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Gauravonomics is a Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited Blog now!

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A big “Thank You!” to everybody who made it possible.

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A Little Background First: My 30 by 30 List

I made a little list sometime back - ‘Thirty Things I Want to do Before I am Thirty’ -

The interesting thing about my 30 by 30 list is that every single thing on it looks impossible today… But, if I do manage to do all thirty, what a story it will be! So, even though I know that the odds are impossible, I’m doing it anyway, because, never again in my life, will I be young enough, or foolhardy enough, to even try something as insane.

- and ‘Take Gauravonomics into the Technorati Top 100 List’ was one of the more ambitious items on my list.

My Technorati Favorites Exchange

When Dosh Dosh broke into the Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited Blogs list by running a Technorati Favorites exchange program I realized that -

While it is really difficult to break into the Technorati Top 100 Most Linked Blogs list, it is easier to break into the Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited Blogs list because you only need about 125 people to add you to their Technorati Favorites list.

- and started my own Technorati Favorites Exchange.

Why Am I Running a Linkbait Exchange?

Many of my regular readers will be wondering why I am participating in a linkbait exchange program, instead of doing what I do best, blogging. Let me give you an example and explain why.

I’m sure that you have heard of an ‘open book exam’, where you are allowed to refer to a book while taking the test. Now, imagine that you are part of a class of hundred in an open book exam. Imagine that only half the class is aware that they are allowed to refer to a book while taking the test. Imagine that you are in the other half. Linkbaiting is to blogging what an ‘open book’ is to exams. These are the new rules of the game and, if you are not playing by them, you are likely to lose out.

What’s more, I don’t really look at my Technorati Favorites Exchange as a linkbait anyway -

I am very generous with link love and add all the blogs on my feedreader to my Technorati Favorites. Even though I haven’t updated the list for months now, I have 195 blogs on it; once I update the list, I’ll have 400+ blogs on the list.

- I look at it as a way to discover new blogs.

Discovering Blogs or Exchanging Links?

There are three versions of the Technorati Favorites Exchange running now -

- The original Technorati Favorites Exchange at Dosh Dosh

Create a post on your blog announcing that you are exchanging Technorati favorites. Prominently include a link to this post to indicate that there is a similar exchange going on at Dosh Dosh.

Once I’ve noticed the link via trackback or Technorati, I’ll include a link to your post on Technorati favorites in this post itself so readers here can visit your blog to participate if they want to.

- The Technorati Favorites Link Train at Gary Lee.

Take “My New Faves” and move them into the “The Original Faves” list. Add 3 Blogs that you’ve just added to your Technorati Favorites to the “My New Faves”. Add Everyone on this list to your Technorati Favorites List by clicking on “Fave the Site.” Those who want good kharma will fave you back. If not, you will for sure get the benefits of faves from the bloggers who continue this list after you.

- The Automated Technorati Favorites Exchange at Garry Conn

Once you have added everyone already on the list to your Technorati Faves and have subscribed to the feed, you can drop a comment and instantly have your name added to the list. Nothing else is needed. No additional comments are required. You don’t have visit hundreds of different blogs. You don’t have to waste hours on end doing these exchanges. One comment gets your site added by hundreds if not thousands of people.

All three variations are innovative ways of running the exchange, but they miss out on one important aspect: if you are taking all this trouble only to exchange links, you are probably shortchanging yourself.

All of you know why it is important to have your blog discovered; who doesn’t want new readers? However, it is equally important to discover new blogs, because new blogs give you new ideas for your own blog. Today, these bloggers are running a Technorati Favorites Exchange on their blog; tomorrow, they might think of an even more interesting meme or linkbait. Don’t you want to be the first to know when that happens?

Discovering Blogs by Exchanging Links

My new Technorati Favorites Exchnage combines the best of the three versions running now and adds the unique element of discovering new blogs by exchanging links.

Here’s what you need to do -

STEP #1: Scroll down to the comments section and click the “add me to your Technorati Favorites” link for everyone on the list to add them to your Technorati Faveorites. Also click on the “read my best posts” link to read the best posts by them and, if you like the posts, click on the “subscribe to my feed” link to subscribe to their feed.

STEP #2: After you have added everyone on the comments list to your Technorati Favorites, you are ready to add your name to the list. To add your name to the list, enter the following text in the comments form below -

Hi! I am {YOUR NAME} and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites {YOUR BLOG URL}, read my best posts {YOUR BEST POSTS PAGE URL} and subscribe to my feed {YOUR FEED URL}.

Please see my comment below as an example -

Hi! I am Gaurav and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

Don’t worry if your code is broken; I’ll fix it after you leave the comment.

Do make sure that you have checked the box to receive e-mail notifications on new comments on this post so that you can keep track of how many new people have added you to their Technorati Favorites.

So, what are you waiting for? Enter your blog for my Technorati Favorites Exchnage now and have your blog favorited, and discovered, by hundreds of bloggers all over the world.

And, yes, do remember that this is just a game, one which will end the moment a few of us manage to get into the Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited Blogs list (Technorati cannot allow this to go on, can they?). But, till then, why not have fun? :-)

To My Regular Readers

63 67 71 74 84 90 101 people have already favorited me and I only need 61 57 53 50 40 34 23 more faves to break into the Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited Blogs list. So, if you love reading my blog, please please please add me to your Technorati Favorites. I know it doesn’t mean much, but it will be so much fun! :-)

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Comments (53)

  1. Gauravonomics wrote:

    Hi! I am Gaurav and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 12:54 pm #
  2. David Greene wrote:

    Hi! I am travelwell and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 2:17 pm #
  3. Ashwin wrote:

    Congrats and all the best!

    I’ve added your blog in my Technorati favorite. Enjoy!

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 2:27 pm #
  4. perspective inc wrote:

    Hey, congrats!!

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 2:41 pm #
  5. Syaf The Geek wrote:

    Hi! I am Syafrizal and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites , read my best posts and subscribe to my feed .

    Thanks. :)

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 3:36 pm #
  6. Gauravonomics wrote:

    @Ashwin/ David/ Syaf: Thanks. I have added you too. :-)
    @Perspective: I’m not there yet. Add me to your favorites. Now. :-)

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 3:47 pm #
  7. Gaz wrote:

    Hi! I am Gary V. Vaughan and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 5:17 pm #
  8. Vinod @ VinodLive! wrote:

    Hi! I am Vinod and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 7:16 pm #
  9. Amanda wrote:

    Thank you for your email you’ve been added.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 9:07 pm #
  10. Linda wrote:

    Hi, I’m Linda Martin … Thanks for participating in my Link Exchange at BigfootSightings.Org - I’ve added you to my Technorati Favorites! I also started another link exchange at my web design blog: Klamath Design.

    I have added everyone on this list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add Klamath Design to your Technorati Favorites, and/or Bigfoot Sightings.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 9:43 pm #
  11. Bill Hartzer wrote:

    Thanks guys (and gals), I just added everyone who have commented already. Please add me to your technorati favorites, thanks.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 9:51 pm #
  12. Doris wrote:

    Hi G, Thanks for adding me. I added you to my fave too! May you dream come true!

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 10:34 pm #
  13. nextstep wrote:

    Hi, Gaurav

    Thanks for your add, and I do it, too, welcome to visiting my blog!

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 10:38 pm #
  14. Robert Monteux wrote:

    Hi,
    I’ve added everyone on the list to my favorites. Please add http://www.hypnocoachingblog.com to your favorites. Stop by check out the blog and subscribe if you like it. Thanks.

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 11:11 pm #
  15. Ravages wrote:

    Done

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 11:34 pm #
  16. stubsy wrote:

    Thanks for the exchange added you to my Technorati Favorites

    Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 11:40 pm #
  17. Sue Bride wrote:

    Hi! I am Sue and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 12:09 am #
  18. Sue Bride wrote:

    Apologies the link to my site was incorrect (I tend to add the www even when there isn’t one! Please read my best posts.

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 12:12 am #
  19. Elizabeth wrote:

    Thank you for leaving me a blog comment and for adding me to your Link Exchange! My name is Elizabeth, I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my blog posts, and subscribe to my feed!

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 12:15 am #
  20. Deborah wrote:

    Hi,

    Thanks for stopping by, and informing me of your experiment as well.

    I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites , and read my best posts .

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 1:03 am #
  21. perspective inc wrote:

    Oops thought you had already made it…looks like I am getting ahead of myselg.. again!! :) And you’ve been added!!
    (p.s: look who took your advice seriously… http://www.thelattefiles.com)

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 1:07 am #
  22. Spicybug wrote:

    I have added you : ) Hope you make it.

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 1:16 am #
  23. Bob wrote:

    Thanks but I’d rather see an organic growth in getting favoured by people. This way would feel like I’d be cheating on myself with meaningless links. ;)

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 1:23 am #
  24. Blue wrote:

    So… whatcha going to do after you make it in the Top 100 or the Top Favorites? With what kind of brilliant content will you enlighten your adoring masses? *__^

    And yes, I’ve already favorited you.

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 2:43 am #
  25. Will wrote:

    Thank you for leaving me a blog comment and for adding me to your Link Exchange! My name is Elizabeth, I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my blog posts, and subscribe to my feed!

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 3:23 am #
  26. Esperance wrote:

    Hi! I am Esperance and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites read my best posts { and subscribe to my feed.

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 3:51 am #
  27. Juliet wrote:

    Hi, I also don’t want hundreds of favorite sites which aren’t actually of any interest to me; I have added you because I like your blog. If you like mine, please reciprocate. :-)
    Others are welcome to favorite me; I will favorite you once I notice or if you let me know - and so long as your blog has plenty of content and I think I will be likely to visit from time to time.

    Click
    here if you would like to add me to your favorites

    Cheers,
    Juliet

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 5:00 am #
  28. Sharique wrote:

    Your experiment will greatly reduce the work that is required in going to individual blog…good initiative. Ok here’s mine

    My name is Sharique. I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 6:26 am #
  29. ilker wrote:

    Hey I faved your blog.. but please don’t leave irrelevant comments on other posts. I will make a post about this Technorati faves and why it’s important soon! Keep tuned. (You are welcome to comment on that one when it’s published ;)

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 7:18 am #
  30. K-IntheHouse wrote:

    Hi,

    I have favorited you. Here is my link

    http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://shankrila.com

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 8:00 am #
  31. Deepak Jeswal wrote:

    I am open to this idea!

    Here’s my link, everyone who favorites me will be reciprocated:

    http://www.technorati.com/faves/?add=http://www.deepakjeswal.com

    And yes, do read my blog too :)

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 8:47 am #
  32. Vin wrote:

    Hi,

    I have favorited you. Here is my link :

    http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://betabloggerfordummies.blogspot.com

    Cheers!

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 9:06 am #
  33. Vlad wrote:

    Just added your blog to my technorati. Here is mine:
    http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.volodymyrzablotskyy.com

    thanks

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 11:08 am #
  34. AnitoKid wrote:

    hi! i am participating in doshdosh’ technorati favorites experiment. i just fav’d and linked you. hope you fave and link me too. i’m at http://www.anitokid.blogspot.com More power to you! Mabuhay!

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 4:20 pm #
  35. Tobsy wrote:

    Hi Gaurav,

    thanks for the add :-)

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 4:40 pm #
  36. Simmons wrote:

    Yes, all of the above blogs have been favorited. So favorite Thoughts on the World NOW!

    http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://thethoughtsontheworld.blogspot.com

    Thanks

    Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 10:28 pm #
  37. David Culpepper wrote:

    Hi! I am David and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

    Friday, April 20, 2007 at 12:16 am #
  38. Martin Lindsey wrote:

    Hey there folks. My name is Martin Lindsey, author and creator of MartyBLOGs. I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best post and subscribe to my feed as well.

    Thanks….Martin

    Friday, April 20, 2007 at 2:15 am #
  39. Tricia wrote:

    Thanks for adding me to your favs. I added you as well. If you look at my link I also did a technorati favs link exchange post. Mine also has a favs link chain going on if anyone wants to copy that and add to it that’d be great. :)

    Friday, April 20, 2007 at 5:56 am #
  40. Benedict Herold wrote:

    hey.. Congrats on this..!

    Friday, April 20, 2007 at 8:44 am #
  41. Gauravonomics wrote:

    @Everybody: A huge “Thank You” once more for participating in my Technorati Favorites Exchange. As a result of your support, Gauravonomics is now #73 on the Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited blogs list.

    I know I haven’t favorited all of you yet, but I’ll catch up on the backlog tonight. Thank you for your patience in advance.

    I have also started subscribing to some of your feeds, so, if you see me on your blogs in the next few days, don’t be surprised.

    In the meantime, do take out some time to read my best posts and do consider subscribing to my full feed. Also do the same for others on the list.

    Let’s make this about discovering new blogs and not just exchanging favorites.

    Friday, April 20, 2007 at 10:32 am #
  42. Thor Schrock wrote:

    Thanks for the comment on my blog and congratulations on making it into the top 100 favorited blogs. I will add you as well.

    Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 9:17 am #
  43. mattsofi wrote:

    Hey Congrates..

    I guess Richard and Andy had woke me up on this even though Dosh Dosh has already remind me earlier. I have added you and the rest who have favored me. Thanks guys.

    Here is my link:
    http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://blog.sapphireknight.com

    Thanks.

    Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 11:12 pm #
  44. Amiene Rev wrote:

    I just faved you. Please return the favor. Thanks.
    Duke Amiene Rev
    Username: amienerev
    http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://dukeamienerev.blogspot.com

    Monday, April 23, 2007 at 7:58 am #
  45. Martin Lindsey wrote:

    A continuing “wow” for you Gaurav. You’re up to # 58 most faved today.

    Congrats…….Martin

    Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 9:42 am #
  46. Shaz Azhad wrote:

    Hi! I am Azhad from Nukilan Jejari Azhad and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites, read my best posts and subscribe to my feed.

    Thank you.

    Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 2:14 pm #
  47. ilker wrote:

    I faved your blog.. fave mine as well please?

    http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://www.thethinkingblog.com/

    My user name is ilkeryoldas on Technorati.

    I also offer Technorati Favorites Exchange (TFX) for others and here is the post about it:

    http://www.thethinkingblog.com/2007/04/fave-my-blog-and-i-fave-yours.html

    Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 11:24 pm #
  48. Merovingian343 wrote:

    hello, world

    I recently participate to this project..

    i Fav u on TECHNORATI
    please do it the samein return

    OTher’s - fav me… i’ll do it 4 you

    feel free & thanks

    Klick 2 fav me on technorati

    Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 12:49 am #
  49. Nash Trout wrote:

    Hi! I am Nash and I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites , read my best postsand subscribe to my feed.

    Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 10:41 am #
  50. Deborah wrote:

    Just popping by to say congrats for doing so well!

    Cheers!

    Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 5:10 pm #
  51. intovoid wrote:

    I have added everyone on the list to my Technorati Favorites. Please add me to your Technorati Favorites http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.d2design.be

    Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 10:02 pm #
  52. steve wrote:

    just added you to my faves. can you add me to yours too?

    http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://www.cymru66.com

    thanks,

    –steve

    Monday, July 30, 2007 at 10:15 pm #
  53. Martin Lindsey wrote:

    Just added you Steve.

    Martin

    Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 6:06 am #

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