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disenchanted I noticed that the seo powerpack is fully updated with the algorithms only for 6 months. Then they convert to a subscription product [for anyone wanting to continue to use "Current" data in their algorithms].

The programs might still "work" AFTER 6 months but they will with outdated information [without a subscription of some sort].

So, it is obvious that without continuous updates in todays work, they won't be of much use. WITHOUT an ongoing subscription!

A 1 month subscription for the seo powerpack is $19.95
whereas the one year subscription is $124.95
[which works out to about 50% off the $19.95 monthly rate].
The 36 month subscription is $299.95

Questions:

1. Will all the subscription packages also be on sale, with the
63% discount?

2. Example: Would we be able to purchase the:
a. 12 month subscription at 63% off the normal one year price?
[ $124.95 - 63% discount = $46.23]

or

b. the 36 month additional subscription for 63% off the normal $299.95?
[ $299 - 63% = $110.98]

That would be a great deal offer if the whole Seo powerpack WITH 36 months of Live ! plan updates could be had for
$149.95 + 110.98= $260.93 total

I'd definitely jump in on a 36 month subscription for the seo powerpack "suite" if it only costs $260.93

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disenchanted How does you seo powerpack compare to

1. Market samarai

2. micro niche finder

3. other well known competitors

Thanks.

Sep 11 2011 at 10:11pm Copy Link

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disenchanted ok the sale is on.

I see we can add individual items to our cart, or the all encompassing powerpack bundle.

Any word on if we can buy the extended subscriptions at a discount also?

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Preston Mitchell Not too Encouraging When a Developer does not respond to questions posted on his offering.

Sep 12 2011 at 1:10am Copy Link

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Preston Mitchell WebSite Auditor sounds very intriguing. BUT HOW MUCH CODING KNOWLEDGE MUST THE USER KNOW? If Auditor improves a web site's structure, must the user be a code wizard to enjoy the benefits of Auditor?

Sep 12 2011 at 1:14am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea Just letting you know that the Buy Now for the 'LinkAssistant Professional' title is not discounted at the moment. We are currently working on fixing the issue and will post here when this is fixed.

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Jonathan Horner Rank Tracker is well worth having. There are occasional glitches but the developers usually get them fixed reasonable quickly. Being able to check a large amount of keyword rankings at any given time is invaluable for me. The Adwords integration doesn't work well on OSX PPC due to a Java problem. Works great on Intel though.

SEOspy is handy to have now and again for quick link research.

Website Auditor is handy for a quick assessment of a website or individual webpages. You do however need an understanding of SEO to start with. If you just follow it's built in reports to SEO your pages then you could do more damage than good. This is due to the way the software works. If the top 10 results for the keyword you are targeting are not particularly well optimised for that keyword the reports will not give good advice. So handy to have but make sure you understand why you are doing what it tells you to do. You can find help and advice on the forums.

I never use Link Assistant so can't comment on this one.

As mentioned above make sure you factor in the subscription costs after the first 6 months to get the true cost of the software. Also be aware that the subscription costs are higher for the pro version.

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Jonathan Horner @preston you need to know how to edit html on webpages. If you are familiar with meta tags (title description), heading tags (h1,h2 etc) and styling (strong, em, lists etc) then you'll be fine.

As mentioned above you should learn the basics of on page SEO as well rather than blindly following what the software tells you. The software will help you somewhat with this and their forums too.

Sep 12 2011 at 1:33am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea The Buy Now link for the 'LinkAssistant Professional' title is now showing the correct discount. Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 12 2011 at 2:07am Copy Link

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Jonathan Horner EDIT: sorry, in my post above I meant that the Enterprise edition is more expensive for the subscription plan. That version is not on offer today anyway.

Sep 12 2011 at 2:44am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi everybody,

Thanks for your interest in SEO PowerSuite!

The today's 63% discount is for SEO PowerSuite package:
1) SEO PowerSuite toolkit (or one of its tools)
2) the bonuses you get with it (free features updates, bug-fixes and customer support for life and 6 months of Live! Plan subscription).
Yet the discount does not cover any extras, such as your further Live!Plan subscriptions.

If you're interested in how SEO PowerSuite compares to other SEO tools on the market, please look through these reviews: http://www.link-assistant...tools.html

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 12 2011 at 2:44am Copy Link

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Preston Mitchell Jonathan -- Thank You

I appreciate your informative answer to my question asking the level of coding expertise needed to effectively use Auditor. Thank you.

Though it is a pity that the developer didn't bother to reply.

Sep 12 2011 at 8:51am Copy Link

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Nico Westerdale Due to the overwhelming response Link-Assistant.Com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Sep 13 2011 at 12:00am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi Preston,

Sorry, I've missed you question when looking through the comment last time.

Actually, one of WebSite Auditor's features is highlighting specific HTML-code elements in the pages' code, so that you could quickly navigate through the coding of your website. This makes using WebSite Auditor very convenient even for a person without any HTML knowledge.

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 13 2011 at 4:37am Copy Link

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Preston Mitchell Alexandra -- Thank you for your reply...but a question please.

My only hesitation in buying SEO Powerhouse is my fear that I lack the coding expertise to use your expensive software effectively.

My coding skills are minimal. I am still learning. Also, I have no clue as to what good SEO code should look like.

It sounds great that Auditor highlights specific SEO code elements to change. BUTdoes Auditor suggest new code elements to replace the highlighted code with? And--or--does Link Assistant provide tutorials teaching the coding skills needed to fix the specific code elements highlighted by Auditor?

I have not downloaded and tried Auditor yet...so pardon me if my question is totally ignorant.

Sep 13 2011 at 5:11am Copy Link

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Preston Mitchell Alexandra -- Sales Question, please.

I understand that in addtion to buying the software, there will be an ongoing charge for the cost of the subscription.

I wish to know how often that I might be confronted with purchasing software upgrades? And how much would software upgrades cost?

As a small business, I have a tight budget and must factor in future costs associated with buying your software.

Sep 13 2011 at 5:16am Copy Link

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Marc Ferguson Any chance of a discount for Enterpise version :)

Sep 13 2011 at 7:12am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Preston,

1) After buying SEO PowerSuite, you get a 30-day money back guarantee. This means that if for some reason you decide not to use our software any longer, within 30 days since the purchase, you can write to our support folks to request a refund and instantly get all your money back. Thus, your decision to buy SEO PowerSuite is abslutely safe, even if you still have some hesitations :)

2) For the first 6 month you get the Live! Plan subscription absolutely for free, while further on you get it on paid basis:
1 month $19.95
6 months $99.95 (=$16.65/mo)
12 months $124.95 (=$10.41/mo)
24 months $199.95 (=$8.33/mo)
36 months $299.95 (=$8.33/mo)

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 13 2011 at 7:29am Copy Link

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Marc Ferguson Any answer on the Enterprise discount :) I actually recieved an email with a discount code from you guys about 2 weeks ago and for the life of me cant find it

Sep 13 2011 at 7:39am Copy Link

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Preston Mitchell Alexandra -- Thank You..BUT?

You offered a reasonable recommendation: buy the software and if it is too difficult for me to use, request a refund. Thank you.

You did not answer my questions though:

Does Auditor generate or suggest new SEO code elements to replace the highlighted code elements?

Does your company offer comprehensive tutorials on the basics and code structure of good SEO? (So, a complete novice can learn exactly what he is trying to accomplish with your software.)

Sep 13 2011 at 8:18am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com No discounts for Enterprise in this offer, sorry:)

But there's no problem in recovering you discount coupon. Just get in touch with our support team at www.link-assistant.com/support. They will surely help you.

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 13 2011 at 8:22am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Preston, WebSite Auditor does not generate HTML-code elements, it analyzes your sites coding and finds any flaws it may have.

Further on it highlights the code elements for you to easily find them and make necessary changes. More to that, it shapes all analytical data into clear reports with detailed instructions and recommendations on how and what you should do further on.

And yes, surely, WebSite Auditor comes with a full-blown user manual, that points out all software's features and an SEO manual for beginners (from one of our most leading SEO experts). Plus, if anything still remains unclear to you, our support team is ready to answer any questions and help you with optimizing your site.

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 13 2011 at 8:33am Copy Link

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Diego SEO Hi,

I like this software and own several licenses (Pro & Enterprise) but the updates are very expensive, IMO.

In addition, you'll need the Enterprise version to save the reports. Never seen something like this in a "professional" version.

Sep 13 2011 at 7:11pm Copy Link

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Marc Ferguson Hey Alexandra

I submitted a support request about the discount code emailed to me, but no reply and now it seems I have missed out on this offer as well :(

Could you ask support to have a look for me. If I recall it was also 63% off and included enterprise version

Thanks in Advance

Marc

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Link-Assistant.Com Mark, our support team has responded to your email. Please, check it one more time (and check your spam-box as well). Thanks.

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 14 2011 at 7:16am Copy Link

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winton guy why only 6mths? update

what is the difference between this and the one on your website?

Jan 9 2012 at 11:19pm Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi there!

Search engine algorithms change a few times a month and we generate updates accordingly. This is a piece of work done by our IT crew for you. When you buy our software, we support you with those updates for six months for free as a bonus! After that updates are provided on a paid basis.

There is no difference between this software and that on our website. However right now you can purchase it from here at a discounted price!

Link-Assistant.Com - Jan 10 2012 at 1:55am Copy Link

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Nate Kobbs I missed the last sale, so I'm happy to see this deal here now! SEO Powersuite in professional version worked great for me since January 2011, now I need one more copy for an assistant and happy to get it at this big discount. BTW, thanks Link-Assistant, you've got great customer support, Diane was always very helpful . Your service is worth the full price, honestly. But of course I can't miss it at such a huge discount ;)

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winton guy your website says the price is $249. so shouldn't it be 63% of that price?

plus how much are updates?

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi! The discount we offer here is bigger than that on our website. Obviously, both discounts apply to the full price of the product, which is $399.

You can see all Live Plan prices from here - http://www.link-assistant...l#liveplan

Have a great day!

Link-Assistant.Com - Jan 11 2012 at 4:37am Copy Link

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Louis Gedo The 6 months of free updates for the search engine algorithm starts when? On date of purchase of software? Upon date of registration of software?

Also, is there a limit to how many websites these applications can be applied to for one purchase price?

Thanks for clarifying.

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Got Caught "Folks, please note that this SEO PowerSuite Professional includes 6 months of free updates for the search engine algorithm."
After that its a brick, if you do not continue your subscription, the application is worthless. Its a 'interesting' marketing pitch.

do your homework at their very own forum
http://seo-forum.link-ass...ripped+off

The software is good
The entrapment is not

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winton guy guess it might be better to buy the software when you actually need it. might be more suited to SEO companies than to individuals who want to SEO themselves?

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disenchanted This software suite has easily become my "most researched" bitsdujour application in several months.

After reviewing tons of material on both the pro's and con's of this pkg online today, I have a few questions.

I was reading about folks having issues during searches and the need to deal with related captcha's. This was from some forum postings about mid year 2011.
That is when I discovered that a separate "Anti-CAPTCHA key" was available for purchase, from link-assistant.com.

1. what are the search limits before engines like google start requiring captcha's to be completed, even when utilizing tools like seo powersuite?

2. how often, on average, are captchas encountered when using the seo powersuite?

3. are there operational workarounds available now, in early 2012, for most encountered captchas?

Thanks for your time.

Jan 11 2012 at 7:16pm Copy Link

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Nico Westerdale Due to the overwhelming response Link-Assistant.Com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Jan 12 2012 at 12:00am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Thanks for the interest in SEO PowerSuite!

Louis, your free 6 months Live! Plan starts for you the moment you purchase your software. More to read about Live! Plans here http://www.link-assistant...-plan.html
There is no limit to how many websites you can optimize with SEO PowerSuite.

Got Caught, you're right, earlier the software wouldn't gather data from any SEs if Live! Plan was expired. However we’ve worked on it and made a change to let you do the work even with the expired Live! Plan. Right now, with an expired Live! Plan, SEO PowerSuite works normally gathering data from all SEs for which the algos haven't changed yet. So if Google is still up to date you'll be able to run checks, even if Live! Plan is expired.

Winton guy, SEO PowerSuite is equally useful for both individuals and SEO companies, because it’s professional yet totally simple to use. Professionals normally use the expert mode, while beginners go with basic settings. You don’t have to hold a degree in IT or even possess any HTML knowledge to use it. Doing SEO manually, on the contrary, requires some expertise in IT and oodles of time. Besides, doing SEO with bare hands is unfortunately never as effective as using SEO software.

Disenchanted,
1. Search engines ask for captchas if they notice that queries from a certain IP address are highly frequent. It’s impossible to predict if SEs are going to ask you for captchas at all or how often they gonna do so. Most of other SEO software, which do not even show you a captcha request but rather just stop collecting data when the search gets temporary banned. SEO PowerSuite includes features, such as Human Emulation, Proxy Rotation and search engines’ API keys, which minimize the chance of getting a captcha request as they make the software appear to search engines pretty much as a human.
2. This software is well equipped to appear to search engines as a human (as we’ve described above). So in most cases your CAPTCHAs won't appear too often thanks to other Search Safety features.
3. At the moment we are working on a new technology, which will let you avoid captcha’s requests in 99% of cases. Our developers report that this technology is due out already in the end of January or beginning of February the latest. This will be a totally unique feature, so if you are worried about captchas SEO PowerSuite would be the best option for you.

Have a great day!

Link-Assistant.Com - Jan 12 2012 at 2:39am Copy Link

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Roberto Silva I'd like to know if this software can be used in Portuguese language websites.

Jan 13 2012 at 9:14am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi Roberto! Yes, with SEO PowerSuite you can optimize websites written in any language.

Have a great day!

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disenchanted I bought this the last time it was ofered on BDJ.

My 6 month updates have ran out.

Any deals on "renewing the updates" during this offer?

Thanks in advance.

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umike How much to renew after 6 months?

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Link-Assistant.Com @disenchanted , @umike
Please contact customer support about renewing Search Algo Updates subscription.

Link-Assistant.Com - Aug 6 2012 at 2:21am Copy Link

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Brian H I'm confused. Policy tab states "Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for the lifetime of the product.", so why does "disenchanted" (in post above) say he/she needs to "renew {their} updates"? Is this the first time Link-Assistant.Com is offering deal that includes free lifetime updates? And almost as important, I would be interested in hearing how "disenchanted" or anyone else who has been using any version of the product for a good length of time has been satisfied or dissatisfied with it. Thanks. -Brian

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Diego SEO @Brian, It's possible to use the latest versions of the software for life BUT, in order to update the databases it's required to update the subscription.
HTH,
Diego

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Ian Rance @Brian, Yes I got caught with that - I thought the software was 'for life' but the search algos updates are not but you will not find it prominently before you have paid. A mean marketing trick which is why I have not updated mine and so use the program less frequently. If I had known earlier I would have used an alternative! Otherwise the software is ok I guess.

It cost them me upgrading tot he Enterprise edition in teh end anyway.

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Ian Rance I see the links for the Live update renewals are not working on the site so you can't even check the cost - from memory it is not much less than the price of the software - heads up!

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Stephen Kreyling You can get the monthly costs here http://www.link-assistant...go-updates I use the enterprise edition and mostly use rank tracker to test how well the seo is working out. Make sure you use proxies with the software.

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MojoMan With that policy they should just make it a monthly subscription rather than making people believe that they are actually "buying" it. Updates / upgrades... it;'s all semantics and without both the software becomes useless... imho

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disenchanted A couple questions:

1. If we purchased this in the past and our 6 month "updates" subscription has expired, do we have to renew all 4 products?

2. If we only found ourselves using like 2 of the products in the suite, can just those 2 product's subscriptions be renewed?

Thanks in advance.

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Darren Farmer I don't work for Link-Assistant (perhaps I should be on commision? ;-) ), but I asked this via a Live Chat yesterday.

The way I understand it is:

1) All the apps have free "Feature" updates for life.

2) The Search Engine Algorithms relate to all products and this is where you pay your money. Paid for in 1, 6, 12, 24, 36 monthly increments. So basically if you let these lapse then the apps are (by definition) out of date and I presume won't work efficiently? You do get good discounts for the longer period subscriptions.

Subscriptions are explained here:
http://www.link-assistant...go-updates

HTH

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Link-Assistant.Com You can extend algo updates subscriptions only for the products you're planning to use. If other 2 products won't be used for some time, you will still be able to renew maintenance when you decide to come back to them.

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disenchanted Has link-assisntant.com done any side-by-side comparisons with other SEO type vendors? I found one study but it was 2 or more years old and the website sampling used was less than 10 websites.

Just curious as to how this package compares to other pkg's out there.

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Thomas Reimann Please keep in mind that you are purchasing a subscription here. After some time the software will stop working until you pay a monthly fee. It will claim that the google algorithm has changed (which is a lie, it changes maybe once a year).

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W. Bonow This is bad. For 149€ just a subscription? I can nobody recommend that payment cause it's listen like „just make money“ for this company.

Sep 7 2013 at 3:27am Copy Link

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disenchanted After trying to find some online reviews, I came across this
limited review.posted on the vendor's website.

http://www.link-assistant...tools.html

Note: it is from 2009.

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disenchanted @Thomas,

It is not exactly a subscription (which causes some confusion) but it is more like you are buying "2 things"( PROGRAMS & UPDATES):
1. a bundle of 4 associated software programs.
2. With the 4 programs, the vendors INCLUDES "6 months of FREE updates".
(After that 6 months is up, the programs still work per se, but you no longer receive any algo updates unless you purchase them).

An analogy we probably can all relate to might be to compare it to an
"internet security suite" for your home PC:
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EXAMPLE: You buy a 2013 "internet security suite" like Mcafee or Symantec, which "INCLUDES 12 months of free updates". So you would probably receive
3 or 4 software programs:
- a firewall
- an anti-virus scanner
- an anti-malware scanner
- scheduler - to launch weekly scans.

After 12 months, the suite of 4 programs would still "work/function", but they would be basing their decisions using"old" data, unless you subscribe to receive new "updates", Only with ongoing "updates" would you be ensuring your computer's safety.
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The field of SEO products is somewhat hard to compare, as many competing SEO products use an exclusive "price-per-month" sales model.
Such as $59/month or $99/month. And/or, they discount their price-per-month when you pay with 1 lump sum payment, for 12 months of algo updates.

Or they offer a software application and you pay again when a newer release version of that software application is released.

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Ken Taylor For what it's worth. I've gone to their website watched the VDOs and read the features, These tools involve a lot more than the "Google alog" (@Thomas Reimann-please do more research).

When you buy the software you own it for life. After 6-months there are different "monthly price options". Of course the longer you go for the more discount you get.

If at anytime you don't want alog updates, don't renew. But you can at a later date renew again because you already have the software. No you won't get 6-months free again, that only happens when you buy for the first time. :)

To help folks like you and me to see what these "monthly price options" look like please go to this link. It took me forever and a day to find this. :(
(note: both links below essentially say the same thing.)

For Maintenance updates: http://www.link-assistant...aintenance

For Updates: http://www.link-assistant...go-updates

Hope this helps.

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Thomas Reimann @Ken

This is simply not true. The day your subscription runs out some very basic functions like keyword position search stop working right away even if google has not changed the search algorithm in more than 1 year. The software becomes useless. This is hardcoded and has nothing to do with algo updates.

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Ken Taylor @Thomas
Got it. :)

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Alexander Deliyannis I don't know about others, but I would appreciate a comment by Link Assistant to Thomas' comments. It seems a bit strange to me that a company focused on SEO would leave such points unanswered.

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Pavi Johnson I agree and will pass on this offer due to uncertain terms and lack of vendor clarification.

Best, /Pavi

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi everybody,

Thanks for your interest in SEO PowerSuite software - hope, I'll be able to answer all of your questions.

@disenchanted, we've recently ran another comparison - major SEO features set side by side. You can find here on our website - http://www.seopowersuite....eview.html

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Link-Assistant.Com @Thomas, Walfgang, Alexander, Pavi

Thanks for your questions and really sorry for the long reply! There's totally nothing shady about the software pricing.

The license you buy now - is a lifetime license that stays with you for long, just as Ken has noticed!

That is also true that besides the license itself, SEO PowerSuite tools need a monthly update plan that involves our daily monitoring of how search engines change their algorithms and adjusting the tools when any changes take place.

These algo changes are not something you see with your own eyes - that is, probably, why Thomas and some other users misunderstand what's truly involved into SEO PowerSuite search algo updates.

The changes are about the way Google and other search engines present their data and thus, how our crawlers should behave to collect and parse this data in the right way. As soon as something changes in the way Google presents the data, our crawlers would simply fail to bring you that data. And that is why the software simply can not function correctly without the timely updates.

Still, we do understand that with buying a lifetime license you wouldn't like to pay big monthly fees and tried to make them as low as possible - totally free for the 6 months and only $8.33 a month for the entire toolkit after that period.

Just compare the fees to any other SEO solutions that provide monthly charges - SEO PowerSuite offers you many more features and for a much lower price!

Hope this makes the situation clearer! Please feel free to ask any other questions you have!

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 9 2013 at 2:09am Copy Link

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Stanislav Cermak Hi.

Another comparision is here: http://seo-software-revie...views.com/.
According this Seo PowerSuite has got only Average Rank (Performance Reporting and Submission Tools seem to be poor).

Is there no Submission Tool in Seo PowerSuite?

I´d like to see any comparision of subsription of these tools.

Thanks
s.

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi Stanislav,

It all depends on the points you compare) SEO PowerSuite has a very powerful reporting module. Each of its tools have their own reports - on rankings, traffic, backlinks, onpage SEO - that you can generate both in HTML or PDF formats. More to that, you can easily brand the reports or customize the data presented in them. The reports are also easily saved on your computer for print out, sent via email or uploaded onto your website via FTP. So you barely call this functionality poor;) And more to that, the review is not very true, as SEO PowerSuite does report on traffic stats, pages indexation and so on.

We do not have article submission tools in the toolkit - and they don't seem to be the right way of link building now, aren't they?;)

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 9 2013 at 4:14am Copy Link

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Thomas Reimann And again - Rank Tracker stopped working here twice on the day my subscription ended. Google did not change anything on these days. It's 100% hard coded. End of subscription means the program stops working on that day, and becomes useless.

Sep 9 2013 at 4:27am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson Can we get the vendor response to Thomas' license no longer functioning after the "subscription period? This is extremely alarming, to say the least.

Sep 9 2013 at 4:48am Copy Link

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Thomas Reimann More clarification: I've bought about 2 years ago. When subscription ran out the program stopped working on that day. I could not update my rankings. At a later time I've extended the subscription for 6 more months. The subscription ran out about 2 weeks ago, and Rank Tracker stopped working again on that day. The program is auto-updating very frequently. 99% of the changes are something like "updated Google Uganda" or "updated Bing Zimbabwe" and when the program auto-updates without you having a subscription (you cannot prevent the auto-update) it stops working with the claim of an algorithm change even with the search engines that have not changed in months or years (like Google USA or Google UK). This means that if they update Google Algeria for some reason you cannot use ANY search engines without a costly subscription. When I was purchasing here I thought I was buying a lifetime license and after the subscription ran out I felt just cheated.

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Link-Assistant.Com Thomas, we're really sorry for making you feel that way. But there is one main point I've already mentioned that explain the situation:

- The algo updates are not something you see with your own eyes. It's not the shift in rankings or changes in the search engine's interface. It's about the way the data is arranged and, thus, the way our crawler should read and interpret that data.

That is why the software simply cannot continue to bring you the data when something is changed in the search algos. And that is why you cannot prevent the software from updating when the algos change - we do update it and either give you the new updated version (if you've provided the small fee we charge for keeping it up to date) or notify you that you can no longer collect the data (in case you've decided you no longer want to keep the tool updated).

It is just that way - the algorithm changes and we don't give you an update if you haven't ordered your search algo updates plan. And, surely, we prevent the tool from checking the data in the "broken" search engines, because it is simply impossible.

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 9 2013 at 6:16am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson @Alexandra: That is a really lame explanation, and quite frankly nobody is going to believe that.

Equally lame is that I just received an email to confirm that I am registered in the Link-Assistant.Com support center... except that I NEVER REGISTERED!!!

Please remove me from your SPAM campaign.

@Bitsdujour: How did they get my email address after I commented on their product?!?

/Pavi

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Link-Assistant.Com @Pavi, I've just explained the way our software works and why it works that way. No trying to make anyone believe anything. Lots of our users have made their mind that SEO PowerSuite is well worth their investment, and you've got your right to make an opposite decision.

The notification you've just mention comes when you're writing a request to our support folks. If you've just written something to them - then the notification lets you know we'll answer your ticket asap. If you haven't - then that is totally impossible, because there's no way we could get your email address and your statement seems more like a slander. We're sorry you're making this wrongful accusation.

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 9 2013 at 6:44am Copy Link

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Pavi Johnson I never asked for support or anything else!

No SEO PowerSuite for me, thanks.

Sep 9 2013 at 6:57am Copy Link

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Paul Petruci I bought SEO Power Suite Enterprise 1.5 years ago for my company.

The license is a lifetime license only with the name in reality is a subscription based license.

After the subscription expired the license is still active but the software is crippled, you can only download/save your old project as there are.

The reason is that "the algorithm changes" immediately after your subscription expired, which is a big lie.

The software is developed with java, and if you scan big sites (more then 100. 000 pages) after 3-5 hours, the software is just freezing and crash, and you loose 3-5 hours for nothing.

In 1 year many issues, even seo related and reported by many on there forum, where not solved but instead I've got "nicer reports".

Now they removed the forum, probably because of people complaints.

Sep 9 2013 at 10:26am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi Paul, I've just explained what search algo updates include and why they are needed for the tools to work and collect data - and we're very sorry you aren't ready to hear that.

Over the past few years the software's performance has also improved a great deal - so it woks well for very large websites too.

And the strangest thing is your mentioning of our forums - they are still here (and heve never been removed) with anyone able to speak out loud about anything they want - http://seo-forum.link-assistant.com/. So it seems quite strange you're saying such things.

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 9 2013 at 11:57am Copy Link

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Anna I agree with Thomas. The software stops working after 12 months.

As for the answer from the company, they say:

"...There's totally nothing shady about the software pricing.

The license you buy now - is a lifetime license that stays with you for long, just as Ken has noticed!

That is also true that besides the license itself, SEO PowerSuite tools need a monthly update plan that involves our daily monitoring of how search engines change their algorithms and adjusting the tools when any changes take place."

NOBODY knows how Google's algorithm works and what are the exact ranking factors. So, to say that we charge a monthly fee because we change our software depending on the Search Engines algo updates, is a lie.
And BTW, Google, Yahoo and Bing DO NOT change their algo every month.

Sep 15 2013 at 8:51am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi Clyde,

I've just explained that the updates we have to adjust our tools to are not something like Penguin or Panda (not the changes in the way Google ranks your sites). It's about the way search engines arrange their data and thus, the way our crawlers should collect it.

Hope now you do now the difference and see why these updates are necessary.

Link-Assistant.Com - Sep 16 2013 at 12:24am Copy Link

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W. Bonow Is there a alternative product to offer ?

Sep 16 2013 at 1:20am Copy Link

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Dunking A Google search for "SEO toolset" doesn't list the PowerSuite (or LinkAssistan) website until page three. Shouldn't theirs be a the top of page one results for the kind of money they charge? Or perhaps they aren't using their own product...

Jul 5 2014 at 3:34am Copy Link

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Dunking What?!? I just got an email telling me the username and password of my new account on the LinkAssistant website! That's a bit of a liberty, isn't it?

More importantly, who gave them my email address? Yes, Bits, I'm looking at you - how on earth did they get hold of my address unless you gave it to them? And why did you give it to them?

You might imagine that I am both very unimpressed indeed, and more than a little put out about this.

Jul 5 2014 at 6:55am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Dunking - Could you please let me know if you purchased the product?

BitsDuJour Admin - Jul 5 2014 at 9:34am Copy Link

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Dunking @Constantin: I have not purchased the product. Indeed, I have had nothing whatsoever to do with the company or its products other than to make the 'Google search' post here.

Jul 5 2014 at 9:53am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Dunking - We have contacted the vendor regarding the issue you mention. We did not share your email address with the vendor.

BitsDuJour Admin - Jul 5 2014 at 10:32am Copy Link

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Dunking Thanks, Constantin. Do you have any idea how they got hold of my email address? The only place I use it is here, and that very rarely.

Jul 5 2014 at 3:33pm Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com @Dunking: SEO PowerSuite is desktop software, so we don't have an account system on Link-Assistant.Com website. Thus, we're puzzled to get to know that you've received a username and a password to access our site - we couldn't have sent you any message of this kind.

Could you help us investigate the issue? Please send the following details to support@link-assistant.com: the exact message you received, including the text, the date and the sender.

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 7 2014 at 1:14am Copy Link

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Dunking @Link-Assistant: I have copied the entire message to you. You will see that it appears to originate from your system, and purports to be from you.

Jul 7 2014 at 2:01am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Hi Dunking, got it! You've been registered at our support ticket system (not the site itself as I initially thought), and here's why.

All the comments at BitsDuJour happened to be automatically copied to our support ticket system. As a result, all commentators are being registered as users who requested assistance, and they receive notifications on their ticket progress.

I apologize for the inconvenience, it's not the way it should be. There was no intent to compromise or spam your email, it's just the wrong system settings we'll be fixing asap.

Constantin, I'm requesting your assistance to change this settings via email because I seem to be unable to do that from my vendor account.

Thank you for the heads up, Dunking!

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 7 2014 at 2:29am Copy Link

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Dunking @Link-Asistant: Thanks for investigating and providing the details. I am happy to accept that there was no ulterior motive other than accelerated customer support.

Jul 7 2014 at 3:22am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Link-Assistant.Com - The setting has been updated on our side.

BitsDuJour Admin - Jul 7 2014 at 3:43am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea @Dunking - I am sorry about the issue. We have fixed it so that this will not happen again.

BitsDuJour Admin - Jul 7 2014 at 4:13am Copy Link

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Jon Spain If support is for 6 months, what happens after that, please? for a product with free lifetime upgrades to future versions for the lifetime of the product, something doesn't seem quite right.

Jon

Jul 8 2014 at 12:39am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com @Jon Spain - Hi Jon, the license covers 6 months of search algo updates. When the period expires, search algo updates are provided on a paid basis, starting at $3.05/mo for separate products (Rank Tracker, SEO SpyGlass, WebSite Auditor and LinkAssistant) and 8.33/mo for SEO PowerSuite Pro.

Search algo updates ensure that the software can get actual data from search engines at all times. That is, the software will still work without search algo updates, but the data that comes from search engines may be incorrect or unavailable.

Indeed, we do provide free upgrades for future versions, yet we charge quite a moderate fee for search algo updates. Tracking changes in search engines requires quite a few man-hours that's why we charge this additional fee.

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 8 2014 at 1:58am Copy Link

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Jon Spain Thank you but I fear that the license conditions are unfairly confusing. To state that you offer free lifetime upgrades for a product which requires payments every 6 months in order for it to remain fully effective is contradictory. Have I missed something?

Jon

Jul 8 2014 at 2:06am Copy Link

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Thomas Reimann "If support is for 6 months, what happens after that, please?" The product will stop working 1 second after your 6 months subscription expires, unless you pay a monthly fee.

Jul 8 2014 at 2:08am Copy Link

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Jon Spain ... which makes the free lifetime upgrades claim utterly misleading, which is not what I expect from a vendor allowed into BdJ.

Jon

Jul 8 2014 at 2:22am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com @Jon Spain: Sorry it's confusing, but that's what we differentiate in our pricing model. We offer feature updates for free, yet we charge for search algo updates.

@Thomas Reimann: Not quite so. If we may stress again, only search engine-related data may become unavailable with expired search algo updates. That is, if Google changes its algorithm today, a user will not get data from Google - but this doesn't mean the software will stop working altogether.

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 8 2014 at 2:33am Copy Link

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Jon Spain Well, it may make sense to you but I find that utterly confusing and, frankly, far from acceptable. It is taken as axiomatic that Google will update their algorithms every so often so that, in order to be effective, the software will only remain effective if payments are made every 6 months. While a periodic licensing pricing mechanism is not in itself objectionable, introducing confusion is an unfair marketing technique. Please withdraw the claim to fee lifetime upgrades because it really is meaningless.

Jon

Jul 8 2014 at 2:40am Copy Link

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Thomas Reimann @Link-Assistant This is definitely not the truth. Google changes the algorithm maybe once a year. During my subscription the software was updated almost daily, and if you miss one version because of missing subscription it stops working completely, even if google has not touched a thing in months. I've bought a "lifetime license" several years ago and felt cheatet when is stopped working after 6 months. I've extended it by paying for 6 more months and the next day after the 6 months passed I could not use a single function because it refused to start.

Jul 8 2014 at 2:40am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com @Jon Spain: Thank you for feedback, we'll consider changing the wording - meanwhile, we hope now the issue has been explained, hasn't it?

@Thomas Reimann: The algorithms we're talking about in the context of SEO software are not the same as popular Panda or Penguin updates - these are the ones you must be having in mind. The updates we mean are performed by search engines every other day - and we have to monitor these changes pretty much around the clock to make sure the software interacts correctly with the supported 300+ search engines.

Regarding SEO PowerSuite capabilities after search algo updates expire. We've recently reconsidered the functionality pattern, and pretty much all functions stay in place. As I've written before, certain search engine data becomes unavailable over time, but it's definitely not a matter of one second.

One way or another, search algo updates are crucial to make the software function properly.

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 8 2014 at 3:21am Copy Link

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Thomas Reimann What matters is Google. This is where 99% of the SEO business is. Parsing of Google results to determinate a position of keywords needs to be re-coded maybe every 2 years, when the layout of the search result changes. Yet the day my subscription of my "lifetime updates" product has expired I could not look up the position of my keywords on Google. After I've re-subscribed, and the next 6 month expired the exact same thing happened, I could not look up keyword SEO positions. The software became completely useless to me, and that without Google changing a byte in their html code. I would be completely happy with the version I had when my subscription expired, but you have blocked the access to it. This is a fact.

Jul 8 2014 at 6:58am Copy Link

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Jon Spain Why offer unlimited software upgrades when it will stop working after 6 months?

Jon

Jul 8 2014 at 7:06am Copy Link

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disenchanted Since these programs are a lot like other "subscription based software" programs, [EXAMPLE: anti-virus programs], I think it would be less confusing if the SEO Power-suite just switched completely to a "subscription model".

In my example of "Anti-virus", most people would not keep using any anti-virus program (even if it DID work) after their anti-virus "updates" EXPIRED.
It wouldn't make sense to use a program that relies on current updates, if you are not currently subscribed to those updates.

The SEO biz is as dependent upon its updates to google & SEO algo's, just as an anti-virus program is dependent upon its anti-virus updates.

I would suggest ditching the "lifetime updates" to the main programs, and switch entirely to a subscription model for everything.
It would be a lot less confusing.

Just my 2 cents.

Jul 8 2014 at 7:13am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com @Thomas Reimann: You're quite right in some aspects, and we're sorry to hear you're disappointed. Algo updates aside, were you happy with SEO PowerSuite performance?

@Jon Spain: Again, thank you for the feedback, we'll look into changing the wording.

@disenchanted: Thank you for bringing up this relevant example with anti-virus software. Indeed, it's quite close to our case.

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 8 2014 at 7:38am Copy Link

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Thomas Reimann I have used only a small part of the suite to keep track of keyword positions. The version that I've initially purchased I was quite happy with. At some time the GUI was changed to a better looking one, but where you had to do more clicks, so that was a downgrade. But I would have kept using it, if not for the shock that a "free lifetime updates" software stopped working. I felt cheated, but was in the middle of an important project on that day, so had to pay for another 6 months. But after that I've refused to pay. It felt like mob racketeering. I made it my cause that nobody else falls for the same trick as I did. The software is expensive, and if you promise lifetime updates, you should stick to it, no questions asked. edit: a big malus of the version I've used back then, that it had barely any shortcuts, so you could not really operate mostly with a keyboard. You had to do thousands of clicks. Maybe it has changed by now.

Jul 8 2014 at 7:52am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com Thank you for your feedback, Thomas, we do appreciate it. Quite interesting the UI upgrade turned out not that handy for you. One of our points with this elaborate pricing model is that it echoes the development support involved: believe it or not, our team is heavily engaged in tracking relevant changes and tweaking the tools accordingly. Also, it redistributes the fee burden: eventually, the software turns out cheaper than $100/mo our competitors charge on average for similar functionality.

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 8 2014 at 8:12am Copy Link

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Thomas Reimann I have no problem with a subscription based model. But usually a subscription model has a very low entry point. You have a very costly entry point + a subscription model. But the worst was really that I had the feeling I'm buying here a lifetime product, and made the purchase because of that. You should write in big letters on top that it is a subscription model, and if you stop paying the product will stop to work alltogether. You don't have the option to use the version you have installed, as long as it keeps working (until Google messes things up).

Jul 8 2014 at 8:42am Copy Link

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Constantin Florea We're experiencing a HUGE number of visitors right now - if you have problems please close your browser and try again. We're bringing more servers online to handle the traffic.

BitsDuJour Admin - Jul 9 2014 at 1:57pm Copy Link

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Coup Onz The messages posted here seem to clearly explain a subscription must be paid, or the product will stop functioning. This seems 180 degrees opposed to the description's claim of lifetime license. Consideration aborted.

Jul 10 2014 at 10:06am Copy Link

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Software Seeker Sorry folks, but this kind of software is not just hugely overpriced, it is simply useless. It keeps surprising me how many companies/individuals (mainly bloggers with their own - mostly ugly-looking website) seem to be able to make money on the topic of SEO. The references on this company's website are just silly. Just try and search for "paper & pen role-playing games". You will not find the company this software supposedly worked wonders for.

Jul 10 2014 at 12:52pm Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com @Coup Onz: The price includes 6 months of search algo updates. When the period expires, the updates are provided on a paid basis. Paid search algo updates are crucial to make the software function properly and have all the data available.

@Software Seeker: If you believe that the entire SEO industry is overrated and that any SEO software in the market is useless - you're entitled to your own opinion. However, with thousands companies offering SEO services (sometimes as part of web developement and general online promotion packages), it's obvious that such an extensive marketing cannot be built on nothing.

Besides, many of the above mentioned thousands of companies resort to various types of SEO tools (rank trackers, backlink checkers, onpage SEO software, etc.) that really make their job easier. Of course, there is no magical solution that will do all the SEO work for you, and any advertising is a bit of a hyperbole.

Nevertheless, we believe you've made a valid point RE our website, it was built a long time ago, and we're about to release a fresh version. Stay tuned!

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 11 2014 at 1:16am Copy Link

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Jon Spain @Link-Assistant Sorry to belabour the point but I'm still not convinced you've really taken on board that "free unlimited software upgrades" is utterly inconsistent with the software no longer working after 6 months without a further payment. Really, it insults your potential buyers' intelligence.

Jon

Jul 11 2014 at 1:22am Copy Link

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Link-Assistant.Com @Jon Spain: You definitely make a valid point - we'll look into changing the message.

Link-Assistant.Com - Jul 11 2014 at 2:16am Copy Link

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