i say No it's not worth it.
at 150$ a pop, with hidden code. no way would i buy this,
even if i was beta testing i would only do this on a offline site.
what happens when and if vbseo site goes down ??
all your seo links are broken

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not that i wish this to happen, i hope you guys do well and are around for a long time.
but there is no way I'd pay 2 times as much as i did for my license for a mod with hidden code.
IMO dean's does just as good.
in fact what will help more then any seo is an active forum, as stated in post 3 or 4. those sites don't have seo and are ranked very well, whys this ? its because they are active.
if your started your site from scratch, i guess it may be a good idea, if not for the extreme price and hidden code. but really whats the point of being ranked high with no activity..
just my opinion.
and i do notice alot of beta testers saying how great this is,, well ofcorse they have the vbseo staff all over the place. I'm sure one bad remark with lead to not being a (free) beta tester anymore
if i had something for free that i liked, I'm sure i'd say its worth w/e outrageous price too

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