Asking users to link back to you, is that cheesy?

[cbielich]

Is it?

Here is what it looks like, its on everypage I have, should I only list it on my most popular pages?

Tell me if it looks good, bad or ugly

https://www.wordgamedictionary.com/

[Mike_Davis]

I personally think that your social sharing application is plenty.  I think that asking people for links comes off a bit desperate.  If they like it and they want to, they will link to you.  In short...cheesy.

[cbielich]

Oh fine

[residualboulders]

Was the question if the banner looks cheesy or the fact that you are asking for backlinks?

either way I'm with Mike on this. If I liked the site i wouldn't take the time to backlink unless i really saw it as beneficial to my own website, but I'd share it with the share buttons.

[Njave_MCP]

Don't really agree with the answers posted here. A lot of people need some incentive to do an action. Maybe paraphrasing it a better, including "if" and "then do" terms in the text there will help a lot. So for example: "If you love the help you got from our website, make sure to tell your friends" will help a lot. Many people simply need to have the idea planted in their minds to do an action like that. Thanks!