really interested in this service for education niche - having no report makes me nervous however as there is no verification of service provided. i don't understand how this protects the network as if there was some dubious intention by a google employee(unlikely to spend $200) to uncover the network then they would make an order to a site with few back links and check the network that way? all i can see is that it makes it really easy for the seller to rip off the customer. i haven't dealt with thehobbster before so no comment on his reputation or intentions but i have spent large sums with other 'senior' and well respected posters in the past and had bad experiences. i'm always on the look out for quality services which seem few and far between post-panda/penguin so was disappointed to see no reports included.
You are not the only one who has had these reservations, and many have gone ahead and ordered despite these feelings, and I've shown them a single site to help relieve the concerns. I would be willing to do the same for you, however I can't do this on some of the other networks as I'd be exposing other client's sites, which they would not appreciate.
It's not that a Google Employee would spend $200 with me to bring down my measley 5 site network... here is the risk:
1. You give out a report to some knucklehead who doens't understand the game.
2. They start firing off 10k wikis, 200k comments, 5k bookmarks, 300 web 2.0's to their articles. This is an obvious sign of an SEO'd site, and it's not hard for an algorithm to detect a massive spike in spam links.
3. Google takes a manual look at the site, takes the other ridiculously easy steps to knock down the network, and kapoof.
Or, you don't create any obvious off-page, backlink red flags and footprints, and what you get are 100% real links on 100% real, non-seo'd sites (aka super legit, super powerful backlinks).
That's the reasoning.
The way you know I've done the work is you get an amazing jump in your rankings. I've got more repeat customers than I can count on all of the appendages of my body, who are a testament to this service working.
You are also welcome to look back through the links to previous threads I've opened and see all of the positive (and no negative) feedback. I've also meant to post some of the emails I'm receiving about how I'm in the top of customer service on Wickedfire, etc. I also have a very high iTrader rating.
Nothing can stop fear-based decision making except taking a risk and finding the reward. I'd be happy to help you feel better about it, but only after you've ordered, of course. You have to have a vested interest in not sharing the information as well.
Thanks for the concern, and I hope I've helped you and anyone else understand the reasoning for the No-Report situation. I understand it is a large some of money for a premium service. Not giving a report is a very large positive for most of my buyers, for the reasons I've discussed.
Thanks for the interest!
