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1. Your link could be a “dofollow” which means you get some `juice` by the search engines, so this backlink has some real value.

2. If you have something to sell you might get a sale or two from your visitors who come to your site in offer to provide you with a review.

3. This really is the most important reason, you hopefully get some good advice about how your website could be improved. Constructive criticism is most valuable, whether it comes from other webmasters or/and users. How often have you visited a site and thought “I think this or that looks out of place” or “The color scheme just isn’t right” or perhaps “There are too many links to pages before I get where I want to go”?

By asking others to review your site you should get a range of opinions about what is working – and of course what isn’t.

Everyone has their own personal preferences. I, for instance, don`t normally like very dark themes, particularly black, though sometimes a certain site does suit that color scheme. Some people prefer category menus to be across the top of the page, while others like to see the menu down one of the sides. Listen to what your reviewers have to say, whether they are web designers themselves, or just simply Internet users. Any final decisions have to be yours but it pays to listen. Where can you seek advice from others? You will find some forums where webmasters are actively encouraged to ask for a review. You might see a folder and all you need to do is post a link to your site and provide a few details about it. Then hopefully the review replies will pour in.

Sometimes a site will have to meet certain criteria before you can post the link. For instance a site may have to have been `live` for say a minimum period of three months. A site can`t be in `construction` mode, it has to be up and running. It has to have some real content, not just full of advertisements. There are certain topics that may not be allowed, usually hate or racial, or weapons, or anything normally believed to be illegal or inappropriate. Apart from forums other sites also exist to provide reviews of newer sites. So, if you think your creation is worthy of a review by professionals, or even your peers, then feel free to submit it to be looked at. You might have to send an email in with your link, or submit online.

Above all, don’t take any criticism personally. No reviewer personally knows you. They are there to help you, so be prepared to listen, and if you go along with what is said then make the necessary changes. On occasions I’ve posted my site on a forum, got it reviewed, made changes to it and posted elsewhere and found many more people approve of the new looking site, so it really does work.