First came BlogRush and then Entrecard; does the blogosphere have room for another link/banner exchange program? Since most bloggers would do anything for an extra few clicks, here’s the scoop on BlogUpp!, a free service that promises to “Connect smart.”
Signing up is a breeze, without any type of registration. Just enter your blog’s link, grab the snippet of code and embed on your blog. According to the company, “BlogUpp! snapshots your blog and reads your RSS regularly.”
I placed the snippet on my Jobacle blog (scroll to the bottom and look in the right column); a 350px x 150px banner instantly appeared. Basically, a screenshot of your Website is shown, that when moused over, show s a sentence or two from your latest RSS feed.
I imagine that over time the content will be customized to your specific blog. As of now, the ads showing up are for Virus protection and for something in Spanish. Meanwhile, the blog is career driven and written in English. In fairness, the BlogUpp! Website says, “All submitted blogs are analyzed individually and approved manually in a timely manner.”
Each link opens a new window and you can expect your link to appear in a 10:9 ratio, making it, according to the BlogUpp! folks, the “highest (exchange ratio) in the industry.”
Adult blogs need not apply. BlogUpp! is a self-proclaimed family-friendly service.
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Sounds great, but it could potentially cost your blog a drop in page rank.
To my memory, last time a company came out with this Google frowned upon it (as it had something to do with “automatically generated links” which they see as evil).
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Hello.
This is a BlogUpp! representative.
We are also concerned about maintaining a positive Google attitude towards those using BlogUpp! service.
That’s why we’ve been analyzing this issue thoroughly, and concluded that there is no such Google rule, that is to penalize or alter the PageRank while using iframe embedded links.
BlogUpp! does not have a purpose to exchange links targeting PageRank increasing. The service is also not linking any sites with “questionable” filling.
All it stands for, is to discover new connections for bloggers with quality content, and help new readers find great resources, which we call in other words as “driving traffic”.
As per the information available in Google webmaster groups, and other related resources, this is not the behavior to punish for. Google itself promotes sites providing quality content, and BlogUpp! is just to support it, the bloggers and the readers.
Quoting a Google guru: “iframes are like the force - they can be used for great good or great evil”. As long as we are using them for decent purposes, we expect to be treated correctly.
Best web wishes to you all.
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I just added this to my blog and hope that I can get some more people to take a big look at it!
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for a quality link exchange go to http://www.abbb.com.au/pages/linkexchange/form.html