I Spent $10,000 on Backlinks…

So I wrote off over $10k testing backlinks as a case study so you don’t have to. You’re welcome.
AI writer tool used:
indexsy.com/ai/
Full link deliverables report (domains included) :
marketingletter.com/link-buil...
Here are the rankings (click the links so I can try to recoup my loss):
1. www.hatred.io/
2. indexsy.com/rhinorank/
3. indexsy.com/buy-niche-edit/
4. CONTROL
5. growresolve.com/
6. indexsy.com/impowerhouse/
7. indexsy.com/fatjoe/
8. indexsy.com/loganix/
9. indexsy.com/grindstone/
10. uptopz.com/
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Chapters:
0:00 Recap
1:00 Vendors we tested
1:45 Domain setup
2:50 10th place
3:46 9th
4:42 8th
5:57 7th
6:30 6th
7:23 5th
8:21 4th
9:03 3rd
9:37 2nd
10:17 1st place
#backlinks #linkbuilding #casestudy #seo

[@socializing]

Want me to test anything else

[@thomasoldham2701]

Really great video Jacky... Just wondering how you handled anchor text in this case study with the different type of link (and volume ) from each provider?

[@jlisszrii]

NO BS, the Hoth, SarkarSEO

[@twok3design601]

Could you test the best service for tier 2 links?

[@mariomateus3551]

How are the websites doing today? Were they affected by the last google updates?

[@linkbuildingseo]

Be curious to see the results 3 months later - have they plateaued? continue to grow? Great case study.

[@Terry_the_new_start]

Great work, Jacky, I will definitely subscribe the channel, really inspiring content ,and happy to see the new website that move the needle , it means a lot to me.

[@indexsy]

🙏

[@NeilUttamsingh]

Great content Jacky. This is really helpful. Thanks!

[@gewurztramina]

Great video, great case study. Thank you!

[@matthewedward8695]

I've been waiting for this one! Wicked case study. Wicked test. Happy to support and drop some orders with indexsy to make up for the lost cost. Thanks!! Cheers.

[@indexsy]

Thanks Matthew, I'll recoup my money in 12-16 months don't worry bro

[@matthewedward8695]

@@indexsy 😂 haha. Cheers man. Shared it with some friends as well. They loved it.

[@eduardleppur]

Hey thank you for the video and the case study! Appreciate it

[@indexsy]

Thank you!

[@Geronimo7-7-7]

Awesome experiment ! Thanks. Wish you hadnt told some of them about the case studies though.

[@nichewebsitemanagement]

Great case study, simple yet very effective, $10k well spent!

[@indexsy]

Hahahha, i'm taking heavy losses

[@nichewebsitemanagement]

@@indexsy I'm putting down $10k soon on one of those affiliate links, thanks for the help!

[@makedocrew1717]

Hey Jacky--thanks for doing stuff like this to fill the rest of us in. One Q about the site with no links vs the others--did you add more content to the other sites? Or was the control site the only one that got additional articles over the course of the experiment?

[@sureshkumargondi4631]

Very cool case study Jacky. Thank you for this. One more thing to consider in the backlinks are.. how many get dropped off or removed totally after certain time. That's also a thing to consider.

[@gewurztramina]

Yes, but harder to report on that. And how much time would be a “certain time”?

[@indexsy]

Good shout, backlinks will always drop off, but will revisit these domains in 6 months

[@ghostofakina8747]

@@indexsy Dew it.

[@DanielNeubauer]

Great one. Thanks for sharing this Jacky.

[@indexsy]

Thanks Daniel!

[@TheAffiliateSchool]

Great insights here Jacky. I remember Hatred PBNs from back in the day - had no idea that guy was still going. Back then, I think he used to sell on Becker's Konker market place if I remember rightly. He was always like that, protective of his network, which also worked well from a scarcity selling point of view. He always got great results though - amazing how so much has changed in SEO and yet so little! Good work man.

[@indexsy]

Thanks Jason! Hatred is intense, but it works.

[@jusqtm]

Awesome, thanks for sharing this man

[@mrepic8263]

This is great but where did you point the links? Homepage? Money pages? Or supporting pages?

[@imedwme]

Thank you for sharing this brother!

[@indexsy]

You're very welcome!

[@davidtroy131]

Thanks for sharing Jacky. Did you use Hatred for T1 or T2 links? Thanks.

[@NeilThomas1]

Its been 6 months. If the sites remain the same, how about a quick results update?

[@shanesmith5551]

Lmao the ending is hilarious. Also I 2nd the content writing case study comment. Can test different agencies or even AI vs VA vs Agency

[@indexsy]

Sounds good!

[@TopicalAuthority]

You do great things, Jacky.

[@indexsy]

Means a lot coming from you Koray!

[@StoreGrowers]

Interesting Jacky, thanks for sharing! Towards the end of the video you mentioned you wished you had set up the experiment differently. Knowing what you know now, what would you change?

[@indexsy]

Probably shouldn't have told people about the case study until it was completed

[@Thecorporatethiefbeats]

What type of anchor text did you use?

[@dragongoose5129]

Hahaha Dillon is a savage. He has been like that for years. 3 years ago he told me he wouldn't link to my site cause it was spammy and I was shook. Great test mate, love your work.

[@indexsy]

🤝🤝

[@DisruptorDigest]

Hi Jacky, Grindstone SEO link in the description doesn't point to their main site, but for their client dashboard

[@LocalComet]

Awesome backlink case study bro

[@mtnation2923]

Hey Jacky, did you use Tier 1 or Tier 2 backlinks from Hatred? Great video! Thanks!

[@HaiLe-vq3dh]

My website is 3 months old, which backlink should I buy? I want to do branding for my company

[@antonio0000x]

Excellent video bro. Thanks.

[@indexsy]

🙏

[@paulhaygarth2746]

Great video as ever, thanks. Did you send them all at once, or drip over X days/weeks? How long after publishing your posts before you sent the links?

[@indexsy]

Waited a month after posts went live, and ordered so turnaround times were based on the respective vendors!

[@LINDZ]

Where is the auto blog? nothing in the description about that

[@whiteswordwarrior9995]

Wheres the link for autoblogging?

[@givebackcashback]

Good stuff mate, well done.

[@indexsy]

Thanks!

[@business5149]

great video, really helpful

[@charlesfloate4861]

Interesting case study Jacky! One thing I'd like added (Maybe it's in the report?) is the drip feed + delivery time, as you ordered 20+ links on a couple of orders, that is still a decent # to a brand new, AI generated site, if all 20 go live in the same day/week it can seem very unnatural.

[@indexsy]

Hatred and Grindstone's were drip-fed, the rest was just whenever they're ready throughout a month or so.

[@CharlesFloate]

@@indexsy I have a feeling services that offer proper drip feeding will have better results. Also what were you reselling from FatJoe? I've found the prices to be quite high.

[@Knowledgedad]

Can these sites be used for local niche sites ?

[@ilirsalihi1902]

Very cool case study. Thanks!

[@indexsy]

Thanks for commenting!

[@tadavid1999]

Hi Jacky, would be good to see the results 1 year later if at all possible?

[@hansgaldino4012]

thankyou mann i learned a lot!!

[@linkbuildingseo]

also, what tool do you guys use for traffic eval? Alexa toolbar, or Ahrefs/SEMrush/etc. ...? cheers!

[@indexsy]

Ahrefs

[@andreaberni79769]

Can you make a video update?

[@nickjordan9737]

Love the CTA at the end "fckin neckbeards!" lololol

[@indexsy]

Gotta let them know whats up hahah

[@NicheCampus]

Nice one jacky. So you’re telling me I can spend $200 on PBN and power up a secondary site that I can then juice up my primary ? 🤟

[@AlaskaJiuJitsu]

Yup

[@PritamDas-we2vv]

Rank updates please on Hatred?

[@ubaidullah531]

Either create your own network of sites for backlinks properly or do outreach.

[@walkerporterfield4355]

Would you recommend this style of link building for a local niche business. Competition is high within the niche, but I am a brick and mortar service based business and only need to appeal to people in my area.

[@indexsy]

Really depends on the niche, most local niches aren't very competitive, shoot me a DM on Twitter will take a look for you for free

[@lookintothesky123]

Damn, I had good results with hatred back in the day as well.

[@indexsy]

PBNS ARE BACK

[@ThomasJonesSEO]

Hi Jacky! Thanks for the study. What anchor texts were used in the study?

[@indexsy]

All branded!

[@ThomasJonesSEO]

@@indexsy ahh ok, the same exact anchors for each test site?

[@udaychander7345]

Great video !

[@markototev]

Most of the services for this only use RD or DA, but there are still a lot of "dead" websites with high metrics that get no traffic. Wouldn't traffic be the best metric (other than relevance) to base orders on? Many resellers provide high DR websites that have no traffic or had, but recent updates within the last 1-2 years have penalized them and they lost all or majority of visitors.

[@indexsy]

We have a traffic metric service, it's not very popular oddly

[@JamesMooreMarketing]

Great video ❤ do a follow up in 3 - 6 months

[@indexsy]

Thanks, will do!

[@ResidentEvilGuy123]

Hi, How did you use hatred's links? - 2nd tier or 1st tier?

[@indexsy]

1st

[@mushfiqsarker7140]

Well done!

[@indexsy]

Thanks Mushfiq

[@TheEtrepreneur]

this video it's the most popular in your channel so far (and almost the most recent!) Might be the "mr. beast effect" 💥

[@indexsy]

🙏🤝

[@imhellag]

Love this. Always be closing lol

[@indexsy]

Thanks!

[@bernardoalvesexplains]

Thanks for this... Rare free information

[@indexsy]

Oh it's not free

[@EtienneJuneau]

Very honest, thx!

[@KeaKou]

Dope! great share

[@linkbuildingseo]

great video. Did you spend 10k once? or was it 10k/month over X amount of time. sorry didnt get that part.

[@indexsy]

Spent it all at once!

[@stevenhulzinga]

Yo Jacky, where's your affiliate link for auto blogging?

[@indexsy]

indexsy.com/ai/

[@danialnoori]

Legend. Maybe do a content/writing service case study next?

[@indexsy]

Good idea!

[@eldonmirjah7549]

Seems the links that are worth it and can sustain needs time, 6-9 months.

[@AnesidoraForHim]

Thx for your INFO bro， wanna know do they available in sexual wellness niche？

[@reka018]

So dépité Google Update, PBN are still performing well

[@indexsy]

PBNs still work

[@LeanLowPwnz]

Better than guest posts, since PBN posts show up on the homepage where all the power is.

[@exposedhobo]

The control lol #4, been seeing this lately too, my sites with dr less than 10 do better than my dr 40 sites, wild

[@indexsy]

Pretty insane

[@PazLeBon]

i went for it and my old site got burned :(

[@alfredharper8955]

What exactly did you do? How did the service order? pbn or guest posts?

[@indexsy]

What happened?

[@brendan4534]

How many links does 1k usually get you?

[@indexsy]

3 guest posts all the way to 500 pbn links, really depends!

[@whiteswordwarrior9995]

Okay ordering now from hatred

[@dorukkurtoglu835]

what about it

[@dam21114]

Hatred is really him

[@SERRRRRRRR]

Make that 12 subs from this 📈

[@indexsy]

Let's GOOOOO

[@efrainsanchez798]

Test nobs links

[@raymondphilip6232]

Wait so you're telling me hatred io rank 1st and you only spent like $200? Most cost-effective by far!

[@levananhtin2002]

So cool 😂🤣

[@dan-k79]

Dope, teach these methods in a course or paid community. $$$

[@moreovaltineplz1]

rhino rank is absolute trash, always has been

[@ktrolli]

This is really great! Thank you . . . Now. . .if you added Google Search Console Link report . . .

[@indexsy]

😂😂

[@dorukkurtoglu835]

upd8 pls

[@sausage4mash]

the no backlinks was interesting ,may have fire my script back up although i cant get the thing not to flag on AI content

[@redhotmustang]

Susbcribed and liked. (You sent me the link via Twitter DM.)

[@indexsy]

Thanks!