great review of GSniper. I bought GSniper and immediately cancelled the membership. However, I found the initial product very well done. I learned a lot and created several sniper sites that still earn money (4 months ago). More importantly I learned several techniques I found useful for non-sniper sites.

I agree with you that choosing the right keyword is critical with the GSniper approach. I tested different keyword numbers. When I veered outside the parameters set out in the GSniper guide, those sites didn’t rank (so I built some backlinks).

That said, I have 2 criticisms in addition to your criticisms about GSniper:

1. The best conversion copy techniques touted by GSniper include making up stories/personas and representing those personas as true. I did not do this because I find that completely misrepresentative. I contacted GSniper support with my concerns about this approach and the FTC regs. Support told me it was okay. I suspect it is not okay. Therefore, because I veered from the “false persona” approach, my conversions were lower than advertised by GSniper.

2. There’s a video tutorial that shows many ways to build backlinks. I learned nothing new. GSniper appealed to me because I hate building backlinks. Lo and behold, I buy GSniper and then watch a video that tells me how to build backlinks to gain higher rankings. In my view, the main selling point of GSniper was building sites that rank without building backlinks.

Do I regret buying GSniper? Absolutely not. Do I recommend it? Yes, because there are some great nuggets of information that I still use. However, my main focus now is building authority sites (completely opposite to a GSniper site), yet some of the techniques taught in GSniper are very applicable to larger sites.

Although I recommend GSniper, I would not write false persona reviews. I believe GSniper was released before the new FTC regs came into effect … but GSniper should have been updated to include an FTC regs discussion.

Shane, I just found your site and I think it’s fantastic. You tell it like it is. Thank you.

I have been reading your site for about two days now. Your site is great and it’s a pleasure to find an Internet Marketer such as yourself that is unbiased, straight forward and more than willing to help. I had seen GS about 2 months ago but passed because of the cost and my back pocket. But I think it is a good approach if a person added the backlinks. The best to you and to George Brown as well.

In my opinion, it’s actually easier to include some link building in the process as this allows you to rank for slightly more competitive keywords.

Anyway, because I don’t follow the system to the t, I can’t really say how much it’s made me.

He is ripping people off by not suppling what he promised. Oh, and he never replies to emails or ticket requests, which is also unacceptable.

My advice would be to tread carefully with this one because you won’t get what you expect. I cannot get a refund because he is not replying to emails. All I can do is cancel via clickbank and loose the rest of my membership money. You have been warned.

Great review, I totally agree on the scammy aspects. It’s a shame for GB,cause it devaluates his image and personality. But that’s his problem.
I purchased this product about 5 weeks ago and I wanted to opt out of the membership(didn’t bring what it promised, therefore useless) but couldn’t find a way to do it. Maybe I overlooked something. I unsubscribed from the aweber list but that didn’t work. Got any idea?

best regards,
Andreas