Placed an order for 5xHOTH. Check your PM also Alex, explained it a bit since it's for a foreign language.
Edit: just noticed I managed to get 100 posts in almost 4 years, damn I'm good!
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If its a 1-of, no.
If you're a bulk buyer (5+ 5HOTHs a month), we could work out a discount.
Content creation is part of our process, so it doesn't really help us much if you supply the article. Also, since we have no part in creating the article, we can't take any responsibility for any of your properties not sticking in the case that any get moderated away.
If you have any other questions on this subject, email me @ alex@hothtactical.com
TY!
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This is the first time i have ever posted a negative comment about a service and i ordred dozens over several forums, but i would not recommend this service, it's been a week since my order was completed, i know it usually takes time for rankings to improve, but this was a keyword with almost no competition and a 2 year aged domain which was not even in the top 200, has not changed a bit even though the pages in the report i received had been indexed by myself over the next 2-3 days to make it seem natural, i got suckered in not that i care i only did a trial package doesn't hurt my income at all was just curiosity, but this is nothing more then a Senuke setup + a few extra manually created properties.
I will continue to monitor the rankings in the next few weeks, if the rankings indeed increase a lot i will recant my statement with an apology, but this service is nothing special or unique it's using existing software and more employees to click on create button on senuke and perhaps another software from the previous HOTH 1.0.
again as i said, i will continue to monitor the rankings and if the main keyword goes higher then #100 i will post it here again, but even if it's close to 100 it's not an accomplishment at all.
I will continue to monitor the rankings in the next few weeks, if the rankings indeed increase a lot i will recant my statement with an apology, but this service is nothing special or unique it's using existing software and more employees to click on create button on senuke and perhaps another software from the previous HOTH 1.0.
again as i said, i will continue to monitor the rankings and if the main keyword goes higher then #100 i will post it here again, but even if it's close to 100 it's not an accomplishment at all.
Cygon,
Thank you for your honest review.
I have a few questions and comments to your review and I'd appreciate it if you'd respond as well.
I will be honest that I was taken aback by this statement.
Our of nearly 300 customers now, this is the first time anyone has said they were "suckered."
Can you please help me understand what exactly you mean by this?
Your language suggests that you were maliciously deceived. Please explain how so?
If we are unintentionally deceiving ANYONE, we will fix it IMMEDIATELY.
Also, as you mentioned, you ordered a TRIAL PACKAGE.
I've explained numerous times now, the primary purpose of the trial package is just so you can get a feel for the reports. We NEVER advise the trial package if you actually want to see SERP results. This is why we've named the packages as we have. We ALWAYS advise our clients to order the RESULTS Package to see results, not just so we earn more per transaction.
We appreciate your honesty and transparency.
If your keyword was as easy as you claim, I am quite confident you will still see results.
Also, if you would be so kind, please send me (alex@hothtactical.com) your order id so I can make sure there were no overarching errors on our part that can be corrected.
Likewise, I would like your order ID to examine the on-site factors of your site to see if it was truly the failure of the link building, or if there were inhibiting on-site factors.
Thanks again for your diligent contribution to the community.
Thank you for your honest review.
I have a few questions and comments to your review and I'd appreciate it if you'd respond as well.
I will be honest that I was taken aback by this statement.
Our of nearly 300 customers now, this is the first time anyone has said they were "suckered."
Can you please help me understand what exactly you mean by this?
Your language suggests that you were maliciously deceived. Please explain how so?
If we are unintentionally deceiving ANYONE, we will fix it IMMEDIATELY.
Also, as you mentioned, you ordered a TRIAL PACKAGE.
I've explained numerous times now, the primary purpose of the trial package is just so you can get a feel for the reports. We NEVER advise the trial package if you actually want to see SERP results. This is why we've named the packages as we have. We ALWAYS advise our clients to order the RESULTS Package to see results, not just so we earn more per transaction.
We appreciate your honesty and transparency.
If your keyword was as easy as you claim, I am quite confident you will still see results.
Also, if you would be so kind, please send me (alex@hothtactical.com) your order id so I can make sure there were no overarching errors on our part that can be corrected.
Likewise, I would like your order ID to examine the on-site factors of your site to see if it was truly the failure of the link building, or if there were inhibiting on-site factors.
Thanks again for your diligent contribution to the community.
No need to give you my ID, the reports where good and the pages in it where all correct,
what logic that i cannot follow, is that the Trial package is to get a feel for the results, how come then it's the most expensive package per unit if it's just to get a feel for the reports, perhaps this is what you say so they get the larger package, which would be the same amount of unique domains basically i believe and confirmed from someone i know who ordered your result package, so you just run the same sequence 5 times with different articles, and the on site SEO is perfect, i used it with other domains and they went straight to the top for the same equal competitive keywords or even more competitive,
i am an honest person, i will wait and i will give my apologies if the rankings go up i will come back quote myself and provide ranking update, now the reason why i do not want to give you my order ID is, a simple xrumer blast from your side or something else could get those rankings straight to the top and then it wouldn't be a fair review anymore since i couldn't be sure if because of this bad review you put extra effort in it to make me recant my position. i will report back in 2 weeks, if i forget feel free to pm me with a reminder, i won't touch the domain with any other SEO services till then.
i thank you for your reply, i want this to work as much as you since i do want to order in bulk for 20+ hots and if they are a success monthly recurring mass bulk orders, which is why i took the trail package for the easiest site i had.
what logic that i cannot follow, is that the Trial package is to get a feel for the results, how come then it's the most expensive package per unit if it's just to get a feel for the reports, perhaps this is what you say so they get the larger package, which would be the same amount of unique domains basically i believe and confirmed from someone i know who ordered your result package, so you just run the same sequence 5 times with different articles, and the on site SEO is perfect, i used it with other domains and they went straight to the top for the same equal competitive keywords or even more competitive,
i am an honest person, i will wait and i will give my apologies if the rankings go up i will come back quote myself and provide ranking update, now the reason why i do not want to give you my order ID is, a simple xrumer blast from your side or something else could get those rankings straight to the top and then it wouldn't be a fair review anymore since i couldn't be sure if because of this bad review you put extra effort in it to make me recant my position. i will report back in 2 weeks, if i forget feel free to pm me with a reminder, i won't touch the domain with any other SEO services till then.
i thank you for your reply, i want this to work as much as you since i do want to order in bulk for 20+ hots and if they are a success monthly recurring mass bulk orders, which is why i took the trail package for the easiest site i had.
Everything you've said is fair.
I hope you do see some action in the SERPs soon.
As far as the trial package being the most expensive by unit,
I think its pretty self explanatory, economies of scale.
Per unit, it requires less time, so we can justify charging less.
Also, from a business perspective, it only makes sense to reward higher volume customers rather than punish them.
Wouldn't you be pissed if you were one of our best customers and you were spending more per unit than the people just dipping their toes in the water?
So far, nobody has been upset about getting bigger discounts in exchange for being a better customer.
I hope you do see some action in the SERPs soon.
As far as the trial package being the most expensive by unit,
I think its pretty self explanatory, economies of scale.
Per unit, it requires less time, so we can justify charging less.
Also, from a business perspective, it only makes sense to reward higher volume customers rather than punish them.
Wouldn't you be pissed if you were one of our best customers and you were spending more per unit than the people just dipping their toes in the water?
So far, nobody has been upset about getting bigger discounts in exchange for being a better customer.
well, for what it is worth, i can already see the results of my 5-Hoth package and i haven't even gotten the 1st reports yet.
In the past 12 hours, i have noticed positive movement for all targeted keywords.
Since the reports aren't due til Monday, im secretly hoping they've only completed 2 or 3 of the packages and the final ones will push the SERPs up even further.
Terms are highly competitive.
Looking forward to doing large scale business if this SERP movement continues.
In the past 12 hours, i have noticed positive movement for all targeted keywords.
Since the reports aren't due til Monday, im secretly hoping they've only completed 2 or 3 of the packages and the final ones will push the SERPs up even further.
Terms are highly competitive.
Looking forward to doing large scale business if this SERP movement continues.
i agree, might of misspoken there what i tried to convey, i see it's not on your site anymore but you use to have a bulk offer of 20x 1 hots which was intended for 20 sites most likely, so the fact that the trial package is just to see the reports feeling contradicts the offer you use to have for 20x 1 hoth packages, anyhow, I'm sure you had results with customers i have no doubt about that, but i was just questioning the logic of your explanation of the trial package. using it as an excuse for not having any results. anyway this is the last post i will make about the matter, will give you a good review if things go towards my reasonable expectations of this package and then you have a future periodic customer else I'm sure one bad review won't do any harm since this is probably not your only venue for advertising
THANKSGIVING ANNOUNCEMENT!
Hey all, happy Thanksgiving!
Just to let you know, I will be out of the office from Wednesday, Nov 24, to Sunday, Nov 28.
If you have a report scheduled for one of those dates, YOU WILL RECEIVE IT.
You may continue to place orders, but please be aware that they will be processed when I return on Monday, Nov. 29.
Also, if you have any questions or need support, email me at alex@hothtactical.com, and I will email you back on Monday/Tuesday when I get back.
Happy Holidays!
-AP
Hey all, happy Thanksgiving!
Just to let you know, I will be out of the office from Wednesday, Nov 24, to Sunday, Nov 28.
If you have a report scheduled for one of those dates, YOU WILL RECEIVE IT.
You may continue to place orders, but please be aware that they will be processed when I return on Monday, Nov. 29.
Also, if you have any questions or need support, email me at alex@hothtactical.com, and I will email you back on Monday/Tuesday when I get back.
Happy Holidays!
-AP
All of the content created stems from your 5 SuperSpun articles.
Thank you, sir!
Review:
Pros: The articles are of decent quality and the price is pretty cheap.
Cons: The way the linked to my money site looks extremely unnatural, for example they are talking about insomnia (which isn't my niche) and then they just randomly add in brackets (see mysleepdisordernichehere link). It honestly doesn't make any sense from a user perspective and can't be great from a google relevancy perspective either. Another issue is that the web 2.0 sites link to your wordpress/blogger blogs and they use the anchor text that isn't relevant to my niche at all (they link using insomnia terms rather than my actual sleep disorder). I was also under the impression that these web 2.0 sites would link to my money site as well, but that could simply be me being bad at reading.
Turn around time, from the time I placed my order till the time I received the articles it took nearly two weeks for everything to arrive. They say 7 day maximum turn around time but what you also need to consider is that weekends don't count and also this 7 day turn around time is from when they mark your order as received.
Will I order this service again?
Honestly, probably not. If my niche was insomnia this package would make sense but the way everything reads and interlinks as is simply doesn't make sense. It's great value and I was planning on using this on a lot of client sites, but I would be embarrassed to show this type of product to a client.
Overall: 6/10
Pros: The articles are of decent quality and the price is pretty cheap.
Cons: The way the linked to my money site looks extremely unnatural, for example they are talking about insomnia (which isn't my niche) and then they just randomly add in brackets (see mysleepdisordernichehere link). It honestly doesn't make any sense from a user perspective and can't be great from a google relevancy perspective either. Another issue is that the web 2.0 sites link to your wordpress/blogger blogs and they use the anchor text that isn't relevant to my niche at all (they link using insomnia terms rather than my actual sleep disorder). I was also under the impression that these web 2.0 sites would link to my money site as well, but that could simply be me being bad at reading.
Turn around time, from the time I placed my order till the time I received the articles it took nearly two weeks for everything to arrive. They say 7 day maximum turn around time but what you also need to consider is that weekends don't count and also this 7 day turn around time is from when they mark your order as received.
Will I order this service again?
Honestly, probably not. If my niche was insomnia this package would make sense but the way everything reads and interlinks as is simply doesn't make sense. It's great value and I was planning on using this on a lot of client sites, but I would be embarrassed to show this type of product to a client.
Overall: 6/10
I probably cannot agree more with tencentpiece, the service I received simply sucks as hell and the reasons for that are following:
I bought a 5 Hoth package going for a total of 2 URLs with 3 keywords each, including 2 longtails for each.
The verry first line in the report I read was the following:
247WF Topic: MYNICHENAME (5 Articles, I have no idea wtf this is)
Please let me know how can you write down like that in a report you send to a client ? Can't be serious about that, providing such a phrase to my clients they would ask for refund I am affraid... It's your task to ask / research the niche and ask the clients if he likes the work you do...
Funny thing about is, I have had a livechat with the guys twice, and not a single time Alex asked me about the topic. How about dropping a short message via e-mail or similiar to prevent from delivering such crap ?
I will go step by step through the report and comment on what I received from now on:
Squidoo: bullshit, my niche is about a local slotmachine and arcade machine, the article on squidoo is about athletics and how they work out. Tell me what's the relation between a vertical jump and a slotmachine / game ? Anchors are simply thrown right into the next, absolutely bullshit.
Wordpress: 5 posts as I had a 5 Hoth order, all added on the same day, great for footprints. Team based games, sudoku all that stuff that has NOTHING to do with my niche. Crap again.
Blogspot: same shit as on Wordpress, all blogposts created on the same day.
Web 2.0 properties: same problem, nothing to do with the niche at all. Anchors pointing to Blogspot and Wordpress not matching, crap.
Bookmarks: not enough different accounts in my opinion, creates footprints in my opinion.
Profile Links: not all for public viewing enabled, some broken links, poor overall display.
Next good stuff is I random checked one of the articles on the properties and there was a 76% of a text match from copyscape for an EZine Article, One 7% match, One 59% / 16% match, One 74% match and One 82% match. Nice footprints for copying again, don't know what to say about that... Honestly I did not even try to check the Wordpress stuff, hope you can understand why...
As a summary, for a prize of 40$ per Hoth when ordering 5, this is a steal, but a steal for the provider. NOTHING was done good in the end, niche failed, related images failed, huge copyscape match, what more to expect to create bad footprints for your moneysite...
For those interested (in case you're a longterm member of this forum / moderator), I don't mind sending you the report so you can verify I am not attacking possible competitors on this forum but posting an honest review.
I bought a 5 Hoth package going for a total of 2 URLs with 3 keywords each, including 2 longtails for each.
The verry first line in the report I read was the following:
247WF Topic: MYNICHENAME (5 Articles, I have no idea wtf this is)
Please let me know how can you write down like that in a report you send to a client ? Can't be serious about that, providing such a phrase to my clients they would ask for refund I am affraid... It's your task to ask / research the niche and ask the clients if he likes the work you do...
Funny thing about is, I have had a livechat with the guys twice, and not a single time Alex asked me about the topic. How about dropping a short message via e-mail or similiar to prevent from delivering such crap ?
I will go step by step through the report and comment on what I received from now on:
Squidoo: bullshit, my niche is about a local slotmachine and arcade machine, the article on squidoo is about athletics and how they work out. Tell me what's the relation between a vertical jump and a slotmachine / game ? Anchors are simply thrown right into the next, absolutely bullshit.
Wordpress: 5 posts as I had a 5 Hoth order, all added on the same day, great for footprints. Team based games, sudoku all that stuff that has NOTHING to do with my niche. Crap again.
Blogspot: same shit as on Wordpress, all blogposts created on the same day.
Web 2.0 properties: same problem, nothing to do with the niche at all. Anchors pointing to Blogspot and Wordpress not matching, crap.
Bookmarks: not enough different accounts in my opinion, creates footprints in my opinion.
Profile Links: not all for public viewing enabled, some broken links, poor overall display.
Next good stuff is I random checked one of the articles on the properties and there was a 76% of a text match from copyscape for an EZine Article, One 7% match, One 59% / 16% match, One 74% match and One 82% match. Nice footprints for copying again, don't know what to say about that... Honestly I did not even try to check the Wordpress stuff, hope you can understand why...
As a summary, for a prize of 40$ per Hoth when ordering 5, this is a steal, but a steal for the provider. NOTHING was done good in the end, niche failed, related images failed, huge copyscape match, what more to expect to create bad footprints for your moneysite...
For those interested (in case you're a longterm member of this forum / moderator), I don't mind sending you the report so you can verify I am not attacking possible competitors on this forum but posting an honest review.
I have already responded to Franz/Affiliate SEO, by email.
We have issued him a $50 refund for the EXTREMELY disrespectful comment left in the report by one of our new employees.
Like I said, this comment was left by a new employee, and we are taking it EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY.
We are NOT in the business of disrespecting our customers, and the person who wrote this will be disciplined very seriously and potentially terminated.
As for the content created-
The subject matter was Gambling related, so we wrote about "Gaming" in general.
(I'm not revealing the niche here, because it was a very niche subject under the enormous gambling umbrella, which I won't mention)
We wrote articles about games, because neither Wordpress, nor Blogspot, nor Squidoo will accept casino related subject matter. This is what we've had to do for all gambling related clients and they've all been very happy. If you think about it, it does make sense, if you have a poker site and you get black jack links, they do help. Or if you have a site about World of Warcraft and you get Halo links, they will also help. The macro category here is "Gaming" so that is what we wrote the articles about.
The only mistake here is that I didn't notify you that this would be the case in advance, and for this I apologize.
To make it up to Affiliate.SEO, I've offered to redo his entire authority module, free of charge, using articles of his liking. The only stipulation is that we cannot promise that these properties will stick on their respective sites, nor shall we support them, because the subject matter explicitly violates the TOS of the host sites.
PLEASE NOTE: The negative review posted on here, was done less than 6 hours from the time Affiliate.SEO email me about it, which was in the middle of the night, my time. I'm not pointing fingers, I just want people to understand the reality of the situation. Had I been given a chance to properly support this order, I am confident everyone would be happy.
Nonetheless, we are going to work our asses off to resolve this issue and make sure Franz ends up happy, either way.
Thank you for your honest & diligent review,
-AP
We have issued him a $50 refund for the EXTREMELY disrespectful comment left in the report by one of our new employees.
Like I said, this comment was left by a new employee, and we are taking it EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY.
We are NOT in the business of disrespecting our customers, and the person who wrote this will be disciplined very seriously and potentially terminated.
As for the content created-
The subject matter was Gambling related, so we wrote about "Gaming" in general.
(I'm not revealing the niche here, because it was a very niche subject under the enormous gambling umbrella, which I won't mention)
We wrote articles about games, because neither Wordpress, nor Blogspot, nor Squidoo will accept casino related subject matter. This is what we've had to do for all gambling related clients and they've all been very happy. If you think about it, it does make sense, if you have a poker site and you get black jack links, they do help. Or if you have a site about World of Warcraft and you get Halo links, they will also help. The macro category here is "Gaming" so that is what we wrote the articles about.
The only mistake here is that I didn't notify you that this would be the case in advance, and for this I apologize.
To make it up to Affiliate.SEO, I've offered to redo his entire authority module, free of charge, using articles of his liking. The only stipulation is that we cannot promise that these properties will stick on their respective sites, nor shall we support them, because the subject matter explicitly violates the TOS of the host sites.
PLEASE NOTE: The negative review posted on here, was done less than 6 hours from the time Affiliate.SEO email me about it, which was in the middle of the night, my time. I'm not pointing fingers, I just want people to understand the reality of the situation. Had I been given a chance to properly support this order, I am confident everyone would be happy.
Nonetheless, we are going to work our asses off to resolve this issue and make sure Franz ends up happy, either way.
Thank you for your honest & diligent review,
-AP
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