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I agree with Scott and Takeshi, also give credit to people linking to you is a good way to enhance their value and so the one they're passin to you. Maybe you can consider a dynamic footer with a slideshow of the mentions you receive in external sites, like you see in movie trailers. This will give you a testimonial like added value mentioning your backlinker without even having to link back to them.

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