Top Blogs Philippines Widget

Isang maligalig na lunes ang sumalubong sa akin last last week!

Eh paano ba naman, I was busy drafting a post and when I tried to view my blog, I got this warning:

The first thing I did was click the ADVANCED option and proceed on my blog even though there is a risk. BAHALA NA SI BATMAN! 

Good thing, nothing happened. I removed the top blogs Philippines widget on my blog and the malware warning went away.

Here is the statement of Top Blogs Philippines regarding the malware:

After removing the widget, somehow, I kinda felt relieved.. free from pressure and stress. I have to admit, that little small blue widget somehow affects me. And I discovered that I was not alone!

After a week, Top Blogs Philippines was back on track and everyone got their widgets back.. excluding me. I am still contemplating if I should put the widget back or just enjoy stress free/ pressure free blogging. Kinda hard to decide since most of my local advertisers got my contact or saw my blog from Top Blog Philippines website.. haays..

Anyways, for those of you wondering what Top Blog Philippines is all about, it is a directory of most blogs (but NOT ALL)  in the Philippines. The rankings are based on the unique traffic a blog gets.

How To Install Top Blogs Philippines Widget? 

Create an account on Top Blogs Philippines website, add your blog/s and follow the instruction. Installing the widget is all about copy and paste, no need to tweak any codes.

How important is a top blogs widget on your blog? 

When an agency search for mommy blogs, top blogs or keywords of the same meaning, top blogs Philippines usually appear on search engine. If you want your blog to be noticed by PR agencies, then having that widget on your sidebar is important. The thing is, if you don’t have much traffic and your rank is 50 below, there is little chance that your blog will be noticed as they only display the top 50 on first page of each category.

Will it help you increase traffic? Nope it won’t. Although you’ll receive a few hits from them, still not a good traffic source.

How about the link back? uhmm the link from top blogs Philippines is NO FOLLOW.. so it’s not much of a help too.

Disadvantage? It’s another outbound/ external link on your homepage (but I think you can always add no follow relevance on it).

Advice for new bloggers? If you want to put the widget on your blog, make sure that you have at least 200 UNIQUE visitors a day to enjoy the “Bragging rights” benefit of the site hahaha  kidding aside, based on the stats provided by Top Blogs, in almost all categories, those in first page got at least 200 unique page views everyday. Being on the first page of the directory will get your blog more exposure.