Quadrille - 4:24 pm on Nov 1, 2007 (gmt 0)

>> to review their work and people can rate designs etc.
>> and get inspired to design well (not copying though).
>> By promotion, I meant that it's kind of a result of
>> reviewing (people would probably hit the site and
>> check out the good design).

The slight concern is that from their POV,
(a) people would be using their bandwidth, and would be unlikely to be using their services, so the visitors may not be at all welcome.
(b) while you may not be suggesting or encouraging people to copy, people may do that - and that is a legitimate fear.

You are giving them a 'mention', and also perhaps a link; while you clearly perceive this is of value (and I might too!), you cannot assume that they will.

If it was my site, I'd email them with the intention, and a link to a sample review, as well as domain.com; this gives them the option of declining before you've done a lot of work. Keep a copy!

Most, I suspect will ignore it, some may ask to see the final page before publication, others may demand conditions, yet a few may tell you not to proceed.

Dealing with that may be frustrating and a headache, but may protect you from trouble later.

However, if they seek to impose conditions, my feeling would be to move on!