Cool Traffic Idea: Linking Awards

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Nate Whitehill linked to the “Easy Trick To Achieve All Your Goals” post from his “Powerful Posts” series.

Its just like the “Link Clout” series (#1, #2) - where Nate shares links to cool articles he has read recently.A  But Nate goes one step ahead.A  He offers an award that people can stick up on their blogs.A  The award links back to his blog.

If you would like to show people your post was selected as a a_?Powerful Post,a_? you can copy the following code and paste it at the bottom of your post:

Isn’t that a great idea?

I’m not sure how many people showcase Nate’s Award on their blogs.A  But if you link to other articles and posts from your blog, creating your award takes hardly any time at all - and could be well worth the effort.

The Catch-22 Award Caveat

• The more famous your blog, the more people will showcase your award from their blogs.
• And the more people that showcase the award, the more famous your blog gets.

But for a blog with low traffic, giving link awards may not be the best idea.A  If no one showcases the award, it brings in no extra traffic.A  And may end up hurting the award’s (and its blog’s) credibility.

“Traffic via Awards” idea not recommended for brand new or low traffic blogs.

(Note: I’ve been following Nate Whitehill’s blog since quite sometime.A  And its very very good.A  You may want to check it out.)

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Posted by Ankesh Kothari under Traffic on 01 Jun 2007

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