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The blogosphere is a’buzz with talk of Entrecard, probably because it suits a wide range of bloggers and is proving successful in bringing visitors. Credits are being sold on blogs and Ebay. Designers are springing up offering their skills to create razzle dazzle, "pick me, pick me" cards. Contests galore are being held - credits being given away as prizes for subscribing to blogs, for linking and writing blog posts…. Blogs are being set up dedicated totally to Entrecard. Example: The Entrecarder
I have not seen so much action since MyBlogLog started. Blogrush promised to be the same but I notice more and more of their widgets disappearing.
Entrecard has proved to be a good source of visitors for me although, apart from those who know me already, I have had very few resulting comments. Admittedly I do not comment on all blogs that I drop on. As sites are costing more to advertise on, the more site hopping I have to do to earn enough Entrecard points to pay for them. Not all blogs are of interest of course although I have found some excellent sites which I will be revisiting.
I am enjoying Entrecard, there is something about the concept that appeals to me. Perhaps it is because it is less impersonal than other "link swapping" type applications; being able to see, via your dashboard, who has visited me, receiving requests for ads on my blog, having mine approved and receiving the occasional much appreciated thank you message.. The appeal has not yet worn off but I suspect it will soon - it is yet one more thing to take time away from actual blogging.
Forums and groups are being set up purely for Entrecard discussion and promotion.
- Fawnzy.Com forum
Blog Catalog Groups:
Entrecard News
- You may have noticed the "U Drop and I Follow Badge" courtesy of Lee Doyle - Contains Nuts . Lee is compiling a list of those who are displaying his badge which may result in extra visitors and drops. By displaying the badge return visitors are more likely as they know you will reciprocate.
- You can quickly visit random Entrecard user sites through the blog browsing site SiteHoppin. Just set the tag you want to browse to "Entrecard sites in general" or its sub-categories to find Entrecard sites that cover a particular topic.
- Aussie Bloggers on Entrecard - a list of Australian bloggers created by Andrew of On Blogging Australia
- PowerDropping.com displays a constantly updated list of the 300 fastest loading Entrecard accessorized sites where the cards are are positioned above the fold. I suspect I would need to clean my sidebar up and ditch videos to speed my page loading time before I qualified.
- Free Entrecard card designs by Mark Lloyd - Mandy - Marc Roger
Tips
Higher priced sites are not necessarily high ranking sites, their owners may just have been very active at dropping on other sites which pushes the point value of advertising up. People fooled by this high value advertise on the site and push the price up further.
Do not let Entrecard dropping take up a disproportionate amount of your time; unless you have gained a good amount of returning readers and subscriptions from it. Remembe most people just drop and leave.That reminds me of an Aussie description of a male Wombat - "he eats roots and leaves". Chain droppers are likely not to bother reading any posts. See Of Sig Pimps, Comment Whores And Entrecard Users for more thorough details on this.
Do not neglect your blogging contacts by not having the time to visit their sites because of Entrecard. Apologies to those I have been neglecting lately - it is not really because of Entrecard but other things have been taking up my time - such as a welcome visit from my daughter who I had not seen since she was transferred to Perth with her job 3 months ago.
The high bounce rate created by Entrecard could create problems for those who employ advertising on their site. I read of someone who was rejected for an ad program because her entrecard visitor count was higher than search engine sources, bumping her bounce rate up. If I could remember where I read this I would direct you to read more details.
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Hi Sue,
thanks for the link
That is quite a comprehensive list of Entrecard lists 
Cheers, Andrew
Andrew Boyd’s last blog post..Aussie Bloggers: Want to know more about design and coding?
I could have gone on and on and on linking to Entrecard sites - talk about viral!
The cost to advertise is going up overall and EC taking a whopping 75% of the cut is absolutely ridiculous. The longer they take to change this, the more established the underground EC black markets will be.
Search Engine Panel’s last blog post..Long Tail Searches Are On The Rise
It didn’t take long to monetise the entrecard market. Interesting post.
Colin Campbell’s last blog post..Australian Cultural Primer
I have to confess being a bit of a “wombat” myself (clicks drops and leaves). At the end of the day though, I think it’s really creating a false economy. I got great value from an ad I placed here, but you have to think at what point does it really not become “cost” effective (and I say this in relation to my own site as well).
The best “value” ad I placed cost .55 credits per click. If an ad on a site with 3 subscribers costs 100 credits (say) could I expect 181 clicks? I don’t think so.
Meg’s last blog post..How Fast do You Type?
Entrecard has its faults for users but I have to applaud the brilliant idea and after all we are getting something for nothing financially at the moment. When Entrecard becomes too expensive in terms of our value of the time it takes up it will lose its appeal, although the plans they have for adding more features may keep the interest going for a while longer yet.
The more people who benefit financially from its offshoots the more free advertising it will get.
It will be interesting to see if Entrecard can survive the inevitable disgruntled back lash that usually follows schemes like this. I imagine negative posts will increase and it’s continued popularity will depend on how many bloggers follow this trail - how many wombats turn back into sheep.
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I totally agree that it is a brilliant program. Really the onus falls on the advertiser to choose wisely - if I choose to advertise on site x for xyz number of EC then it’s really MY fault if the clicks don’t represent value. So I really can’t see too many people complaining on that front, because they really don’t have a hoof to stand on
I guess I’m just getting a little uncomfortable about my own increasing rate of advertising (though it has dropped a little), and feeling somewhat guilty that it’s not real value for purchaser. Hard to know, because you don’t get access to those stats.
Meg’s last blog post..How Fast do You Type?
If you know the people who are advertising on your site you could perhaps ask them what their click rate is?
Value is very hard to calculate even from the click rate. You have a successful site so it is probably worth more to advertise on your site than others. Cost of ads do not reflect this. I find that it is more common for people who know me to advertise with me probably because of this.
If it makes you feel uncomfortable, why not give those that do support you some extra recognition, via a post or list in your sidebar? At the moment I have a list of those whose sites I advertised on who provided the most clicks to my site. I plan to alternate this with a list of those who advertised on here as a thank you.
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