BlogRush, the widget brings traffic to your blog?

You probably read about BlogRush on other sites, it is a free widget that claims to be the “fastest and easiest way to instantly drive a flood or targeted readers to your blog”. That’s very attractive but how truth it is?
What is BlogRush widget?

After sign up BlogRush, you will be asked to insert a widget code to your blog then a BlogRush widget will be shown on your blog with links to other blog posts of other BlogRush members in the same category of your blog.
The blog links will be opened in new window when clicked. They are re-direct links, therefore, no SEO benefit.
Like the BlogRush links you see, your blog post will be linked in BlogRush widget on other member’s blogs.
How to get traffic from BlogRush?
BlogRush is using a credit system, the more credits you have the higher chance your blog post be displayed on BlogRush widget [...]

Original post by LcF