Looking for ways to increase your blog links? Look no further as 23Blogs has got the right solution for you, absolutely FREE!

What makes 23Blogs different from other link exchange sites?
(excerpt taken from 23Blogs)

As a blogger , just like me .I always get requests to place exchange links onto my blog roll. I answer and put the links on one by one. That's the traditional method/way. The thing is how do I know that my link's still on their blogs?I can't check their sites one by one everyday. Also I don't know how many clicks from those links go to more than 10 blog sites. So We launched this site. 23blogs.com is a free 1:10 text link exchange that provides blogs the ability to cross-promote each other. Member blogs display a box containing text links in order to earn impressions.

How does 23Blogs work?

When you register(sign up) and add a blog, you will get a HTML CODE. This code will display 10 other different blogs titles on your blog and you will earn 10x impressions after you put those HTML CODE on your blog. Also , you will get 1:1 click exchange, That's meaning when your visitors click the ad box on your blog , you will credit 1 click and the system will PAY back 1 click to you. And now, by using our exchange system, you'll never worry about the problem again.

Features available if you join 23Blogs:

• 1000 impressions when you sign up.(once you place our html code within 24 hours.)
• More than 10 different CSS style.
• Referring other blogs earn you credits.
• real-time statistics.
• Targeted traffic! Choose the categories of blogs where you want your text ad to appear.
• Add free content to your blog, making it more appealing to your readers at no cost to you.
• Absolutely FREE!

How do you go about using 23Blogs?
Registration is required for 23Blogs but it takes you only a couple of minutes to do so. Once you're done, you're required to add your own blog as shown in the screenshot below:
Once you're done, click the "Submit" button. Next up is to grab the codes for the 23Blogs widget. Click on "Sites" link located on the column on the right. You would then be brought to the page shown in the screenshot below:
Click on the "HTML Code" link to get your 23Blogs widget code. See below for the screenshot of the page where you can grab the code:

Before you grab the widget code, try browsing through the "Style" drop down list. There are 16 Widget styles to choose from. Browse through the Style page and select a Style that suits your blog best. Check out the screenshot below for the first 6 styles 23Blogs has to offer:
Click on the "Submit" button and Presto! Your widget codes are now ready for use on your blog. See screenshot below:
Bloggerfocus Comments On 23 Blogs

This is a new site that I just got to know recently. Looking from the features being offered by 23Blogs, I'm convinced that 23Blogs has the potential to grow in terms of popularity among bloggers. The idea of using 1:10 text link exchange is well worth a try and I don't see the problem of blogs being blacklisted by Google for link baiting since links come from blogs which are also related to your own blog (in other words, under the same category).

In addition, offering 1000 FREE impression (as promised by 23Blogs) for placing a 23Blogs widget on your blog is just too tempting to be ignored. Although 23Blogs did not specify how long it would take to get the 1000 impression, I doubt that would be off any concern to bloggers. All these goodness from 23Blogs for the price of nothing certainly has got my tongue wagging and my lips wet with anticipation.

Till my next post, cheers and happy blogging!

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Recommended Read:
1. 5 Reasons Why Blog Linking Is Good For Your Blog
2. Backlink Watch - Checking Your Blog's Backlinks

1. Blog linking increases the Technorati Authority of your blog. Authority at Technorati is measured by the number blogs pointing/links to yours.

To prevent the problem of spam linking, an Authority points are calculated based on the number of blogs that links to you. Even if there are 200 links pointing to you from a particular blog, the Authority point is still counted as one. Read about Technorati Authority here.

2. Boost your Google Page Rank via blog linking. Part of the formula used by Google to determine the Page Rank(PR) of a blog involves calculating the number links pointing to that blog.
Although there's always the issue of link spamming(also called spamdexing) that Google is trying to overcome, I doubt it should be of any concern to you unless you're spamdexing as well. My only advise is to build more credibility for your blog and the links will eventually come from your readers and fans.

3. Discovering that other blogs are linking to your blog is a great confidence booster. In some ways, links from other blogs are seen as the ultimate recognition for a well written post or article.

4. In the virtual world of blogging where physical contact is not possible, handshakes and hugs between new found blog friends are made via blog linking.

5. Sharing your readers with blogs that you link to. Let your readers know that you are not stingy when it comes to knowledge and information sharing. If you lose your readers by doing so, it comes to show that there is much to improve on your blog. Blame not your readers for jumping boat(blog), but yourself for not doing enough to captivate them.
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The list goes on! Here are more reasons on why blog linking is good for your blog. Do keep them coming and don't forget to claim your Entrecard and Beer Credits from me!

6. When you link, you build your blog's brand, because in traffic reports, blogger take notice to another blog. It really makes their day. (submitted by Drburst from CollegeIntention)

7. If you blog about a small niche, say playing warcraft while underwater and you link to another blogs about playing warcraft underwater, you will promote your whole niche, bring the google page ranks of your niche up, and bring more people to your hobby/cause/army/republic/ect. (submitted by Drburst from CollegeIntention)
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There you have it, 5 simple reasons on why blog linking is good for your blog. If you have more reasons to add on to this list, feel free to drop a comment. Each accepted comment (added to the list above) is worth 50 Entrecard credits and 200 Beer Credits. I'm also throwing in a link from Bloggerfocus to your blog as well.

Till my next post, cheers and happy blogging.

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