The Great Technorati Exchange
Apr 25th, 07An interesting idea from DoshDosh came to my attention today, and it sounds like a great way for many bloggers to benefit simultaneously. The concept is similar to a link exchange, but probably not in the way you think. In this case, it’s a program where anyone who participates has the opportunity to gain exposure and increase traffic by leveraging the power of Technorati Favorites.
The experiment revolves around Technorati because it’s such a popular community, and because there’s a certain amount of prestige that goes along with attaining higher ranks. This can be difficult to do however, and a long process which hasn’t exactly been quantified yet. Hence the reason for the experiment.
I decided to join in, and extend the offer to my visitors as well. Interested? If you want to take part, the goal is simple - break into the Technorati Top 100 Favorites. The guidelines for involvement are equally simple:
The exchange is open to anyone who owns a blog with original content (no splogs). Oh and you should have your blog claimed with Technorati, if you don’t already. Fair enough? Here’s how to get started:
- Add Design Adaptations to your Technorati Favorites.
- In a comment, leave your Technorati username and a link to your blog
- Favorite anyone else who included a link in the comments.
- I’ll reciprocate and Favorite all the links as soon as I see them.
Want to go a step further by hosting an exchange on your own site? Here’s what to do:
- In a new entry, notify your readers that you’re exchanging Technorati Favorites, and include a link to this entry so they’ll know about the exchange going on here too.
- When I’m aware of the link, I’ll include a link to your post about the exchange in this post itself so readers here can visit your blog to participate if they want to. I’ll get the links up as quickly as I can, but if you don’t see yours after a few days, drop me a reminder.
*Note: At the time of this writing, it takes 148 people Favoriting you to break into the Top 100. Not as low as noted on DoshDosh, but still very feasible. :) Good luck everyone!
Others offering the exchange:
See it’s working already. Your nice blog has just been favored.
Username: travelwell
Fav link:
http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.articlediscovery.com/blog
Thanks and all the best,
Apr 25, 07 | 11:26 amGerald
Thanks Gerald. Favor returned!
Apr 25, 07 | 11:42 amThanks for participating in the exchange experiment, Charity!
I’ve just faved you and linked you up in my post.. hope this brings you more visitors and readers. :)
Apr 25, 07 | 3:05 pm[...] Design Adaptations - Charity Ondriezek An interesting idea from DoshDosh came to my attention today, and it sounds [...]
Apr 25, 07 | 3:42 pmhi Charity
Apr 25, 07 | 8:25 pmhave faved your very tasteful blog…I have a tech badg on my art site…have a great day!!!
Thank you for adding me and mentioning my technorati exchange!!
I’ve added you to my favorites!!
Apr 25, 07 | 9:27 pmhi, i added your blog to my favorite on technorati
Apr 26, 07 | 4:35 amusername - pasat
http://technorati.com/faves/pasat?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.hottnez.com/myspace
Hi there,
I’ve already added you to my favs, and gave a link to you from my post on this.
My username is fastfastlane, and link to my fav is
http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.fastlanetransport.ca/blog
You can see your listing here if you like to:
http://www.fastlanetransport.ca/blog/technorati-favorites-exchange/blogs-websites
Cheers!
Apr 26, 07 | 2:14 pmThanks everyone. You’ve all been faved. Sorry about the delay Deborah. For some reason WP wanted me to approve your comment and I didn’t see it at first. Not sure what that was all about - your post was no different than anyone else’s. Maybe I have some kinks to work out? ;)
Apr 26, 07 | 4:19 pm[...] Design Adaptations by Charity Ondriezek. [...]
Apr 27, 07 | 12:16 amHi Charity,
Thanks for faving my blog. I’ve done likewise with yours. Also, I’m glad you liked how I modified the Vertigo theme.
I really like your design here. Very original compared to the other blogs I read.
Apr 27, 07 | 3:44 amhi there,
i have favourited and linked you. Awaiting yours :-)
My technorati address is here.
Also wrote a post on this. The url is here. So whoever favourites me or link to me, and leave a site name on my blog will get a favourite/ linkback from me too.
Apr 29, 07 | 10:42 ami add u , this is me sharingthelife,
Apr 30, 07 | 7:47 amAdd to Technorati Favorites
Hi I have favorited you as well as include a link to your post at my blog.
See it http://blog.azazil.net/294-gaming-technorati-favorites.html and http://technorati.com/faves/gvvaughan?show=blogs
my technorati username is gvvaughan
Favorite me http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://blog.azazil.net
thanks in advance!
May 5, 07 | 4:00 am[...] Design Adaptations - Charity Ondriezek [...]
May 5, 07 | 10:42 amJust faved you and updated my, quite ridiculously long, list of people offering similar schemes at http://www.foreignperspectives.com/technorati-favourites-exchange/2007/04/11/opinion.htm
Just under 200 entries on it now!
May 6, 07 | 4:58 am[...] people have favorited your blog. Hmm, wonder if any of these changes have anything to do with the Favorites exchange experiment which recently swept across the [...]
May 6, 07 | 9:36 amHello! I’ve added you into my faves :)
Here is the URL to fave me.
http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://bleargh.net/wordpress
Thank you!
May 7, 07 | 12:26 pmI have faved you in my technorati.
MY ID : iszo
MY URL : http://blog.fyais.com
FAVOURITE MY BLOG : http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://blog.fyais.com
I’m also offering Technorati favourites exchange and interested to become part of it. Could you put my link to your list?
I will do the same too.
MY LINKS :
http://blog.fyais.com/2007/04/19/technorati-favourites-exchange/
Thanks in advance!
May 7, 07 | 10:06 pmCheers Charity — faved you and added you to my post.
Here is my Fave info for Dodger, blogname WebStractions.
May 10, 07 | 6:13 pmGlad to see so many participating, thanks everyone! You’ve all been faved and/or linked in return, but if I missed anyone be sure to let me know. :)
May 10, 07 | 8:57 pmHello my friend, I just finished Faving your Blog. This my ID - ironmanxart
http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://greglunger.com/
I have a Technorati Favorites Exchange going on at my site too!
I Have the “Share the Power of Technorati Favs” setup too, by Mr. Gary Lee!
I have put you on my list there too! http://greglunger.com/?p=68
This is a Great Experiment, it’s Working Wonderfully!!!******
May 11, 07 | 9:10 pmThank you my Friend !!!******
*Edit*
May 12, 07 | 10:01 amGreg - your comment wasn’t displaying properly, and even when I fiddled with my comment settings (to allow more links in comments), it wouldn’t show unless I deleted the two links you listed featuring the exchange on other sites. It’s so odd because I noticed there are a couple other comments here with up to three links. I’m sorry about that, but I couldn’t figure it out and I wanted to at least show the first link you listed rather than none at all. Ugh. Anyway I faved you as well. :)
Hey there! I added your blog to my faves on Technorati! If you can spare the time to do the same, I’ll greatly appreciate it! :) Thanks a lot!
Username: jutendouji
http://technorati.com/faves/jutendouji?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.javieraltman.com.ar/blog
Thanks again!
Javier,
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May 17, 07 | 12:34 pmHi
I’ve added you to my favs and made a link on my post
Here’s my fav link:
http://technorati.com/faves/tblogosphere
He’s the related post
http://blogsetie.blogspot.com/2007/05/le-programme-dchange-de-favoris-et-de.html
Thanks my friend!
Cheers
May 18, 07 | 6:49 amHi. I faved you! My Technorati user name is tharsos. You can favorite me by clicking here. I also started a Technorati exchange and linked to your post from my blog:
May 19, 07 | 9:41 amhttp://earn-money-on-the-web.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-advice-technorati-favorites-and.html
If you have a place in your post for a list of other Technorati exchanges feel free to include my link as well:) Thanks!
My Technorati:
http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://danielprimed.com
My Site
May 21, 07 | 7:55 amhttp://danielprimed.com
BTW I forgot to add, neat idea. I hope this works well as its the first time I’ve been into these exchanges. :)
May 21, 07 | 7:59 amSame here Daniel, but so far I think it’s been worth it. I haven’t had near the exposure I’m sure Maki has enjoyed from the experiment, but he had a larger audience to begin with. :) I think overall it’s been helpful to everyone involved.
May 21, 07 | 10:08 amHello! I just added your blog to my favorites. My Technorati user name is marriedmelody. You can http://making-money-through-internet.blogspot.com” rel=”nofollow”>favorite me by clicking here. I also started Technorati Favorites and Link Exchange and linked to your post from my blog:
May 22, 07 | 7:14 amhttp://making-money-through-internet.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-advice-technorati-favorites-and.html. Please add me to your list of Technorati Link Exchange participants.
You have been Favorited!
May 30, 07 | 8:29 pmhttp://technorati.com/faves?add=http://hackedgadgets.com
Hi.
I’ve just added you to my Faves.
My Technorati username:
askripko
My blog:
http://iphone-forum.blogspot.com
Add to Technorati Favorites
Thanks…
Jun 6, 07 | 1:25 pmHi,
I’ve just added you to my Favorites.
My Technorati username:
gcs584
My blog:
Jun 28, 07 | 3:36 amhttp://www.playerbites.com
Hi,
Have faved you! Click here to fave me too, thx :)
Also have my own exchange program here.
Do visit me at TheVoiceInMyHead - if you like what you see, do subscribe to my feed via your feedreader or via e-mail.
Have a good day!
Melody
Jul 29, 07 | 8:24 amJust added you like favorite, add me too:
Jul 30, 07 | 2:56 amhttp://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://techgadgetblog.blogspot.com
My blog name: Tech Gadget Blog
My Blog Url: http://techgadgetblog.blogspot.com/
The best!
[...] Design Adaptations - Charity Ondriezek [...]
Aug 14, 07 | 5:11 pmFaved you and would love to have my personal faves reach double digits. Thanks
Techno fave link
http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://www.musics.com.au
Blog URL
Aug 27, 07 | 7:54 amhttp://www.musics.com.au
Thanks Sanel. Everyone should be faved in return now. If not let me know!
Aug 28, 07 | 11:26 amThanks! You are officially favorited. Here’s a link to the Technorati Favorite for Design Crack and a link to my Technorati Favorite Exchange Post.
Sep 8, 07 | 12:28 pmhhoover has faved you. Feel free to return the favor at http://technorati.com/faves/hhoover?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.my-creativeteam.com/blog
Nov 1, 07 | 11:53 amhi
i added your blog to my favourites
my username is simpro
plz fave my blog: http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http%3A%2F%2Filovemyheart.blogspot.com
Nov 15, 07 | 1:44 amyou can also checkout my blog at : http://www.ilovemyheart.blogspot.com
Hello,
I have favorited you at Technorati.
My username is EssieWebber.
My blog is essentral.quaboo.com (no “www”)
The funny thing is that before I saw this page, I was going to favorite you at Technorati anyway, and I do not have a long list there. You have a great, wonderful site! Thank you,
Nov 17, 07 | 7:41 pmEssie
Hai
I have added you as my technorati favourite. Plzz add my site also.
http://technorati.com/faves/suryanarayanareddy?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://technodata.blogspot.com
Jan 18, 08 | 2:21 amAnd the list goes on… :) All have been faved in return.
Jan 18, 08 | 1:11 pmI have created an FREE api for all the people who want to exchange favs.
You can find it here: http://1rstlink.com/favx.php (you have to create an account. it only takes 1 minute) and will find the api in the navigation toolbar after you login
hope it will be helpful for everyone. please tell me what you think about it
Apr 30, 08 | 12:31 pmMay 17, 08 | 2:33 am