Although they provide this service for free, they make money by redirecting incorrectly typed domains to their search page which includes Google ads.

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What is DNS?

Basically, DNS translates domain names like Google.com to IP addresses like 64.233.189.103

Every time you visit a site via it’s domain, a request is sent to your ISPs DNS server asking for the IP address. Your computer then caches that information for future reference.

Benefits of OpenDNS

In most countries, using your ISPs DNS server will be quicker than using those run by OpenDNS since your ISPs server will usually be much closer than those ran by openDNS. However, in some countries, such as the Philippines, the ISPs have a hard time keeping their DNS servers up. You can sacrifice a little bit of speed for long term stability and uptime. Some ISPs in the Philippines (e.g MyDestiny) have already given up trying to run their own DNS servers and push openDNS DNS server IPs out to all customers.

It amazes me how many businesses I’ve spoken to in metro Manila who’ve experienced long periods of downtime with their connection and don’t know what to do. In most of these cases, the connection isn’t really down, only their ISPs DNS server is. Even if you’re not willing to rely solely on openDNS, you should add one of their servers as a secondary point so that if your ISPs DNS server goes down, it will fail over to openDNS.

Other benefits of openDNS are their blocking features. You can block certain categories such as proxies, pornography, social networking sites(facebook) and such like. This is ideal for businesses that want to block some content from their employees without having complicated network hardware.

OpenDNS irony

I was reading a post on the openDNS blog about Google and Dell installing spyware on peoples systems, written by CEO David Ulevitch. What is ironic here? Mr Ulevitch has placed a link in the post to Zwinky.com which installs the MyWeb toolbar which of course is known to be one of the hardest to remove spyware applications out there! It’s one thing to sell a link on a businesses blog but to link to the very thing you’re meant to be arguing against… how ironic!

Blogsvertise was one of the first ever commercial link buying/selling networks. It’s been around for quite some time and has a huge number of publishers(bloggers) and clients(link buyers).

If you’re looking to quickly buy some links at an extremely low price and aren’t concerned about quality or risk then Blogsvertise is for you. Generally, due to the quality of the links obtained, you’ll only find smaller clients with modest budgets using Blogsvertise for their link development needs.

As a publisher, you’re not going to make much money by joining blogsvertise(average 9-15 USD per post) but if you’re stuck for topics to write about and want to earn some beer money on the side then you might consider giving it a go.

Style of paid links

Publishers who’ve had their blog approved for the blogsvertise network will be assigned tasks based on the theme and Google Pagerank of their blog. Publishers will be provided with a topic which they must write about and the anchor text and URLs for links they must include within the post. Generally the minimum requirements are 2-3 paragraphs of unique relevant(to the links) text and a minimum of 3 links to the client.

What are the pros of this style for publishers/bloggers?

You have complete control over the content you place on your site. You’ll be writing the content yourself and do not need to place any misleading or promotional text. If the links you need to include were for pet insurance then you could write a generic post about pets and then include the links naturally without misleading your readers into thinking you’re actually promoting that company.

What are the pros of this style for clients/link buyers?

The blogsvertise network is full of publishers who operate blogs covering just about every topic imaginable. This means you can buy links from highly relevant sites. Another benefit is that you do not need to provide any content yourself. The blog owner will write the content and you will make the decision to approve or decline the post. Cheap links with little effort.

What are the cons of this style for clients/link buyers?

The biggest problem with using the Blogsvertise network for your link development is that generally the blogs you’ll be buying your links on will be filled with existing posts stuffed with links. Because of this, not only will the links have relatively little effect on your sites positions in Google but you also risk a penalty due to the obvious nature of your link buying.

Google have historically penalised websites which buy links through well known networks like Blogsvertise, ReviewMe and Text-Link-Ads. If you want to make a quick buck with sites you can afford to have dropped from the search engines then go for it but for any respectable client website, avoid blogsvertise!

With Suriya, you get what you pay for and what you get is very good. Be prepared to spend a hefty amount. If you’re money concious then decide what services you want to avail of before you arrive since they’ll try to up-sell you upon arrival. A basic massage (Swedish) starts at P1110 and a scrub will set you back at least P1800.

Rooms

Whether you’re in a single occupancy room or double, the rooms are large and comfortable. They use professional massage beds which are very comfortable. Each room features as jacuzzi style tub, again the size of which depends on the room being intended for single or double occupancy. You’ll also find a sink area with various lotions, a shower and toilet facilities. Arrive early and enjoy a nice dip in your rooms jacuzzi.

Massage / Service

The staff who welcome you to the spa and take your order are very friendly and professional. They are however expert up-sellers and you may end up paying for more than you originally intended. Their massage therapists remain professional throughout the service and are very capable, taking their time and ensuring a thorough massage or scrub.

Other facilities

There are shared facilities available at the Suriya spa such as the sauna. If you arrive early, you can relax in the sauna before your treatment begins. After your massage, you’ll be served a relaxing brew of herbal tea.

Conclusion

Suriya is certainly not the cheapest spa around but if you’re looking for quality then here it is. If you want to treat someone or just yourself then consider this spa.

Their link development operations run under different trading names such as Direct link ads and Adbeans. Obviously, such a large SEO company wouldn’t want to be openly associated with buying links for the purpose of passing page rank and influencing a clients position in the search engines.

Style of paid links

For standard websites, DTM provide PHP code which you need to insert into your sites existing template which will create an adblock (similar in style to Google Adsense). The content of the adblock rotates as per their clients requirements so you have no control over what will appear or which sites you’ll link to. You can however control how many links you want to include.

What are the pros of this style for publishers/webmasters?

The pro of this approach is that it’s very easy for webmasters to integrate the adverts into their existing websites.

What are the pros of this style for clients/link buyers?

Since DTMs code is already installed on so many websites, you can get some nice juicy links coming in very quickly.

What are the cons of this style for clients/link buyers?

You have no control over the placement or style that the webmaster applies to the adverts. He may place them in the footer, sidebar, in a ‘paid links’ section or may attempt to make the links semi-invisible with CSS styling.

Aside from the fact that this style of adblock screams ‘paid links’, the biggest con is that if (or when, since this has happened before) the DTM ad server develops a fault, every website running their code suddenly displays the same error which makes it very easy for Google and competitors to out the network and clients.

Another con is that the same content is often used on multiple websites. So again, it’s a big footprint which lets competitors and Google track the network.

Casino.de are pushing hard to rank for casino terms in Google(DE) and are doing well – averaging around 5th-6th place for most casino related terms. Although it comes at a premium and a risk. The SEO company they’re using for link development, VectorTrap, are buying indiscriminately of quality (although taking care of relevancy) and paying a real premium for links.

What are VectorTrap doing right?

They’re buying on sites which are relevant to the terms they’re trying to rank for and the site they’re linking to, specifically casino and gambling related sites.

They’re having the links placed contextually which is far more natural than having them dumped in the sidebar or footer.

What are VectorTrap doing wrong?

They’re buying on sites which are already FULL of sold links. This immediately draws attention to their link building practices.

All the links they’re buying are on home pages. They’re not mixing it up by buying on internal pages.

If purchasing on a site/page that’s already stuffed full of links (especially with the same anchor texts) then they should at least make some attempt at having their link put above others.

They’re paying a premium for low quality links! From $450 – $900 per link, per 6 month period. Okay the chances are the webmaster will forget and won’t remove the links after the 6 months, but still, take a look at what they’re buying and tell me it’s worth that much.

The following terms are what they’re looking to rank for (inc. corresponding urls)

Some sample purchases:

BlogDive.com only have one requirement… do not disclose that you were paid to place the link! Obviously, buying or selling links which pass Google PageRank is frowned upon by Google so this is a logical request.

The following terms are what they’re looking to rank for (inc. corresponding urls)

InsuranceNow.org have very few requirements. Your page or blog post must be written in English and you must include a minimum of 3 links to them (using different anchor texts). They’re mostly placing brand links with keywords tacked onto the end.

The following terms are what they’re looking to rank for (inc. corresponding urls)

Asgardsss.co.uk do not require any specific PR or inlink minimum requirements for applicants. However, they do specify that you must write a minimum of 100 words and include at least two anchor texts of terms they’re trying to rank for. They also specify that your blog or site must be home or bike related.

The following terms are what they’re looking to rank for (inc. corresponding urls)

Although UnsecuredLoanServices.com do not specify minimum PR requirements for their link purchases, they do make a number of SEO related requests:

• You must add their link to your homepage(temporarily) as well as an internal page(permanently).
• You cannot add a disclosure within the post itself that it is a paid placement since they do not want Google to know they’re buying links. A sitewide disclosure policy is okay though.
• When placing images which link to their website, you must add alt text which includes the keywords they’re looking to rank for.

The following terms are what they’re looking to rank for (inc. corresponding urls)

HerbalLife are looking to buy links on high PR sites which have a good level of incoming links. Ideally they want to buy on blogs/sites which are related to health, sports, games and fashion. They’re promoting their whole range of sites, English and non-English and focussing primarily on brand terms right now.

The following terms are what they’re looking to rank for (inc. corresponding urls)