - then they create high PR backlinks to the web 2.0's why???
Why dont people just create backlinks from high PR sites direct to their money site?
I dont get it

I always with high pr blogs Networks , Because its really work

I hear a lot of buzz of folks saying that blog networks were smacked down by Panda and Penguin.:p

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Trust me, private blog networks are no secret. People have been using them with success for quite some time. They worked in the past and they still work today. The reason you don't hear about it too much is because it can cost a lot of money to setup and maintain.

You have to set each blog up on a unique IP, so you have separate hosting costs for each site. Then you will have to register and renew each domain every year. You will also have to find a system to post regular, niche related content on a regular basis. And be sure to link out to other sites and never the same sites. You want everything to look natural as possible with no footprints.

But hells yeah they can work dang good. Of course, depending on your level of competition, its probably not going to be the be all end all solution to rank your site #1.

I can also atest to Web 2.0 blog networks being valuable to SEO today. I am using them with great success, but not in the manner that you might think. No one and done submissions with spun articles. The blogs I setup actually look natural, have multiple and even hundreds of posts. Then I tier even more web 2.0 properties, usually 3 tiers. Very powerful, especially when you tie in some high PR self hosted blogs with it.