Is anyone using Apex Pacific Link Promoter?

Looking for users of Apex Pacific Link Promoter

[jamison]

Hi,

Is anyone using Apex Pacific's Link Promoter? It's a desktop tool for managing link exchanges. Here is briefly what it does:
1. Search for sites based on keywords
2. Spiders selected sites for emails
3. Mail merges URL, Description, email, and name
4. Publishes link page of selected partners
5. Verifies link backs

I've been playing with it for about a week. It's kind of quirky, but I do like having a tool to manage all this for me. Is anyone else using this and what is your opinion?

Thanks,
Jamie

[GrendelKhan TSU]

never even heard of it, but it sounds pretty promising. I sure could use it.

have you had any good results yet?

[Skylo]

So Sorry, is this program a link partner finder or potential link partner finder.
Either/or I frankly would not like to see a spider that I was not familiar with spidering my site. I would actually get a bit worried and ban that spider.
Also I have managed a pretty successful link strategy after 4 months of getting it working ( IMHO ) and now can say that there is nothing that could make me look for an exit or delete button quicker than an automated link exchange. I also know from trying a similar program that if you take the time and ask for link exchange yourself then you are more likely to get a positive response as like I said no-one is really keen on automated responses.

To make me pursue a link request then a few compliments, the human touch. Therefore I go into considering the page with a more positive attitude. Always think about what you would like to receive and you should be cool.

Hope that helps and hope I didn't go off subject again....sorry.

Happy Surfing
Skye

[GrendelKhan TSU]

did I read that incorrectly?

I thought the program just spidered potential relevant sites and then makes a list for you to go and persue. Nothing about automated responses...just lead generation list making...which I don't see a problem with since you still have to make the contact personally.

or did I get that wrong? (entiredly possible)

[tigger]

well perhaps I'm a little old fashioned but I prefer to visit a site and send a personal introduction

[chiyo]

sounds very similar to zeus to me, without the automatic directory publishing.

[NeedScripts]

Hum.. I have not used any of these programs, but from what I have read, if I were to buy, I guess I would rather look into arelis then apex.

P.s... But I personally recommend the way tigger is pointing at.

[GrendelKhan TSU]

don't get me wrong...I was just clarify whether it was an autoresponder.

I am certain tigger is right in that you will get better results from "doing-it-yourself"...with probably higher conversion/response rates...

HOWEVER, I was thinking in the context of not being the only one working on it. For example, if there was a sales/marketing team who you just hand a long pre-qualified lead-list and who otherwise aren't as savvy to go and hand-pick contacts (ie. in training?). Yes, you could make them all hand pick....but that's not nearly as scalable. And it takes hella more time. I bet a team of fresh ppl each with huge lists in their hangs, would actually better than a few people picking sites one by one.

Assembly line? maybe....impersonal? perhaps. Good business? usually. It is a numbers game, no (especially online)? (I am assuming the quality of the actual "closed deals" is the same regardless which way you do it).

Age old speed and quanitity vs. quality. Half dozen of one....six of the other.

Just comes down to how well you do implement either "system". No conclusions.... just thought it was interesting. :D