Middle of last year, Jim Kukral, a web marketing strategist and blogger who I really enjoy following created a really cool widget called ScratchBack. At that time, Google had just slammed their hammer down on quite a few icon bloggers for selling text links ads! It resulted in putting the fear of God in quite a few bloggers within our little realm of the blogosphere. Basically, it caused many of us bloggers to question, “How in the hell can I advertise on my friend’s blog without getting them or myself banned in Google?”
Consequently, while all that was happening, there was WordPress plugin floating around that was gaining popularity called, “Buy Me a Beer!” Now, the Buy Me a Beer plugin was neat because it kind of added some spice towards asking your blog readers for donations. The only problem with that plugin is that the people who made the donations got nothing in return for their gifts of money. And that is where Jim Kukral kicked in with developing ScratchBack.com.

Jim Kukral created ScratchBack.com, an alternative towards selling text links ads that doesn't get you banned in Google and a solution that allows for people to donate to blog authors and get something in return.
ScratchBack.com provides everyone with the best of both worlds. Blog authors can make some money by selling ads without fear of getting banned in Google. Blog readers and even advertisers can give blog authors small donations and get their link advertised in return.
ScratchBack.com is written in Javascript, so search engines (especially Google) can not read the code, so the links being advertised are completely invisible. This isn’t black hat either, Google encourages people to make money selling ad space, they just don’t like it when you sell links for the purpose of trying to cheat their system.
So anyway, I am not here to get into a “Paid Links” or a “NoFollow vs DoFollow” discussion. I just want to tell you that I have brought ScratchBack.com back to my blog and you are invited to take advantage of it.
ScratchBack.com is very simple. When you place your order, your link will INSTANTLY be added to my Top Spot. I figured that I would do things right and really make the Top Spot a top spot! My Top Spot is located on the top left had side of my blog. (History proves that this is the sweet spot!)
Your link will remain there until it get bumped off the list by other people. At the moment I have five available slots but I will double that and display ten spots if people are placing a lot of orders. I want to make sure you get good exposure.
ScratchBack.com has been running for about a year and Jim Kukral has collected a lot of feedback from people using it. Studies have shown that the ideal price is $5 dollars. I personally think that is too cheap, but I am going to follow Jim’s advice and offer my Top Spots for exactly what Jim suggested. I value each slot at $25 dollars or more, so when you place your order, you are getting a really good deal!
So that is how ScratchBack.com works. If you would like to get your own Top Spots list in your blog, you can visit ScratchBack.com and sign up for free. In the mean time, you should place your order on my blog because everyone is going to be clicking the links after reading the blog post.

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Date/Time: 11-25-2008 01:51:37 Comment #27213
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The main 2 changes I made that seem to make a difference:
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2.) I changed the graphic for the Tip Payment.
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Date/Time: 11-28-2008 17:30:30 Comment #27347
$5 bucks… you can’t go wrong. I’d hurry too before I raise the price.
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I am on Top of your List for now, just not sure how many times I will have to buy a spot to stay on TOP !!
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Thanks everyone for tipping Gary and testing it out. We look forward to continuing to improve the system and help you get tips!
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I’ll be watching this one Garry, let me know your results in a month or so.
I agree, the $5 is probably key and puts it in reach of everyone that reads your blog. You help tons of folks, but not all can pay for an ad or whatever, a $5 scratchie is a good deal
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Do you own http://bestcellulitesolutions.com/ ?.
As I am also interested in putting my blog up for nutrition just wanted to know how the above mentioned blog is going in earning money wise.
Email will be preferred if you don’t mind
Many Thanks
Sunny
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Date/Time: 11-26-2008 00:03:56 Comment #27262
How long will the link ad be up there?
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As long as traffic is coming advertisers should be happy
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I would be grateful.
Thanks again
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Date/Time: 11-29-2008 21:10:29 Comment #27383
I am glad to discover that my site has helped you. Congrats on the new site launch too. How creative is that? I checked out the site and even told my wife about it. I wish you the best luck and indeed your site is very creative.
My advice to you, if you don’t mind me offering it, is the use of AdSense. When I visited your web site I quickly saw that you were displaying AdSense. And while there is nothing actually WRONG with that, unfortunately, you don’t have much control over the ads that are displayed.
For my wife and I, we have four children, one of which is a new born, and I don’t think I would like my baby’s picture uploaded and being displayed next to an AdSense unit that displays as advertisement reading, “Look Good Naked. I just lost 25LBS and Feel Great. Read My Incredible Story Here”
With a site of this nature, you’d have better luck monetizing it using Amazon.com or even PepperjamNETWORK for that matter. With AdSense, you are simply throwing away your hard earned traffic. Your site is much different than the niche blogs that I build. This is a community site where you want to KEEP the traffic that you land.
I would like you to read this article titled, Beyond AdSense, written by Jeremy Schoemaker and published on Website Magazine earlier this month. Also, if you don’t have a subscription to this magazine, I would strongly recommend that you subscribe to it. (It’s free)
I think your web site is a great idea and actually will do quite well if you play your cards right. Good luck and thanks so much for the ScratchBack.
Date/Time: 11-29-2008 21:37:47 Comment #27384
You Da Man!
Jb
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