This post is specially written for Entrecard Users. If you ain't heard about Entrecard yet, try reading this article entitled "ENTRECARD, the next level of advertising?"
Let me ask you a question, what comes into your mind first at the mere mention about Entrecard?
Yup, you got that right, the answer is Entrecard credits!
When Entrecard was first introduced, many members went on Entrecard dropping sprees. Most hardcorde members were averaging about 200-300 drops per day in order to earn credits which they could later use to purchase ads on blogs that have the Entrecard widget installed. (At this point, if you're totally lost, I suggest that you really should read my article on Entrecard first.)
Then the reviews on Entrecard.com started to flow in. Top bloggers such as Problogger and JohnChow gave their endorsement or should I say signature of approval to Entrecard. That was the boost Entrecard was waiting for in order to break into the blogging community. The immediate sign was clear as thousands of bloggers started to sign up as member of Entrecard. Such was the popularity of Entrecard that Entrecard credits were being sold in exchange for real cash!
A couple of months later, things start to get a little out of hand. Top spots for all Entrecard listed categories were being monopolized by members who drop Entrecards frequently (in other words Power Droppers). Although it took the folks at Entrecard quite some time to realized the problem at hand, remedial action was taken almost immediately by introducing a new ad pricing system. The new system gave every blog an equal chance to appear on the top spot of respective Entrecard listed categories. Most certainly a welcomed change in my opinion. If you like to read all my views on the new ad pricing system, check out this article entitled "Entrecard.com - Back To Basics"
At present, the Entrecard hype has died down considerably and the flames of excitement reduced to just a flicker. There's been good and bad reviews surfacing lately about Entrecard. These are mostly reviews posted by bloggers who have used Entrecard for the past couple of months. Some bloggers even claimed that the efforts they put into Entrecard dropping is not worth the traffic they get in return. On the contrary, I believe the main objective for Entrecard is to provide a platform for new blogs to showcase themselves. In fact, to receive 30-50 unique visitors per day for a new blog is quite an achievement for any beginner blogger.
Meanwhile, for blogs already experiencing 500-1000 unique visitors per day, why complain about effort and time being wasted on Entrecard dropping? If you find that Entrecard is off no help, just remove the widget and stop being a member! Is there really a need to whine and let the world know that you think Entrecard sucks? Remember, just because Entrecard do not work for you, doesn't mean that the rest of us here share the same sentiment as you do.
Got something to say about Entrecard? Well drop me a comment and let me know what's in your mind. 20 Entrecard credits would be given for each comment made. I know It's not much, but it's something.
Till my next post, cheers and happy blogging!
Let me ask you a question, what comes into your mind first at the mere mention about Entrecard?
Yup, you got that right, the answer is Entrecard credits!
When Entrecard was first introduced, many members went on Entrecard dropping sprees. Most hardcorde members were averaging about 200-300 drops per day in order to earn credits which they could later use to purchase ads on blogs that have the Entrecard widget installed. (At this point, if you're totally lost, I suggest that you really should read my article on Entrecard first.)
Then the reviews on Entrecard.com started to flow in. Top bloggers such as Problogger and JohnChow gave their endorsement or should I say signature of approval to Entrecard. That was the boost Entrecard was waiting for in order to break into the blogging community. The immediate sign was clear as thousands of bloggers started to sign up as member of Entrecard. Such was the popularity of Entrecard that Entrecard credits were being sold in exchange for real cash!
A couple of months later, things start to get a little out of hand. Top spots for all Entrecard listed categories were being monopolized by members who drop Entrecards frequently (in other words Power Droppers). Although it took the folks at Entrecard quite some time to realized the problem at hand, remedial action was taken almost immediately by introducing a new ad pricing system. The new system gave every blog an equal chance to appear on the top spot of respective Entrecard listed categories. Most certainly a welcomed change in my opinion. If you like to read all my views on the new ad pricing system, check out this article entitled "Entrecard.com - Back To Basics"
At present, the Entrecard hype has died down considerably and the flames of excitement reduced to just a flicker. There's been good and bad reviews surfacing lately about Entrecard. These are mostly reviews posted by bloggers who have used Entrecard for the past couple of months. Some bloggers even claimed that the efforts they put into Entrecard dropping is not worth the traffic they get in return. On the contrary, I believe the main objective for Entrecard is to provide a platform for new blogs to showcase themselves. In fact, to receive 30-50 unique visitors per day for a new blog is quite an achievement for any beginner blogger.
Meanwhile, for blogs already experiencing 500-1000 unique visitors per day, why complain about effort and time being wasted on Entrecard dropping? If you find that Entrecard is off no help, just remove the widget and stop being a member! Is there really a need to whine and let the world know that you think Entrecard sucks? Remember, just because Entrecard do not work for you, doesn't mean that the rest of us here share the same sentiment as you do.
Got something to say about Entrecard? Well drop me a comment and let me know what's in your mind. 20 Entrecard credits would be given for each comment made. I know It's not much, but it's something.
Till my next post, cheers and happy blogging!
