Any ecommerce owner knows how important it is to have links pointing back to your site. Well, here is a simple tool that you can use to help leverage your existing satisfied customers.  It can be used in multiple variations (ie. widgets, badges, even hand written notes), but here is a simple example to use in a confirmation email after the sale.  

 Dear _____,

 

Thank you for ordering from  ____  – we strive to ship orders by 4pm each business day.

 

If you have any comments or suggestions for us, please reply to this email.  We value your feedback.

 

If you happen to have a website or blog of your own, please consider placing a link to ______.com – Every link helps!

 

Thank you again for your order!

 

Kindest Regards, 

The _____ Staff

 

 The desired effect is a soft sell request to your happy customers, who in turn thank you by placing organic and natural links on their blogs or websites linking back to you!  This can also be done by offering a discount off of their next purchase or even cash back.  Some even weigh the discount based on the PR of the site sending you the link.  Others make it extremely easy by offering a simple cut and past line with the desired anchor text.  Regardless of which technique you use, this is a great way to boost your PR and get lots of juicy links pointing back to your site from your happy customers.