This is a Major Update for SYNND Members
To implement the new features outlined below it will be necessary for SYNND to be down for several hours beginning Tuesday morning December 13th starting at 4am Mountain Time
Once SYNND is back online you will find the following changes, new features and soon to be added SYNND modules:
On Dec 13th we're updating the SYNND credits system with a multiplier of 10, which means that all credits in the system will be multiplied by 10. You will NOT lose any promotional power through this change. It will help us to have a more fine-grained credits break-down and will allow us to charge intermediate level credits that are not possible within the old credit system. For example we're going to lower Facebook promotion credits from 3 to 2.5. In the old system we cannot easily administer this change, as we have no factor for a point 5 increment. However, by multiplying all credits by 10 we are able to charge 25 credits for a Facebook like, which is the exact equivalent of 2.5 in the old system.
This change will also allow us to adjust credits based on the value of each site. Some networks are more valuable than others so we are going to try to create a more “market value” approach. Applying credits in this manner will normally mean a reduction in cost for you. Soon we will begin to apply credit adjustments based on the value of the site (e.g. bookmarking to charge between 4 to 10 credits, depending on the rank of the bookmarking site).
We also need this credit change to accommodate the upcoming new article submission module. If we use the current system we will not be able to lower the cost for these submissions as we desire. We believe that once you see the benefits and cost savings you will quickly become a fan of this change.
The system backlog for Facebook campaigns is now down from 750,000 to around 260,000 and considering the daily performance we expect to have it entirely cleared within next 10-20 days, depending on how many new campaigns are being added during that period.
In a previous announcement we had discussed that it might be required to introduce a bidding system to better outweigh the demand vs. supply of Facebook Likes. Fortunately we've been able to drastically improve the system performance, so that such a bidding system currently is not a requirement - instead we are actually lowering the cost to 25 (corresponding to currently 2.5 credits instead of 3).
The new Google +1 module will be launched also with the update on Dec 13th, while starting we will have a total promotions limit of 1,000 and also the same 4 levels as mentioned for FB campaigns above for the daily limits. We are still seeking to determine the cost for each PLUS and will announce this once we have determined the credit price. The initial 2-day limit is 10,000 votes.
We have taken steps with our Facebook module, and the new Google +1 module, to make the promotional process more efficient. Here are some additional steps that have been taken. Currently people are able to choose any limit for daily numbers with the Facebook module. In the Dec 13th update you will be able to select both Facebook Likes and Google Plus in increments of 10, 25, 50, 100, and 250 and these numbers will represent a TWO DAY total. So, if you select 10 these will be delivered over two days. Also, all existing campaigns will be adjusted to the closest value. So if you have 7 it could go up to 10.
IMPORTANT: The max for Facebook Likes on a regular non-Facebook site is 100,000 per URL. For a Facebook Fan Page the max is 1000 total for each unique URL.
The revised article submission module will be launched sometime during the week of Dec 13th and will include a list of approximately 300 article directories. We expect our list of directories to gradually grow over the coming weeks and to total between 1,500 to 2,000 valuable directories. Because we can only fully test SYNND modules in a live network environment, we are launching this in BETA. Because this is BETA we are also asking each member to submit ONLY ONE ACTIVE ARTICLE CAMPAIGN PER MEMBER.
NOTE: We are also exploring a more professional level of content marketing submission that is known in the industry as Top Tier Networks. More on this as it draws near.
Due to previous performance issues we deactivated the friending module. This will now be reactivated again and will make automated friending/following requests on all networks that support this feature. This will provide a more complete profile for new accounts in order to conform to the higher standards we are constantly seeking for every part of the SYNND engine. Considering the huge amount of accounts we've got in our system this will take a while to become visible, as we do not want to encounter any suspension issues.
We now have a module that takes care of profiles and avatar images on all the networks that support this feature to increase the natural authentication components that are normally present on quality social based networks. The same is true for this module as for the previous one with regard to the time it will take to become visible on all sites.
We are very close to implementing a new Press Release module. Because this is an intermediate solution we are not able to integrate it fully into SYNND. But we hope to have it partially integrated; enough so that you can set it up or at least access it within your SYNND interface. This new system has produced excellent results in our testing center and we feel it will quickly become a popular means of syndication for members who are willing to spend time learning how to write an effective Press Release. The SEO impact of this system convinced us to get it into circulation ASAP. We will cover more about this new module prior to release, including sharing some of our testing results, what makes this different from other systems, and pricing. We are planning on offering SYNND members a significant discount versus non-SYNND members.
Recently we eliminated the capacity for a SYNND member to contribute a blog comment to a member blog. The main reason for this is that we had too many SYNND members who were violating the guidelines we put in place for comments and consequently we received a regular flow of complaints from our members about the extremely poor comments they were receiving. But fear not…
In order to keep Blog Comments active, we have trained a professional team of writers who are doing an exceptional job of adding comments to your blog based on its theme or topic. The feedback that we have received has been very good. We encourage you to test our Blog Commenting Module with SYNND to see if this is a feature that fits your business style and goals. Get in there and try it out…like many others who have realized the value from both an SEO and social proof standpoint, you may find yourself hooked.
We have many other additions and refinements we expect to add to the ongoing expansion of the SYNND network. Major companies and industry experts continue to transition to SYNND. They speak highly of the fact that with all of Google’s updates, they have seen an IMPROVEMENT in performance, with other systems/techniques becoming less effective. We fully expect this to continue. We thank our many faithful users who have supported us and believed in our long term vision for this syndication technology. The best really is yet to come.
If you have a special way that you apply SYNND to make your marketing campaigns effective, please jump into the forum and share your secret with your fellow SYNND members. One good bit of advice often begets another and before long we might see many of these strategies passed among our members…with great results for all.
Thanks
Joerg and the SYNND Team