What is Cool Blog Links? Put simply Cool Blog Links is my latest venture, one in which I hope a lot of my fellow bloggers will take advantage of. By joining this free site bloggers will have the opportunity to see how their blogs stack up against fellow bloggers. This is easily done as members get to display a tiny button on their blogs which allows visitors to vote for them. The code also keeps track of various statistics including page views, and in case you are wondering the code isn’t a script and so will not slow down the speed of of page loads.
Those members who are in the top ten also get to display their banner and will obviously get more exposure. It may be just the incentive needed to push your blog to the next level. As I hope to get the site to a PR4 status I would hope that this would also pass onto members. It hasn’t been a week since it’s been live and ‘cool blog links’ is already no1 on Google. I don’t know if it is the selection of key words or not, but the thing is that if someone is looking for ‘Cool Blog Links’ they are going to find my Cool Blog Links right at the top of page one on Google. Not bad huh? And if you are a member you will be right there when they click to check it out.
The reason for having another site started the day I was looking for a new domain to register. I decided to host it with Web Hosting Pad because apart from having one of the best deals around, they also included a free domain for life. I could see the savings in that fact alone and so I was quick to sign up. It’s a pretty specific name that I thought was great for SEO purposes and so Cool Blog Links came to fruition.
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Sire,
This looks quite interesting and I’ll be reading it in more detail. I always wonder how you come out with such great stuff. Thanks for sharing it.
Peter Lee
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i agree with peter i wonder how you came across this. I will certainly check it out to see what their all about.
I do a lot of surfing, I see something I like and then I implement it. If you have a blog you should consider listing it.
i certainly will but their are somethings you never hear about even if you surf for it unless you randomly come across it
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Hi Peter, it’s just that I am always on the lookout for something that I can use. I happened to be looking for a new domain and I decided to host it with Web Hosting Pad because I found they offered a really great deal that included a free domain for life which in itself will, in time, amount to quite a saving.
Sire,
I just joined and I could see that you’ve approved it so quickly and my blog banner is up. Just one question…”Those members who are in the top ten also get to display their banner…” You mean if more members joined the banner which I’m seeing now for my blog may not show up on your site, if I don’t have enough points to maintain the top ten positions?.
Peter Lee
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Peter, at the moment the site is configured to show 15 members per page, but only the top ten get to display their banners. Also once you have installed the code on your site the badge will also show your blog rating, so if you achieve no.1 status the badge will show your achievement. Failure to install the code will ultimately result in your site being deleted.
Hi Sire, I just added my personal blog BrianDHawkins.com Just waiting on approval. CoolBlogLinks.com is a great .com domain name.
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Hey Brian, I was actually online as you joined and obviously you got instant approval. As for the domain name, I was surprised no-one had actually taken it so I had to snap it up. Getting a free domain for life through Web Hosting Pad was an added bonus.
Thanks for Joining Brian.
Good morning, Sire.
I don’t know how you respond to everything so quickly! You must have a good system for keeping track of everything when you’re online.
I joined and didn’t expect approval for a few hours, so I went and worked on something else for just a few minutes. I had to check my email for something unrelated to this and there was my welcome message with the code to install.
Total time from starting to create a banner until it was showing up on CoolBlogLinks.com was under an hour.
Now, that’s what I call responsive!
Act on your dream!
JD
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No big deal John, I just happened to be at the right place at the right time. I must say though that when it comes to any business, customer service is what really counts. I believe that on many occasions people are willing to pay that little bit more if the all important customer service is there.
Hey, great domain name you have there, albeit the feet site at the top kinda freaks me out a bit, haha! I don’t have a banner as of yet, I suppose I should really get on making one.
Oh, and as a side note, do you have this post displaying in front of your more ‘recent’ posts on purpose? Just curious…
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Hiya Dan. That is a pretty amazing site isn’t it? I never knew so many people had a feet fetish.
The answer to your question about this post being in front of the more recent one is , yes. I’m using the new ‘Sticky’ feature of WordPress. Seeing as how the site is brand knew I figured it would be a good idea to promote it a little.
WordPress has a new sticky feature? I missed out on that one :P
Good idea though man – albeit new visitors might think you haven’t posted since the 12th :\
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True, but then they have only to look past that first post to see that the true Gems are just below.
Sire,
Thanks for stopping by my site. I love what you have going on here. I’ll be adding you to my blogroll real quick. I’ll also check out your new venture.
Best,
Tha Almost Millionaire
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No problems, and when you get to your ‘almost million’, I hope I am right behind you.
Nice site indeed. Now I just need to make myself a banner… I tried one of those sites that offered to do it for free in return for a link exchange, but that did not turn out as good as I had expected.
Great photograph too!
~ Kristi
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Kristi,
You can try my free christmas giveaway for a banner! It may not be the best out there but it should good for you I hope.
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Thanks Kristi. The flower was from my mum’s garden. As for the banner, I do believe John did a post on a free banner site.
Oh wow this is touching.. My comments are finally showing up Sire! Thanks.
That they are Ben. Why they got picked up as spam before still baffles me. Still, all is well as long as it is letting your comments through.
This looks interesting. I’ll be sure to check it out.
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I hope that you do Salwa, in time it may help with your blog exposure.
What a good idea.As a blogger you are stumbling in the dark wondering how your blog is doing.You get different rankings from technorati,alexa and others, but what is really your standing after all? I will join Cool Blog Links.
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Thanks Tom. I’ve approved your blog mate, and just so you know I check daily to see how I stack up against other members and I can safely say that in my case it has actually made me try harder to move up the ranks.
Hey angel face, just wanted to let you know I’ve just added one of my blogs to the site and am awaiting your approval.
And thanks for stopping by the other site. I also wish you and yours a very merry.
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It’s done, and may I complement you on your banner? Merry Xmas Christine.
thanks honey. Took me a whole 3 minutes to make that. LOL :)
Must be all that raw talent.
Oh honey, this is NOT your Load of BS site. LOL And that’s about a load of crap if I ever heard it. LMAO.
:D
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It’s NOT!
Damn, I reckon I have so many blogs that I am starting to get confused.
Hey Sire,
I see that Cool Blog Links is still #1 on Google. Congrats mate. Actually can you explain a little about the stats. If I see a number shown as unique visitors/today, does this mean this no. of people came from my blog and voted and then landed on CBL page? or they actually visited first on CBL page. And the No. 2 I see on the Cup image on my blog. What does this represent.
Peter
BTW I sent you an impt email today to you. Did you get it?
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Yeah, it’s pretty cool that I am still number 1 isn’t it? I must admit that I did take a bit of time in selecting the domain name.
As to the stats, it actually counts the unique page views of people that land on your blog no matter where they are from. As for that number 2 on the cup image, that means that your blog is rated number two out of all the members of CBL.
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Hey I am really enjoying your blog! Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my article. Keep up the great work and I think the Cool Blog Links idea has a lot of potential.
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Actually I found your blog quite informative and I enjoyed leaving a comment.
As for Cool Blog Links, I agree that it has potential as not only will members get a link to their blog, it also keeps statistics of page views etc. and allows visitors the the opportunity to vote for the favorite blogs. Perhaps you should consider joining?
Finally got you on my blogroll brother. You’re comments are appreciated!
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Yep, and just like the race to our first million, I am right behind you.
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