However it's important that you wrap this in the proper words [1] not just plop the links on the page.
You need to explain the links but without apologizing for putting them there. You can even say perhaps that you were asked to do this (because you were). And don't chicken out and say you are donating the $$ to charity or anything like that.
Depending on how you write this, you will minimize the whiny blowback (if any). That said, running a business is not running a popularity contest to the tune of the most vocal commenters on HN or reddit or wherever.
If you are not doing so already you might want to issue traditional press releases with your results as well.
Of course if you do the links (and I would try this for more than one quarter) if it works or if it doesn't work you can then do a blog post on that!
[1] In the business I am in we charge for a service that our other competitors give away for free. By wrapping it in the proper words we often get a thank you instead of a complaint.
However it's important that you wrap this in the proper words [1] not just plop the links on the page.
You need to explain the links but without apologizing for putting them there. You can even say perhaps that you were asked to do this (because you were). And don't chicken out and say you are donating the $$ to charity or anything like that.
Depending on how you write this, you will minimize the whiny blowback (if any). That said, running a business is not running a popularity contest to the tune of the most vocal commenters on HN or reddit or wherever.
If you are not doing so already you might want to issue traditional press releases with your results as well.
Of course if you do the links (and I would try this for more than one quarter) if it works or if it doesn't work you can then do a blog post on that!
[1] In the business I am in we charge for a service that our other competitors give away for free. By wrapping it in the proper words we often get a thank you instead of a complaint.