War of the Traffic Exchanges

Well, well, it seems like BlogMad has hit a sweet spot with bloggers. The poll you see on the left has been going on for a few days now. And it seems that BlogMad is the current hot favourite with bloggers when it comes to traffic exchange sites. The 1 : 1 credit ratio must be working wonders for BlogMad. BlogMad is top on the minds of 68% of the visitors to this site.

BlogExplosion follows BlogMad from a distance with 26% votes in favour. BlogSoldiers comes in at an even more distant third having gained 6% of the votes.

Besides the obvious conclusions, it also suggests that eXlinks could turn out to be a major hit in the blogosphere once it rolls out. All eXlinks has to do is provide a reasonably impressive service and they are on their way to nirvana! If you haven't already joined the bandwagon you can simple go here and register at the eXlinks prelaunch site.

See all these and more at the Blog Resources Directory. Until next time, happy blogging...

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I know you wouldn't want to right now, but if ever (like when the directory becomes large and contains many useful links) any of you feel like linking to the blog resources directory directly, you can use the following links:

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Feel free to use any of the above links to link to the directory. Until next time, happy blogging...

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Its out...

Finally rolled out the blog resources directory. It is still in its alpha (well, I like technical terms!) stage. You can find it two posts behind this post. It is not complete. In fact far from complete. I have yet to add (what I imagined would be one-line) reviews of each site. Moreover, there are a few more sites I wish to add. More over I will be using its permalink to market it.

If any of you feel any site has been left out, please feel free to comment me. Thanks.

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The Blog Resources Directory

Link and Traffic Exchange Resources

• Blogmad - Fast Growing, stylish traffic exchange site with an incredible credit pay-off ratio of 1 : 1
  
• BlogExplosion - Veteran traffic exchange site with a 1 : 2 ratio. Plus large number of members
  
• BlogSoldiers - 1 : 2 ratio traffic exchange with huge credit giveaways
  

The Blog Community

• Technorati - The must-be-in blog community. Go and get registered now.
• TTLB - Widely regarded as a definitive blog ranking system. Fun and appealingly fresh. Get in now!
  

Pinging Tools

• Ping-O-Matic - Ping upto 20 services with the click of a button
  
• Pingoat - Ping upto 40 services from one site
  

Feed Tools

• FeedBurner - Provides high-quality feed services
• Bloglines - Free web-based feed reader
• NewsGator - RSS Aggregator
  

Future Watches

• Exlinks - Self proclaimed ultimate exponential site exploding system. Yet to be launched
  
• Agloco - A Global Community. Yet to be launched. Promises high pay-backs
  

Blog Directories

• Directory 2.0 - A must-be-seen-at blog directory. Register now
• Today - A well-sorted directory
• DMOZ - The ultimate directory to get listed on. VERY tough to get into. Good luck
  

Blog Tracking and Statistics

• CrazyEgg - Find out what visitors are doing on your site. Must see
  
• SiteMeter - Track the unique visitors coming to your site. Plus their location, referrer, etc.
  
• Statcounter - Track the number of pageloads in your site. Plus a host of other info
  

Blog Search Engines

• IceRocket - Comprehensive blog search
  

Miscellaneous

• Gravatar - Globally Recognized Avatars
  
• Brilliant Button Maker - Make buttons like this one ->
  
• Take The Internet Back - Own a piece of the Internet and make money(Thanks Jane)
• Google Gadgets - Get high quality gadgets/widgets to add in your blog
  

Monetizing

• ClickBooth - High pay-out ads. Tough to figure it out though
  
• Adsense - Easy to install and one of the most popular advertising agents
  
• Text Link Ads - Place text links and earn money. Tough to get into though

SEO/Blog Development

• Link Popularity Check - Check the number of inbound links you have. Invaluable tool
• Site Score - Evaluate your site and check for problems. Amazing reports section
• Google Analytics - Learn how visitors find you and how they interact with your site. Detailed Analysis
• Webmasters Central - "One-stop shop for comprehensive info about how Google crawls and indexes your website"
• Paypal - Invaluable tool for bloggers. Lets you transfer money within the internet and you can request a payout when needed. A sort of online bank!
  

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This Directory and work on this directory isn't complete. Not by a long shot. I have just thrown together a few sites that I personally know of. When more and more people view this page and think that some site is missing, all they have to do is add a comment showing the URL of that site and I'll get into it immediately. Thanks and happy blogging....

WORK IN PROGRESS - GO SLOW

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