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Linkracer News - Linkracer Update

In my last post I was talking about the Linkracer scam.  However, today I stumbled across a statement made by the owner of Linkracer Brian with an explanation of what actually happend. You can find it below (the original post can be found here):

An open letter to all LinkRacer customers, potential customers, and concerned audience...

I am really sorry I took this long to explain what happened but, I needed to get all the NEW done first. At least that is what I thought was the right thing....

For those that don't know me, my name is Brian Prins, the owner of LinkRacer which is compromised
of several thousand different and unique websites, which I allow my fellow marketers to use for
the purpose of not only adding value to the Internet at large, but to add to their back linking
strategies.

Recently, there has been some "drama" with regards to LinkRacer, and I want to not only clear up some
false information, but to let everyone know EXACTLY what is currently happening with LinkRacer.

A few weeks ago, approximately 2200 of the sites in my network were deindexed. This happened due to
one of my competitors finding a footprint (my Pub code) to my network, and reporting these sites to Google, saying
that they were set up essentially as Made For Adsense sites, and for the purpose of link spamming.
Neither one of these things were true. Google deindexed sites that were not even in the network for
articles but were simple sites. The other sites in the network had a different Pub Code and thus, were not
deiendexed and have been working just fine.

I know who this particular competitor is, and rather than slinging mud like they have done, I intend
to handle this issue not only professionally, but legally, and in a way that will not involve anyone
other than he and I. So, while I would love to shout from the rooftops and call this person out for
what they have done, both to me, and all of the customers of LinkRacer, I refuse to stoop to their level,
and as I've stated, I have chosen to address this issue in a more appropriate manner.

On my part, to be honest with you, I was freaking out. Not only have I spent in excess of $50,000 in
establishing this network, and on programming, but due to the sites being indexed, I lost several
tens of thousands of dollars in revenue. Because of this, I did not communicate with my customers
the way I should of, and for that I offer a very sincere apology and it is extremely heartfelt.
My priorities were in the wrong place, as my first instict was to dive head first back into
setting up more sites, and re-establishing my network. This is almost done now...

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that LinkRacer would be as well received as it was when
I first opened the doors to all of you, and unfortunately I did not have the proper support staff in
place. For this, I also not only take FULL responsibility, but I want to extend a sincere, and heart
felt apology to anyone whose questions, and queries were not answered in a time frame that they thought
was acceptable. A timely fashion is all I ever wanted to give and it was not done to that.

Starting today, things are going to change...

Over the past couple of weeks, I have taken the following steps to ensure that your experience
with LinkRacer is not only a profitable one, but an experience that is hassle free for you:

1. I have secured additional support help
2. I have completely revamped the back end of our system
3. I have added an additional 2500 domains to our portfolio
4. I have diversified the sites themselves as to not actually leave a footprint for malicious competitors to find.
5. I have renewed my committment to making LinkRacer the best network of it's kind.
6. I have added 200 seperate C-Class IP's in different locations.

There is no doubt that in situations such as these, that more than words are needed to truly show you my committment,
and I understand that. Which is why I have decided to do the following:

Free month of service - Anyone who wants to give LinkRacer a go, can do so for a full 30 days on my dime! For programming
purposes, this had to be set up as a trial, but all you have to do is sign up, and you will be able to post your content
to the LinkRacer network completely free of charge for a full month.

Free Upgrade - In the past, the base membership included either 10 or 12 articles to a small number of sites on the network.
Anyone who takes advantage of the LinkRacker relaunch will get a free upgrade which will allow you to submit up to 40 articles
which will be published to 2,500 sites on the network, again this is completely free of charge.

The bottom line here is, the things that happened were for the most part my fault, and my responsibility. Unfortunately,
I'm a trusting person, and shared some of my business details with a competitor, and because of that, not only did I get
hurt, but so did many of my customers and friends. I want to right the wrong for anyone who is willing to give me a second
chance...and I hope you are one of those people.

Without a doubt everyone deserves a second chance. I myself will not extend my membership right now and wait for a while to see what is going to happen.