I posted this in their sales thread, but I think this deserves a warning for all Users who want to try them. I found this forum a few days ago, and learned about CPIMobi through some posts here.
Buying installs from these guys WILL hurt your ASO rankings. I’m not sure if they help to rank for certain categories since I didn’t buy enough to test, but we tested with ranking for a specific keyword. Our app went from top 5, down to #11 and #14. I’ve never had this happen when ranking organically, so I waited a few days. I never even contacted them, but Nick from CPImobi decided to check in with me and I decided to ask him about it. The results are priceless:
When I initially questioned Nick about the drop in ranking, he sort of side stepped the question. I found it odd that he wouldn’t directly address my concerns:
I’ve been in the online marketing game for 8 years now, and I’ve dealt with companies like this (I ran a small app marketing service once). I could tell Nick though I was some idiot he could squeeze some cash from, so I played along.
What kind of company that claims they offer ASO services would ever say this? He probably thought I would’ve agreed and went along with my day. At this point I’m pissed that he clearly knows something, but wants to pin the issue on me. I moved forward.
Nick wanted to check in with his team, so while I waited, I wanted to ask about the Forbes claim that’s listed on his site (I saw this was ignored somewhere in this thread earlier, and of course, ignored).
He asked for my keyword and app, so I gave it to him. Like I mentioned, its a low competing keyword with very low traffic. We made this app for the sole purpose of testing ASO strategies. So we’re clearly tracking everything.
For a company that specializes in ASO and installs, that’s pretty concerning. Would you waste hundreds of dollars for a keyword with less than 19 competitors? Would anyone who actually knows anything about ASO even recommend this to anyone? The answer is no, unless you were a scum thief.
Just to clarify, CPImobi DOES deliver installs as promised. But if you’re using them to increase keywords rankings, STAY AWAY.