I really am a sucker for this reciprocal linking thing. Not only do they work, but I've also found some interesting blogs as a results. I discovered the Reciprocal Review Carousel whilst researching the whole Viralink phenomenon. I found the Carousel to be an interesting concept and could see how it would be of value in terms of building backlinks as well as promoting your blog.

The version of the Carousel that I copied looked like someone had played around with a bit too much, so I took that version, and kept the two reviews (the last two in the list) that are the closest to the 'source' of the thing I could find. I then used the remaining eight positions to review blogs that have helped me out along the way. I listed 'Swollen Pickles' as the reviewer for the eight reviews I did, but only linked here once, cause I didn't want to get greedy. Plus that might have canceled out any good karma I may have accrued through this!

So without further or do, here is the Reciprocal Review Carousel...

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Here is How to participate:

• Copy the entire text between the specified lines.
• Create a post on your site and put at least one paragraph explaining how you joined the Reciprocal Review Carousel.
• Paste the text you copied into your post.
• No porn sites
• Don't screw with the other reviews, add a review to the top spot, delete the last review.
• There should never be any more than 10 reviews in the list.
• Remove the Bottom Review and At the Top add your own review with a link to a site reviewed, at least 2 sentences about the site and a note – Reviewed by: Your Anchor Text. Link your anchor text to your site. Here is an example:

Swollen Pickles is a bizarre little blog that combines one part nerd, one part money making, one part pop culture with a handful of randomness. If nothing else, the blog has an interesting name. Reviewed by: Digital Burn

Sites Reviewed:

Car News, views and pretty pictures is a site focused squarely on the automotive world. Brings together the latest car news and opinions from a raving lunatic Reviewed by: Swollen Pickles

Fat Aussie is the site I go to whenever I want to read someone telling it like it is. Not for the faint hearted. As he says himself, he is an attention whore. You've been warned!! Reviewed by: Swollen Pickles

Dipping into the Australian Blogpond is a site about blogging, with its main difference being that it has an Australian focus. Lots of good information, sense of community as well as home to the Top 100 Australian Blogs list. Reviewed by: Swollen Pickles

Bob Meets World is a blog maintained by a guy with a finger in many pies by the looks of things. If nothing else, you have to appreciate his header image! I also admire him for having his reader chip in to buy him a MacBook. Reviewed by: Swollen Pickles

Wormbrain has been on the Swollen Pickles blog roll since time began. The Worm is always entertaining. Topics range from Richard Dean Anderson, to general life advice. Reviewed by: Swollen Pickles

Goldcoaster is another blog I found thanks to the Aussie blogpond. I like it because it covers a good cross section of my interests. Reviewed by: Swollen Pickles

Blankshooting is a personal favorite. Why? Because Bean Bag Boy is a close personal friend of Swollen Pickles and he is one of the few people as odd as me. Reviewed by: Swollen Pickles

A Copywriter’s Blues blog published by Alex Badalic, a veteran of advertising turned musician gives you great food for soul. I have found some nice old videos of Johnny Cash performance and he has a lot more of vintage videos to satisfy fans. Reviewed by: Alex

Andy-Coates.com is an original creator of Viralink concept and a blog publishing information on Magic, Personal development and blog development. I have found a wealth of information on getting your blog noticed and generating the traffic for free. Reviewed by: WordPress Web 2.0 Guide

WordPress Web 2.0 Guide is a blog providing very useful information on building your very own Web 2.0 portal based on WordPress. Detailed instructions and howto guides make it possible for anyone to create a sparkling and engaging blog and join the community of like-minded individuals. Reviewed by: WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-er

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During my annual performance reviews, I realised this post just never took off. So sad.